The Almond Board this week is reminding growers to be aware of the dust caused by normal harvesting procedures. Reduce Dust During Almond Harvest Almond Board’s Associate Director, Environmental Affairs…
Innovation Allows Livestock Producers and Rice Farmers to Solve Each Other’s Problems
UC Cooperative Extension advisor Glenn Nader believes two problems could add up to one win-win solution. The California drought has ranchers desperate for inexpensive livestock feed. Air quality protection regulations…
Farm Leader: Drought Losses Could Have Been Avoided
…and ineffective environmental regulation, combined with our inability to create new and expanded water storage and our inability to manage existing reservoirs effectively to provide water during drought periods,” he…
Recycled Water Facing Supply Problems
…programs might be facing a big problem in the near future as they are trying to expand. Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency Principal Engineer Bob Holden says while residents…
Recycled Water Safety Concerns
…Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency, says their facility supplies recycled water to 12,000 acres of farmland. Holden says the near future will bring safe recycled water to our faucets….
Agriculture Recognized by Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards
…common. They are all past winners of a Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA), the state’s highest environmental honor. This year, for the first time, GEELA has an agricultural…
Drinking Recycled Water in 5 Years
…the story. Potable Recycled Water in Near Future Monterey County Regional Water Pollution Control Agency has what they believe is the biggest recycled water plant for agriculture use in the…
Apply for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…the CDFA Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel have been valuable assets by providing guidance and feedback on many aspects of program design. SWEEP requires a high level of technical…
USDA Continues Farm Bill Implementation with Provisions to Help Farmers Manage Risk
…insurance programs will provide better protection from weather disaster, market volatility and other risk factors to ensure farmers aren’t wiped out by events beyond their control. Vilsack also announced new…
USDA Makes $5 Million in Farm Bill Support for National Clean Plant Network Available
…economic, environmental and social sustainability of specialty crop industries and the improved economies of the communities that depend on these industries are the ultimate beneficiaries of the NCPN. Today’s announcement…
AgNeTVideo: Val Dolcini on Farm Bill Programs
Val Dolcini, California State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, on USDA meetings to get information to farmers….
AgNeTVideo: Rich Brassfield, Rural Development
Rich Brassfield, State Environmental Coordinator, Rural Development, USDA on farm bill programs and emergency needs in rural communities….
Cap-and-Trade Program Topic of Meeting
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will hear about a new University of California initiative concerning food, and focus on the state’s Cap-and-Trade Program and other environmental market…
Speak Up Against Water Act Proposal
The EPA might not understand how the clarification in the Clean Water Act will affect agriculture. Taylor Hillman tells us what you can do. Speak Up Against Water Act Proposal…
