Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including another Making Sense of Biologicals episode, researchers that are…
CDFA Selects 20 Demonstration Projects for Healthy Soils Program
…the Healthy Soils Program (HSP) and are designed to improve soil health, sequester carbon and help reduce greenhouse gases (GHG). The on-farm projects will collect data and showcase conservation management…
California Cotton Outlook: “We’re Holding Out Hope”
…world demand for cotton, bringing much of the industry to a near standstill. Industry members have been encouraging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to include pima cotton in the…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 08-03-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including the factors that are increasing the northern pistachio acreage,…
Several Factors Increasing Northern Pistachio Acreage, Including SGMA
Pistachio acreage has blossomed in Northern California over the last several years, and advisors believe for several reasons. UC Cooperative Extension Orchard Advisor Katherine Jarvis-Shean serves Yolo, Solano, and Sacramento Counties…
Stopping Bears from Making a Picnic Out of Your Garden
How to help stop bears from making a picnic out of your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Living and farming in bear country can be…
HEALS Act Proposes $20 Million in Coronavirus Relief
…as quickly as possible. “Both bills include significant funding for USDA to provide additional direct assistance to farmers,” Farm Credit Council President and CEO Todd Van Hoose said in a…
New Competitive Grant Opportunities Being Made Available
…the USDA-NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). “It’s difficult for new investigators to find success with that first award,” USDA-NIFA Acting Director Parag Chitnis said in a press release….
Farm City Newsday Friday, 07-31-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering USDA’s food box program hitting a big milestone, potential…
Former Goat Herder’s Crop Research Promotes Prosperity for Imperial Valley Farmers
…in winter, when most farming takes place, I engaged myself in farming,” Bachie said. That afterschool activity piqued his interest in farming and fueled his pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 07-30-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers off-ground harvest as a stepwise process, COVID considerations for Produce Safety Rule inspections,…
Farmers to Families Food Box Program Reaches 50 Million Boxes Delivered
…afternoon. Thanks to the USDA’s Farmers to Families pandemic relief initiative for allowing us to get back out as a team!” @CommFoodBankFW: “We are thankful to the @USDA’s Farmers to…
USDA Launches New Website Features to Help Farmers Hire Workers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced new website features to assist with the hiring of agricultural workers. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue recently unveiled new features of the Farmers.gov…
Almond Update: Off-Ground Harvest a Stepwise Process Already in Motion
Almond grower dollars have been going into dust reduction research for over 15 years. That research now includes off-ground harvesting, which the Almond Board of California (ABC) believes is an…