The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Board is making additional funding available for two air quality incentive programs that provide assistance for agricultural operations within the boundaries of…
CFBF: New Nighttime Lighting Requirements ‘Unrealistic’
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board recently held a public hearing on the proposed nighttime lighting requirements for agricultural operations. Several ag industry groups expressed concern…
Senate Environmental Quality Committee to Review SB458 Amendment to The Statewide Ban of Chlorpyrifos
…has opposed the bill. The Department of Pesticide Regulation has imposed interim restrictions on the use of chlorpyrifos in agricultural settings, however the use of the pesticide is still significant…
Water Allocations Updated for CVP South-of-Delta Contractors
Last week the Bureau of Reclamation issued the updated allocations for Central Valley Project (CVP) South-of-Delta contractors for the 2019 contract year. South-of-Delta agricultural water service contractors will now be…
EU Trade Negotiations Progress Despite Reluctance to Include Agriculture
…EU has significant protective tariffs on most agricultural products, so trying to get fair access to this market is huge and assuredly needs to be part of any FTA that’s…
Farm Groups Ask President, Congress for Disaster Relief
…2019 with challenging market prices and destructive weather conditions,” the groups wrote. “Historic hurricanes Florence and Michael, along with unprecedented wildfires, droughts, flooding and other natural disasters, devastated agricultural regions…
US Wins Another Dispute Over Chinese Trade Practices
…opportunities for U.S. grains and other agricultural products.” The panel found that China’s TRQ administration was not transparent, predictable, or fair, and ultimately inhibits TRQs from filling. China’s grain TRQs…
Weak Honey Bee Colonies May Fail From Cold Exposure During Shipping
…scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting America. Each dollar invested in agricultural research results in $20 of economic impact. Source: USDA/Agricultural Research Service…
Western View: Diamonds Found in California?
…www.citrusindustry.net. About the 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…
State Trade Expansion Program Deadline Approaches
…including food and agricultural products. Award recipients of the STEP program will be required to contribute a cost share equal to 35 percent of the total project. Funding requests will…
Investment in Sterile Navel Orangeworm Project Keeps Rearing Facility Open
…on the almond production side,” said Josette Lewis, Director of Agricultural Affairs at ABC. “The research that we’re funding right now is really to test out the viability of this…
NRCS Invites Proposals for 2019 Conservation Innovation Grants
…adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production. The proposed projects should augment existing NRCS technical tools (planning, assessment and/or delivery) to better facilitate conservation on…
Conservation Stewardship Program Applications Due by May 10
…of productive agricultural and forest land enrolled.” Other changes to the program include increased payment rates for certain conservation activities, such as cover crops and resource-conserving crop rotations. The program…
Follow the Basic Steps for Stewardship of Treated Seed
…Stewardship is a partnership between ASTA and CropLife America, with support from: Agricultural Retailers Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Cotton Council, National…