…there will be rate differences depending on weather patterns within the state in which the crops are located. For the complete release by the USDA’s Risk Management Agency, click here….
UC Davis Ag Video Series
…dedicated to finding new sustainable ways to feed the world. It also discusses ways to train the next generation of farmers in high-tech growing methods. To see all the videos,…
U.S. EPA Honors Dixon Ridge Farms
Contact: Michael Ardito, 415-972-3081; ardito.michael@epa.gov U.S. EPA Honors Dixon Ridge Farms as Sustainable Agricultural Champion Walnut Farm in Winters,Calif. Receives Environmental Award SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s…
Agribusiness Management Conference Nov. 7th
…in Central Valley Groundwater: Findings, Actions, Questions” will be a panel discussion among Dr. Stuart Pettygrove, a soils specialist for the UC Cooperative Extension; Parry Klassen, executive director of the…
Experts to Speak at Upcoming Field Days
…University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program, discussing late-season consideration for insect and mite management in almonds. · David Doll, Merced County UC Cooperative Extension pomologist and author of…
Senate Votes on Farm Bill
The U.S. Senate voted on the Farm Bill (S. 3240 -Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 ) this afternoon. To see the vote CLICK HERE….
Walnut Twig Beetle Trapping Guidelines
Source: University of California The University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program has just published trapping guidelines for the detection of the walnut twig beetle. This tiny beetle, only…
Western Ag Processors Meeting Set
…at the gorgeous Poppy Hills golf course in Pebble Beach. Concurrently, WAPA will host a special presentation of AIB International’s Food Plant Integrated Pest Management (IPM) focused on the tree…
Calls For Scientific Scrutiny, Regulatory Enforcement, Fees Made at Nitrate Study Workshop
…Nitrate in Groundwater released on March 13, 2012. The report, which focused on groundwater in the Tulare Lake Basin and Salinas Valley aquifers, concluded that agricultural fertilizer applied to cropland…
High Profile Ag Labor Bills Pass Committee
…imposes civil penalties and creates a private right of action for violations of the state’s heat illness prevention requirements. Specifically, it would require that employees shall have water at a…