…program. The project includes rearing and releasing irradiated moths into orchards to help control overall populations of the pest. “This is the largest investment in any single project we’ve made…
NRCS Invites Proposals for 2019 Conservation Innovation Grants
…by the submission due date. Below is a link to the national CIG webpage project search tool, where limited information on past California projects can be found. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/ciglanding/national/programs/financial/cig/cigsearch/ Source: USDA/Natural…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 04-12-19
…a Navel Orange Worm project running. Also, you’ll hear another episode of the Voices of the Valley podcast. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and…
Citrus Research Board to Employ Dogs to Detect HLB
…dogs that have been trained through an HLB-MAC grant in Florida currently and CRB is considering bringing them out,” said Lisa Finke, Canine Project Manager with CRB. “We’re in the…
Wonderful to Run Entirely on Renewable Energy by 2025
…in the country at the time. That project alone generated nearly 15 percent of the energy needed for the company’s pistachios and almonds processing facility. The company also installed rooftop…
App Brings STEM Agriculture Games to Youth
…slowly phase out game kiosks beginning in 2020. The My American Farm educational resource is a special project of the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. The site and…
Ag Groups Urge Congress to Include Water in Infrastructure Package
…Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. “As Congress is debating an infrastructure package, we wanted to make absolutely sure that water supplies and the need to enhance water supply, water projects, water…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 03-26-19
…ag organizations across more than a dozen western states reached out to Congress regarding the need for water infrastructure, and you’ll also get a report detailing which state water project…
Deciphering the Walnut Genome
…Luo, leading genomics investigator on the project and a research geneticist in the Department of Plant Sciences at UC Davis. This approach could be applied to genome sequencing of trees…
CVP Water Allocations Increased to More Than Half
…experienced since mid-February has provided a significant boost to the projected water supply for the Central Valley Project this year,” Mid-Pacific Regional Director Ernest Conant said in a news release….
Report Details Overall Benefits of Organic Production
…Benefits Report is the first offering from the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) Roadmap to an Organic California project. The report presents data suggesting that organic agriculture is more complex…
Funding Water Storage Projects with High Speed Rail Money
Two different bills were recently introduced for the purpose of funding water storage projects using existing money currently assigned to the high-speed rail project. Previous attempts to redirect high-speed rail…
Researching Soil Health Using Cover Crops
Research that is being made possible through the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Healthy Soils Demonstration Project is starting to take shape at multiple sites throughout the state. Researchers…
Survey Evaluating Energy Costs of Groundwater Pumping Remains Open
A research project looking into the energy costs associated with groundwater pumping is seeking participation from growers via an online survey of farms and ranches. Producers are being encouraged to…