…traded,” said Cora Kammeyer, Senior Researcher at the Pacific Institute. “The reason that it’s called a water futures market is because it’s based on the Nasdaq Veles California Water Index…
Chores Needing to Be Done in the Garden in March
…the Pacific Northwest region have work to do. Such as setting out nontoxic slug bait, buying seedlings for warm-weather crops, as well as planting cabbage and cauliflower. Days are getting warmer,…
Partnership Looks to Enhance Organic Conservation Practices
…(NRCS) and the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF). The partnership will help strengthen collaborative efforts between organic producers and NRCS field staff. “This partnership will ensure NRCS field staff better…
The Western View: Monarch Butterflies Nearly Extinct?
…Monarch butterflies winter home, Pacific Grove CA There’s more to do. The Western Monarch needs more habitat. Everyone can help. Even a small patch of milkweed and some plants with…
Annual Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit Goes Virtual in March
…in partnership with the Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology. The event kicks off with a Presidents’ Reception on the evening of March 18. It will feature a brief…
Snowpack Increases, But ‘Still Nowhere Near Out of the Woods’
…storm weather into the Pacific Northwest and British Colombia. Some of that weather can also impact northern California, which is why the northern snowpack is outpacing the southern sierras. As…
Almond Update: Make This Season’s Bloom as Successful as 2020
…breaking. Watch Lewis’s session at the 2020 Virtual Almond Conference below. Get more information about the Pollinator Partnership’s Bee Friendly Farming program and Project Apis m.‘s Seeds for Bees program…
MSOB: Biostimulant Council to Strengthen Industry Clarity
The newly-formed Biostimulant Council should continue the push for clarity in the industry. A new partnership between the Biostimulant Coalition and The Fertilizer Institute will help the development of regulations…
RCPP Final Rule Incorporates Feedback from Industry Stakeholders
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has issued a final rule for its Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). NRCS incorporated the feedback that industry stakeholders provided for the RCPP interim…
Biostimulant Council Formed to Encourage Better Biostimulant Regulation
…more certainty to the biostimulant industry and make their availability to farmers easier. “The partnership with TFI will provide the Biostimulant Coalition with all the tools we need to continue…
Rice Growers Have Until January 11 to Apply for Bid4Birds Habitat Program
…in partnership with the California Rice Commission (CRC). The Bid4Birds habitat program provides incentive payments to rice growers for shallow flooding of fields to help provide habitat for waterbirds. “California rice fields…
Highways Prove Critical to American Agriculture in USDA Reports
…2018. The report was prepared through a partnership between USDA and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). “Agricultural freight movement is essential for moving goods from the farm to the…
Ag Research to Be Expanded Through Strengthened USDA-NASA Partnership
…in partnership with USDA, could transform farming and bolster agricultural production in ways we can’t even imagine today,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “Microgravity research can unlock secrets in a…
Phase Two China Trade Deal Needs to Happen
…trade pact in November called the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, also known as RCEP. The U.S. has been busy over the last few months with the Covid-19 pandemic and a…