The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness states the Environmental Protection Agency’s new “preliminary” ecological risk assessment relies on computer models to predict environmental effects from use of the herbicide atrazine. The…
EPA Announces Award to Protect Northern California Watersheds
First grants awarded under EPA’s Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that three projects will receive a combined $525,000 to improve land management of thousands…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for June 14
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…
NACD Welcomes Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
…Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number in order to receive financial assistance from federal agencies like the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Mandating that farmers and ranchers comply with these…
FARMS Students Report on Agriculture
…Taylor Hillman interview Central Valley Grower Matt Efird at the Fresno Farm Bureau. Efird talked about the challenges they face in farming which include water quality and efficiency. AgNet West’s…
Perfect Storm Leaves California Prunes Short
It’ll be a little tough to find California prunes on the market this season as a perfect storm hit the crop during bloom. The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released…
Food Safe Technology
…Land of Ours. Food Safe Technology From: USDA Agriculture Research Service Research Project: Intervention Technologies for Minimally Processed Foods Objective: 1. Develop new effective chemical and physical decontamination interventions for…
Insurance Considerations for Agritourism
Agritourism can be a good way for farmers to add value to their businesses, but there are things to consider as far as insurance goes. Sabrina Hill has more. Listen…
Two Southern California Firms Honored
U.S. EPA Honors Two Southern California Firms with Green Chemistry Award Five companies were recognized nationwide The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized Verdezyne located in Carlsbad and Newlight Technologies in…
State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Assistance Workshops
…to complete SWEEP applications. Technical Assistance is made available through a partnership between CDFA and the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service to achieve the mutual objective of providing technical assistance…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for June 13
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: Dairy Farming Changes
Pennsylvania dairy barn. Emerson Brooks Papers. Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Everett Griner talks about how dairy farming has changed in today’s Agri View. Dairy Farming Changes From: USDA National…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…a field in Columbia County, Washington. USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini recently traveled to the west coast where he made stops to FSA offices and farming operations…
Sheep Shearing School Prepares Students
…partner.” Joining Harper and Vorderbruggen instructing the class in 2016 was Trevor Hollenback. He was first exposed to sheep shearing when visiting a friend’s sheep farm in Austria. “I realized…