…citrus industry. The goal of the project is to quantify the environmental impacts and benefits of citrus production, covering everything from water and electricity usage to grove management practices and…
Rebates Approach Offers Viable Solution for Addressing Groundwater Challenges
…program can be implemented successfully. The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency oversees the program, landowners facilitate projects, and a third-party certifier helps assess and monitor the projects. Over 25 years,…
First Major Water Storage Project in Over a Decade Moving Forward
The recent approval of the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project marks a significant improvement to California’s water storage capacity. This major project, greenlit as part of President…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 10-26-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers CDFA funding a CAPCA sustainable pest management project, muddy definitions in the Clean…
Almond Update: Automation is the Next Step in Irrigation Efficiency
…on Wednesday, December 6 beginning at 2:45 p.m. Devol said they will be reviewing the T-Rex project and some of the insights that have been learned. There will also be…
Nearly $5 Million Granted to Support Organic Research Led by UC Davis
…project aims to expand the Student Collaborative Organic Plant-breeding and Education (SCOPE) Project. The project’s objectives include developing and releasing cultivars suitable for organic farming, educating students through experiential learning,…
Holstein Icon Honored Through New Youth Scholarship
…am an intern for Cargill Animal Nutrition, and so I’m working with a research project with their technical team, and I’m hoping to find correlations between rumination information with both…
Risk Management Education Supported by $6.5 Million Investment
…producers. National Crop Insurance Services will be using the funding to educate participants about the features of Whole Farm Revenue Protection and Micro Farm insurance options. The project also provides…
Three Legislative Recommendations from Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance
…for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) and IR-4 Project. The two federal programs support research to increase the resiliency of specialty crops. The bill would increase funding for the…
Groundwater Management Grants Awarded to More Than 100 Projects
…million, which will be utilized for two multi-benefit projects. These projects will involve the fallowing of over 1,300 acres of cropland, resulting in increased groundwater recharge, improved habitat conditions, and…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 09-01-23
…off this weekend with college football, comments from Ag Sec. Vilsack at Farm Progress, and results from a sustainable farm project. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
Almond Update: New Marketing Approaches for New Crop Year
…turned into what we’re calling Project Theia. It’s a project with the third-party strategic consulting firm that we engaged in to really help us strategically position California almonds for the…
Efforts to Mitigate INSV Receive Additional Funding Support
…to increase crop resistance to the virus. A total of $99,000 in grant funding has been awarded through FFAR’s Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) program. Matching funds are also…
USDA Network Protects Livestock
How the agriculture department works to keep animals healthy. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The NAHLN antimicrobial resistance pilot project is on track to be converted to…