…advisors and researchers live and work in every California county and partner with local communities to solve economic, agricultural, natural resource, youth development and nutrition issues. Throughout 2014, UC Cooperative…
Beef Industry Should Focus on Consumer
…Trade Show in Nashville, Tennessee. During the program – cattlemen and women will have the opportunity to hear from Dr. Molly McAdams. McAdams says different consumers say different things about…
West Coast Worries About Water
Drier than normal conditions along much of the Pacific Coast have elevated concerns about a lack of available water this spring. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download Audio…
AgNetTVideo: Leopold Conservation Award
Sand County Foundation’s Leopold Conservation Award Program honors landowners for outstanding voluntary achievement in conservation practices that improve their bottom line and our environment….
State Board to Discuss Water Transfers and Drought Preparedness
…(DWR) and State Water Resources Control Board to discuss water transfers and drought preparedness. This meeting will be held on January 7th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the…
Low Snowpack Level is Another Problem
…water. Cities and urban water managers along the Pacific Coast are worried about the lack of mountain snowpack so far this season, and in turn, a potential lack of water…
Low Snowpack Adds to Drought Worries
Just how significant is the lack of snowpack, and future irrigation water, in the Pacific mountain ranges so far this season? Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download Audio…
San Joaquin College of Law to Host Agroterrorism Preparedness Program
…Agroterrorism Preparedness Curriculum for Frontline Responders is a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security at the…
Farm Academy Admissions Open
The California Farm Academy is taking applications for new students. The California Farm Academy is a training program and farm business incubator at the Center for Land-Based Learning. Applications are…
AgNeTVideo: FFA at Almond Conference
Members of the Oakdale H.S. FFA volunteered their assistance this year at the Almond Conference in Sacramento. Sabrina Hill caught up with one of the members for this interview….
California Farmers Take Advantage of USDA New Microloan Program
Val Dolcini More than a hundred California farmers took advantage of the USDA’s new microloan program this year, to help them with their farming operations. Sabrina Hill talks with USDA…
EPA West Coast Collaborative Announces Grants
…(CO2) over the life of the projects. “Public-private partnerships like the West Coast Collaborative continue to advance emission reductions,” said Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator for EPA’s Pacific Southwest Office. “By…
Microloans Expand Small Farm Finance Options in California
…the microloan program in 2014.” Overall, FSA provided $120 million in farm loan assistance in fiscal year 2013 to farmers and ranchers throughout California. 700 annual operating loans accounted for…
U.S. EPA fines agricultural products companies
…at risk,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “Regulated facilities must ensure that protection of our health and environment is a top priority.” The violations were…
