…million Californians and just under a million acres of irrigated farmland. The project provides the same allocation percentages to urban and agricultural water districts. It is important to note that…
NACD Submits Letters to Ag Appropriations Committees for Conservation Operations
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), submitted letters to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committees today. The letters came in response to…
Bayer Grand Opening Of New Greenhouse Site In West Sacramento
Bayer Showcases Agricultural Advancement With Grand Opening Of New Greenhouse Site In West Sacramento, California $12 Million Facility To Help Develop Crop Science Division’s Biologics And Vegetable Seeds Solutions To…
Western View: Riding the Blossom Trail
…displays. Western View: Riding the Blossom Trail It’s amazing how fast blossom time sneaks up on us; but careful observers could see bud swell beginning a month ago, and now,…
Salt Out of Our Diet
…times the FDA’s recommended limit of 1,500 mg to 2,400 mg a day,” says Stephen Havas, M.D., of the American Medical Association (AMA). And experts estimate that excess sodium kills…
Nigiri Project Mixes Salmon and Rice Fields
…time this year, the agricultural floodplain habitat experiment will compare food web productivity and fish growth in three different kinds of river habitat. For the course of the experiment, a…
Irrigated Lands Regulatory Programs to be Discussed
…operations. The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will be hearing from state officials and agricultural organizations on proposed programs regulating agricultural discharges on irrigated lands. The meeting will…
NCBA Urges Swift Action on TPP
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association sent a letter on behalf of its members and state affiliates urging quick passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). NCBA President Tracy Brunner said…
Open Data Powers Conservation Mapping Tool
…as part of USDA’s ongoing Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI) and presents geospatial data covering a 100 million-acre landscape in eight western states. “Bringing this data together in an easy-to-use online…
Salt in Our Diet
…we need? According to the American Heart Association (AHA), sodium consumption should not exceed 1.5g per day (3.75g of salt), and that even includes healthy people without high blood pressure,…
CWT Assists with 2.1 Million Pounds of Cheese, Butter and Whole Milk Powder Export Sales
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 12 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Michigan Milk Producers Association, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold), and Tillamook County Creamery Association who…
Preparing for an Uncertain Future with Climate Smart Agriculture
Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture California is the nation’s leading agricultural state, with 76,400 farms producing more than 400 commodities with a farm-gate value of $54…
Agri View: Food Consumption
…Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. “Unfortunately, though there appears to be an association between diets high in fruits and vegetables and lower risk of cancer, we have yet…
Tulare County FB Offers Scholarships
…email TCFB@tulcofb.org or call 732-8301. Any undergraduate student entering or attending a four-year accredited college or university in California and pursuing a career in the agricultural industry may also apply…