…National Cattlemen’s Beef Association honor a cattle farm or ranch for outstanding environmental stewardship. We have a look at this year’s winner, Nevada’s Maggie Creek Ranch, as Brian Baxter reports….
USDA Seeks Proposals for Market-Based Wetland Protection Systems
…banks established under this program will be used to help agricultural producers who need to mitigate wetland losses to maintain eligibility for USDA programs. NRCS is seeking applications from eligible…
The Western View: Rain
In this week’s Western View, Len Wilcox shares his experiences from the last few rain storms. The Western View: Rain My daughter called me the other day, she was very…
Four Californians Selected to Air Quality Task Force
…is composed of representatives from agriculture, industry, academia, government agencies, non-governmental organizations and other agricultural and environmental experts. Vilsack “The Agricultural Air Quality Task Force is another example of USDA’s…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…tool analyzes the resources that are required to produce agricultural outputs by using data from the Census of Agriculture in a way that allows urban population centers to connect with…
State Water Project Allocation Boosted
…aquifers recharge more slowly, with many in the Central Valley sinking toward record levels. Last year’s (2015) 20 percent allocation was the second lowest since 1991, when agricultural customers of…
Agri View: GMO Questions
…in agricultural development, a trend which they do not consider to be sustainable. 18. What further developments can be expected in the area of GMOs? Future GM organisms are likely…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…a new effort on the part of the agriculture industry to attract technology companies to the Salinas Valley. Last month, the Western Growers Association — a trade association representing local…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Fresno County
…are urged to call CDFA’s Pest Hotline at 1-800-491-1899 or your local agricultural commissioner’s office (Fresno County (559) 600-7510). For more information on the ACP and HLB, please visit: www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/acp….
A Brief History of the Navel Orange in California – From the Sacramento Bee
…transplant to Southern California, wrote to the department asking for recommendations of what to plant on her new property in Riverside. The potential of California for agricultural abundance had long…
HLB-Positive Psyllid Detected in LA County
…the Los Angeles County agricultural commissioner’s office and local residents to manage Asian citrus psyllid populations in the area and eradicate any HLB-positive trees as soon as possible. More information…
Almond Board: GAPs for Food Safety
The Almond Board is helping the industry with new regulations for the Food Safety Modernization Act, and Good Agricultural Practices, or GAPs. Sabrina Hill has more. GAPs for Food Safety…
Favorable Western Snow-pack Build Up Continues
Moderate storms this week will add to the snow-pack totals along the Pacific Coast states. Rod Bain reports. Favorable Western Snow-pack Build Up Continues Good news is expected for the…
Friends of the California State Fair Offer Students Money
…the California Exposition & State Fair and the California State Fair Agricultural Advisory Council. Major yearly contributors to the fund include Ironstone Concours d’Elegance Foundation, Blue Diamond Growers, Western Fairs…