A new partnership seeks to make a groundwater accounting platform freely available to water users. The California Water Data Consortium (Consortium) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and several state water…
Mexico’s Organic Requirements for U.S. Exports Delayed Until 2022
…Safety and Quality (SENASICA). The agency will be responsible for the certification and enforcement for the LPO requirements that U.S. exporters will have to abide by. American exporters will need…
California Drought Declaration Extended to 39 Additional Counties
…environmental sustainability,” Westlands Water District general manager Tom Birmingham said in a press release. “We applaud Governor Newsom’s action to mitigate the impacts of a second year of drought in…
Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful Report Outlines 30×30 Plan
…out recommendations for achieving the 30×30 goals. The report was developed by the U.S. Departments of the Interior, Agriculture and Commerce, and the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Eight…
Growing Matters: ‘Four Rs’ Protects Bees, Keeps Efficacy and Saves Money
…and the right product. “The biggest thing it comes down to; environmental impact, bees, beneficial, saving money and just the overall impact of using products in general, is getting the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 05-04-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering a California court giving the EPA a deadline to…
State Senate Lays Out $3.4 Billion Drought Relief Package
…Reliability, and Ratepayer Assistance would be the single largest investment to address drought challenges in California. During the Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Subcommittee 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and…
Industry Members Supportive of Reintroduction of DAIRY PRIDE Act
…in 2017 to address the mislabeling of non-dairy products had been unsuccessful. Under the direction of FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, the agency gathered public comments on the issue of labeling…
NRCS Seeking Project Proposals for On-Farm Trials
…a comprehensive evaluation of their project, including scientific evidence and analysis of the environmental and financial impact of the project. NRCS has invested $50 million in 30 projects over the…
Fight Post-Bloom Disease with PH-D® Fungicide
…biological fermentation Also approved for use on almonds, grapes, apples, lettuce, citrus and more UPL is proud to offer some of the most trusted names in crop protection for the…
Almond Update: ‘Rush To Safety’ Pushing Healthy Products With Almonds
…in 12 countries. The data showed a huge jump in health and environmental aspects impacting food and drink purchases during the pandemic. Director of Innovation Lu Ann Williams said this…
Fruits and Vegetable Purchases Incentivized with American Rescue Plan
…can be found on the FNS website at www.fns.usda.gov/wic/state-agency-elections-temporary-cvv-benefit-increases-arp-2021. Today’s announcement is one of many actions USDA has taken to address the worsened risk of hunger resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic….
CRP Expansion to Provide Further Participation Incentive
…CRP expansion, Vilsack also announced that USDA’s Farm Service Agency will be rolling out a new Climate-Smart Practice Incentive. The purpose is to put a greater emphasis on mitigating the…
Reintroduction of Growing Climate Solutions Act Praised By Ag Groups
…to the burgeoning carbon market. “This bill is evidence lawmakers can come together in a bipartisan manner to find solutions to environmental challenges while respecting the role of farmers and…
