…a common goal. The relationship between the Cal Poly Strawberry Center, industry leaders, and tech innovators was emphasized as a workable model for more effective development and implementation of new…
Colorado River Basin Survey Highlights Ag Concerns
…Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART program, which aims to provide funding for improving water infrastructure in irrigation districts and related entities. Many respondents to the survey also reported an unfamiliarity with…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 09-25-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers powdery mildew trials at the Cal Poly Strawberry Center, support of the Right…
Conservation Assistance to Be Supported By $70 Million Investment
…conservation careers. Similarly, the National Center For Appropriate Technology (NCAT) will focus on Latino farmers in California, Texas, and other regions, offering practical information on regenerative practices through on-farm demonstrations…
Opening More Trade Options for Almonds, Both Markets and Transport
…actually working now with the administration to pivot from the great work they’ve done in India,” said Bettencourt. “Let’s take that momentum to Turkey and do the exact same playbook…
Agricultural Truck Drivers Detail Industry Challenges in New Report
…of California Can Do,” was recently released by the UC Berkeley Labor Center. This comprehensive study, the first of its kind in almost three decades, sheds light on the labor…
Farm Bureau Shines Innovation Spotlight on Ag
…They are: anu, Indiana. Team lead: Scott Massey Appanoose Manufactured Products, Iowa. Team lead: Mark Mendick Barn Owl Precision Agriculture, Colorado. Team lead: Sarah Hinkley Idem Irrigation, Nebraska. Team lead:…
Groundwater Management Grants Awarded to More Than 100 Projects
…water, and ensuring water quality. The grant funds will be dispersed throughout California, benefiting various regions, including Merced County. The Merced Irrigation-Urban Groundwater Sustainability Agency is set to receive $3.4…
Another Challenge to GMOs
There’s another challenge to GMOs. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The Center for Food Safety filed a legal appeal (.pdf) against the USDA in response to its…
Applications for Innovation Grants Due October 30
…producers. Funding priorities have been identified as irrigation water management technologies, nutrient management, grazing lands, feed management and enteric methane reduction, and soil health demonstration trials. Grant awards will range…
Almond Update: Incentive Opportunities for Growers
…of the extra stuff that isn’t eligible to growers. They could also look at focus areas,” Hillman explained. There are about 10 different focus areas, such as emission reductions, irrigation,…
New Grapevine Insurance Program Available
…12 months. The program’s coverage encompasses freeze, fire, hail, flood, and the failure of irrigation water supply resulting from unavoidable, naturally occurring incidents. Producers using recognized Freeze Protection methods can…
California to Fund 46 Specialty Crop Projects Through 2023 SCBGP
…conservation within specialty crop production are also receiving grant support. Some of the projects include studying water and heat stress in chili peppers, irrigation practices in pistachio orchards, and evapotranspiration…
Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act Seeks to Bolster NRCS Program
…is the inclusion of irrigation districts as eligible local organizations, a move that clarifies their access to assistance. Moreover, the Act grants state conservationists greater discretion in overseeing watershed plan…