…biodiversity. As we’ve cleared areas of grassland and forest for farms, we’ve lost crucial habitat, making agriculture a major driver of wildlife extinction. The environmental challenges posed by agriculture are…
Western View: Owens Valley Lessons
…here. However, the valley is a sad object lesson. This once was a blossoming agriculture center until Los Angeles bought it and killed it off. This is why I think…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for July 27
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Agri View: Hydroponic Farming
…Forest Project, 2009). The trouble with this becomes evident upon the consideration of the productivity of current systems of agriculture and fresh water harvesting: despite our efforts, 1.0 billion people…
California Citrus Challenges: Water Tops HLB
…on groundwater because surface water stored behind dams has been unavailable. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation allocates available surface water, but allocated none to California agriculture for 2014–15, Nelsen says….
Brexit May Help UK Biotech Approval Process
…for the UK in agriculture.” Erik Fyrwald, Syngenta’s CEO, told the Financial Times in an interview that after Brexit, the UK would implement science-based rules and would help companies more…
Finalizing Pesticide Worker Safety Rule
…a Federal Register notice Monday, the agency announced it has sent the rule to the Department of Agriculture for review. The USDA review is required under federal pesticide law, before…
Fighting Public Misinformation About Food
…is a lot of misinformation surrounding the agriculture industry. I was once a big-city girl and I was really fearful of my food based on some stuff I read on…
Greenhouse Opens, Aids ACP Fight
Cal Poly Pomona College of Agriculture announces the opening of a new 5,040-square-foot research and insect production greenhouse to help control the Asian citrus psyllid. The greenhouse was planned in…
Agri View: Farmers Benefit from Oil Prices
…agriculture? Summary Low oil prices might sound like good news for farmers, but the near-inevitability of accompanying low agriculture commodity prices and broader macro-economic factors is likely to eliminate any…
Virtual Representative for Small and Very Small Plants
FSIS Expands Small Plant Help Desk, Launches Virtual Representative for Small and Very Small Plants The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is expanding its…
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…how to evaluate soil moisture with a soil sampler. In the center is UCCE Hmong ag assistant Michael Yang. After the Central Valley Hmong Agriculture radio show last week, the…
Office of Farm to Fork Builds Bridges
…easier for schools to procure California foods–to introducing the next generation to agriculture, this program strives to not only increase food access but also awareness of the state’s rich agriculture…
Electronic Bug Trap Reduces Labor
…several pests. Electronic Bug Trap Reduces Labor Attendees at the Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas got a chance to see some of the latest technologies coming out for agriculture. Spensa…