…retired scientist who also ran a newspaper and has written for agricultural publications since the 1980s. He was a regular contributor to California Farmer Magazine. His commentary “The Western View”…
Ag Order 4.0: Farm Impact Stories Needed
…of riparian buffer areas will have a sizable impact on the ability of producers to effectively farm their land. While the Agricultural Order for Discharges to Irrigated Lands 4.0, simply…
Reminder: New Nighttime Lighting Requirements Take Effect July 1
The updated parameters for nighttime lighting requirements established by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) are set to take effect on July 1. The ‘Outdoor Agricultural Operations…
Livestock Grazing Holds Potential Benefits in Organic Systems
…of livestock in cover cropping under difference conditions geographically, and management conditions.” The collaborative research effort will include partners such as The Organic Center, USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, the University…
Klamath Basin Water Users Getting Moderate Relief
…water estimate for the Klamath Basin. The agricultural community came together for a show of support in late May, with approximately 2,000 people participating in a convoy of tractors and…
UC Conducts Survey of COVID-19 Prevention on Farms
…farmworkers,” said Heather E Riden, agricultural health and safety program director. “The goal of this survey is to understand what practices farms are implementing to prevent COVID-19, where they have…
Potential Cap-and-Trade Overhaul Would Be Costly for Agriculture
…you will and you’re not going out there and buying allowances,” said Roger Isom, President and CEO of Western Agricultural Processors Association. “The ability of allowances is to bring that…
COVID-19 Safety Measures Complicate Heat Illness Prevention
…for monitoring workers to ensure their safety. “When we start to hit temperatures of 95 degrees or more, supervisors should only be observing 20 or less employees and also enacting…
Meyer Receives Bradford-Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award
Deanne Meyer, UC Cooperative Extension livestock waste management specialist, is this year’s recipient of the Eric Bradford & Charlie Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award, given by the Agricultural Sustainability Institute…
The Western View: Cease-Fire Ahead in the Water Wars?
…Author Len Wilcox Len Wilcox is a retired scientist who also ran a newspaper and has written for agricultural publications since the 1980s. He was a regular contributor to California…
Farm Credit Establishes Endowment Fund at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
…throughout California contributed funding for the endowment. The annual proceeds will be used to pay for data and other resources that will enable student projects dealing with agricultural finance and…
Fictitious Pickup Details Show Criminals Getting Deceptive
…pickup to do so. Western Agricultural Processors Association CEO Roger Isom talked with us back in 2016 about the attractiveness of ag products, especially nuts, for this style of theft….
Growing Climate Solutions Act Promotes Farmer Engagement with Carbon Market
…program to be administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide more efficiency and transparency to the process of carbon trading. Several agricultural industry groups including the American…
First CFAP Payments Issued by USDA
…related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Producers of agricultural products who have encountered additional market costs stemming from a decline in demand, surplus production, disruptions in shipping, or the orderly marketing…