…NRCS selected 19 projects for CIG awards. Projects include: The University of Minnesota will evaluate cover crop rotations for vegetable systems and quantify the impact on pollinators and potential benefits to pollinator…
Proactive IPM Projects Tackle Weevils, Leafminers, Midges
…to three projects through its Proactive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Solutions grant program. The program helps facilitate work that looks at issues of concern to California ag industries but not yet found in…
How to Build an Herb Spiral in Your Garden
…while your plants are getting established. It also gives the whole project a more polished look until your herbs grow in and cover the bare soil. Give your plants time…
Farm Groups Partner to Help Farmers Manage Stress
…build on that project by further increasing farmers’ access to the information and services they need to get through financial and personal emergencies. Resources may also be accessed on MSU…
Brewery Goes ‘Full Circle’ with MJDOA Partnership
…Full Circle Brewery owners felt it was important to partner on this project. About the Author Taylor Hillman Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy…
New ARS Strawberry is a ‘Keepsake’
…texture and are juicy when eaten. ‘Keepsake’ is very closely related to ‘Flavorfest’, a strawberry plant also developed by this project in 2012, which is available for purchase and popular…
How to Build Raised Garden Beds
…cutting. If you’re going to apply a preservative to the wood for raised garden beds, it’s best to do so at the beginning of the project. For raised garden beds…
USDA Announces Awards to Put Conservation Innovation to Work on U.S. Farms
…are required to evaluate the conservation and economic outcomes from these practices and systems, giving NRCS critical information to inform conservation work in the future. Sixteen projects are receiving On-Farm…
CDFA Makes Selections for Climate Smart Agriculture Funding
…that is provided includes helping farmers with the application process such as developing a project design, estimating the benefits of proposals and submitting applications. After projects are awarded, technical assistance…
State Officials Move to Circumvent Federal Plans for California Water
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released its draft Environmental Impact Report for the long-term operations of the State Water Project (SWP). The announcement was made at the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 11-19-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering a project to empower women farm operators, the second…
Sterile NOW Project Sees Major Improvement
Courtesy USDA/APHIS A project looking at using sterilizing methods to control navel orangeworm populations is seeing some uplifting improvements after a few tweaks. Research is testing the sterilization of male NOW…
Officials Praise New Biological Opinions for the SWP and CVP
…new documents relate to salmon, Delta smelt and other native fish species that are affected by the management of the State Water Project (SWP), as well as the Central Valley…
Western View: Green Energy’s Dirty Little Secret
Windstar Energy 120 Megawatt wind farm construction project, June 2011 With all the talk of agriculture contributing mightily to global warming with greenhouse gas emissions, the environmental movement is ignoring…