…executive order is below: EXECUTIVE ORDER B-30-15 WHEREAS climate change poses an ever-growing threat to the well-being, public health, natural resources, economy, and the environment of California, including loss of…
Agri View: Good Management
Everett Griner talks about forest and wildlife conservation works in today’s Agri View. Good Management…
SNAP/CalFresh Sign-Up Event for Local Farmers’ Markets
USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service—in partnership with National Hmong American Farmers and the California Department of Social Services—will host a CalFresh (federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or…
California Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees
…landowners who demonstrate outstanding stewardship and management of natural resources. “The Leopold Conservation Award celebrates the people and places where innovative and creative thinking and experimentation are taking place,” said…
From Over 100,000 to 1: Partners Band Together to Beat the European Grapevine Moth
…and eradication partnership one of the most effective programs for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), county departments of agriculture,…
New Crops Trending in Southern California
…the water situation in the state. The price of water in Southern California continues to lead the nation, and more restrictions on uninterrupted service are expected to be handed down…
State Board of Food and Agriculture to Host Drought Forum at the Fresno Fairgrounds on May 5
…state have made significant strides in water conservation and efficiency, reducing overall water use and producing more food and fiber than ever before. These conservation and efficiency efforts are only…
Top-Four Myths of the California Drought
…Those claiming that the water rights are overappropriated have taken all of the water rights maintained by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), added them up, and declared that…
Water Use Continuing to Drop in Southern County
A southern California county has seen their water use numbers drop by half from 2007, and it isn’t due entirely to conservation. Water Use Continuing to Drop San Diego County…
Zero Human Wildfires for One Ranger District Last Year
How did an Arizona based Forest Service Ranger District accomplish a feat for the first time in fifty years? Rod Bain reports. Zero Human Wildfires for One Ranger District Last…
USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture
…as expand the use of covers on 10 percent of anaerobic lagoons used in dairy cattle and hog operations. Conservation of Sensitive Lands: Use the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and…
Editorial: Championing the Ag-Conservation Connection
Karen Sweet In this week’s From the Golden West editorial, Sabrina Hill tells us about a California woman whom she calls a champion for the connection between agriculture and conservation….
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Earth Day
…INTRODUCTION Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course. Human activities inflict harsh and often irreversible damage on the environment and on critical resources. If not checked,…
Hungry Pest
…and trees this Spring. Hungry Pest Check the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service webpage to see if your state has a federal quarantine–or could make a good home–for…