…and equipment transition. Recently released ABC dust best management practices will also be reviewed. Research Update: Pollination For more than 40 years, the Almond Board of California’s research programs have…
Underground Reservoirs Preferred Water Storage
…will be shifting quite a bit so reservoirs are not the most flexible storage solutions to actually accommodate that huge variability and demand in climate extremes, groundwater storage is definitely…
Industry Leaders Back Recharge Project
…results from alfalfa fields and are planning to expand the research into Central Valley almonds. Industry Leaders Helping Out The Almond Board of California is partnering with Sustainable Conservation to…
Cotton Tour Brings Farm Awareness
This slideshow requires JavaScript. The Sustainable Cotton Project held its annual cotton tour in the Central Valley in partnership with The North Face and the State Water Resources Control Board….
USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers Facing Market Downturn
…impact on production decisions. Nationwide, 96 percent of soybean farms, 91 percent of corn farms, and 66 percent of wheat farms elected the ARC-County coverage option. Ninety-nine percent of long…
USDA/NRCS Video: California Soil Health Partnership
…you will feel that soil – you will look at it and say, ‘That is unbelievable.’” Other California NRCS videos in this series: Productive agriculture, Healthy environment, Sustainable future. Scott…
Map Identifies Farmland with Greatest Potential for Groundwater Recharge
…or groundwater contamination. “A lot of growers are interested in learning how they can help improve the groundwater situation in California,” O’Geen said. “The index provides details on the groundwater-recharge…
Stormwater Runoff Project Needs Your Help
UC Davis researchers need a little help from producers moving forward with their project looking to replenish groundwater levels with winter flooding of agriculture land. Stormwater Project Needs Your Help…
USDA/NRCS Video: California Soil Health Partnership
…was a thing of beauty – the crops were uniform, healthy and abundant. Other California NRCS videos in this series: Productive agriculture, Healthy environment, Sustainable future. Scott Park Profile in…
USDA/NRCS Video: California Soil Health Partnership
…my soil, my soil will give back to me,” he says. Other California NRCS videos in this series: Productive agriculture, Healthy environment, Sustainable future. Scott Park Profile in Soil Health…
USDA/NRCS Video: California Soil Health Partnership
…his experience with soil health: “My whole farming system is driven by building up the soil and the practices actually works out to be 5 C’s so number one’s cover…
USDA/NRCS Video: California Soil Health Partnership
USDA/NRCS Soil Health videos featuring California farmers. the first of this series it titled: Productive agriculture, Healthy environment, Sustainable future. Check back daily for additional videos in this series….
Guava Fruit Fly Eradicated from Long Beach Area of Los Angeles County
…Further information about this invasive species is available online at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/pdep/target_pest_disease_profiles/guava_fruit_fly_profile. To achieve eradication, CDFA followed the principles of Integrated Pest Management (IMP) and utilized the “male attractant” technique. This…
California livestock marketers attend LMA D.C.
…matter to the livestock marketing industry. Discussion centered on the long-term need to update Packers and Stockyards Act requirements and LMA’s current efforts to develop an collaborative, industry-based solution and…