Chinook Swimming up a stream. DepositPhotos image The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) have announced a $5 million funding opportunity for research on key…
Grant to Support Climate-Smart Cotton Research
…cotton research. USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded a $10 million grant for a project that aims to make cotton farming more sustainable by using precision…
Collaboration Key to Development of the 4-Bale Module Averaging Pilot Project
By Lindasj2/DepositPhotos image The 4-bale Module Averaging Pilot Program is meant to help with the efficiency of cotton production. Deputy Administrator of the Cotton and Tobacco Program in the USDA’s…
USDA Supporting Research to Address Palmer Amaranth
…$650,000 project, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, aims to create a biological herbicide using advanced synthetic biology techniques. The goal is to replace traditional chemical herbicides as concerns…
California Nutrition Incentive Program Accepting Applications Through Oct 11
…funding. The call for proposals aims to select projects that will be included in a state application for submission to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program….
FFAR Grant to Support Carrot Research at UC Davis
By belchonock/DepositPhotos image A research project seeks to improve carrots resistance to challenging conditions like water shortages and disease. The project funded by a half a million dollar grant from…
Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Fall Workshop October 17
…presentation highlighting funding and collaboration opportunities and information sources. Field site visits will include a look at livestock productivity and road improvement projects at Escuela Ranch, along with a look…
DPR Grants $2.6 Million to Support Sustainable Pest Management Options
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is granting $2.6 million for eight projects intended to further sustainable pest management efforts. A total of $1.72 million in research grants will…
Reclamation Seeks Comments on Proposed Changes to CVP Operation
…Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project (CVP) as well as the State Water Project (SWP) Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The document includes proposed revisions to the operation of dams,…
On Farm Conservation Efforts to Be Measured by USDA
…to February 2025 to assess the effects of conservation practices on working lands. This effort is part of the Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP). “CEAP is vital to help determine…
National FFA Members Attend the Washington Leadership Conference
…impact projects to take back to their cities and towns. FFA welcomed a total of 1,610 members from 44 states. Members spent the week with agricultural and leadership professionals, facilitators,…
Bringing Growers Together to Advocate for Crop Protection Solutions
California growers are looking to the IR-4 Project to help with addressing pest and disease management concerns. VP of Environmental Science and Resources at Braga Fresh, Eric Morgan spoke about…
Week in Review: More Water for CVP Contractors & Mixed Results for Nut Shipments
The Bureau of Reclamation announced an increase in water supply allocation for south-of-Delta agricultural contractors in the Central Valley Project. Nut shipments showed varied trends in the month of May,…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 07-01-24
…for Central Valley Project contractors. Tune in for this and more of the day’s agriculture news. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media,…