…the group and then the bills were drafted. One of his concerns while working on the project was managing coordination with neighboring entities that are pulling from the same aquifers….
NRCS Selects California Projects for National Conservation Innovation Grants
…local farmers would benefit from trading water quality credits within a Water Quality Trading (WQT) program. The Coalition will assess several different pilot scenarios to determine which option would be…
Secretary Vilsack Highlights Innovative Conservation Efforts
…academic institutions will receive funding for conservation projects. For example, the University of California will receive almost $229,000 for the second phase of a project to support using native bees…
California Labor Agency and California Community Colleges to Administer $1 Million Drought-related Training Program in the San Joaquin Valley
…signed into law earlier this year by Gov. Jerry Brown. The Chancellor’s Office and the Yosemite Community College District will coordinate the project, market the new training opportunities, and ensure…
Conservation, Industry Leaders Team Up to Restore Groundwater in California’s Central Valley
…Sustainable Conservation, which is coordinating private investment in the project. “While the project won’t single-handedly solve California’s groundwater problem, expanding the power of public-private partnerships like ours will help drive…
Finding Extra Money in Beef
…know there is a genetic connection. Now the team is working to uncover the details. Answers are just on the horizon. The research project wraps up in the next two…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…published a final rule to broaden the range of projects funded by the program. Applications received after May 28, 2014, will be considered if funding remains available. Market Access Program…
Weird Al video demonstrates creativity, versatility of CDFA IT programming staff
…the spotlight for his work on a side project, animation for a video by performer Weird Al Yankovic. The video, for a parody song called Word Crimes, is viewable below,…
Research Projects to Improve Plant Feedstocks for Bioenergy Production
…funding will support research projects for up to three years. The full list of awardees and project descriptions can be found online at: http://genomicscience.energy.gov/research/DOEUSDA/index.shtml. New projects to be funded this…
UC Davis Drought Study Assesses Current Losses and Potential Future Impacts
…used computer models, remote satellite sensing data from NASA, and the latest estimates of State Water Project, federal Central Valley Project and local water deliveries and groundwater pumping capacities. The…
Biochar Project Progresses Despite Delays
A biochar project in Northern California hit a small road block recently but that isn’t holding it back too much. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman explains. Sonoma Biochar Project Update As…
Smart Phones Promoting Food Safety
…Kristen Gibson says they hope to involve technology as the research progresses. Gibson said the project is looking at all sides of food safety at these fairly unregulated market venues….
NRCS Drought Assistance Averts Hazardous Wind Erosion in the Klamath Basin
…provided by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and funding was provided by the agency’s Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program. After a speedy signup, which resulted in 41 contracts, Klamath…
New Funding for Fight Against Citrus Greening
…Cooperative Extension Service projects to combat Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease. The funding comes from the 2014 Farm Bill. USDA allocated another $6.5 million, for a total…