…of the industry truly are. Western Growers’ Center for Innovation and Technology (CIT) recently held an event allowing tech companies to meet with ag industry members to discuss the areas…
2020 Enrollment for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs Open
…contact your local USDA service center. To locate your local FSA office, visit farmers.gov/service-locator. Source: USDA/Farm Service Agency Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals…
Shasta Dam Project Hits Another Roadblock
…moving ahead with the environmental review it had been conducting pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). WWD is the nation’s largest irrigation district and has been pursuing the…
Bailey Appointed to USDA Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
John Bailey at UC Hopland Research and Extension Center (UCANR-Oct 8, 2019) — John Bailey, director of the University of California’s Hopland Research and Extension Center, has been appointed to…
Efforts to Modernize Endangered Species Act
…cotton, but also impacting irrigation water availability.” The NCC was represented by Dr. Don Parker during the roundtable, where he provided examples of how the ESA is creating unnecessary challenges…
USDA Opens 2020 Enrollment for Dairy Margin Coverage Program
…assists producers in selecting coverage for 2020, visit the DMC webpage. For additional questions and assistance, contact your local USDA service center. To locate your local FSA office, visit farmers.gov/service-locator….
USDA Announces Support for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…Disadvantaged Policy Research Center (The Center) with a $525,000 grant funded under this program. The Center specializes in policy research impacting socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in order to make…
Rotating Insecticides to Combat Resistance
Alternating between insecticides, instead of mixing, may be a better approach for combating resistance among pests. At the recent Alfalfa and Forage Field Day at Kearney Ag Center, Cooperative Extension…
USDA Invests $11M In Research That Will Support Specialty Crop Farmers
…prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means, while minimizing risk to people, property, resources, and the environment. A 2017 Michigan State University Center for Economic Analysis study (PDF,…
ARS and U.S. Army Join Forces to Revitalize Soil with Paper
…ecologist with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. It demonstrated that adding this type of paper waste to Army training grounds improves soil health, increases growth of native…
CCM October Grower Town Hall Events
…Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division Victoria Hornbaker will also be presenting information at the meetings. The October 8 event is being held at the UCR Palm Desert Center, followed…
‘Windows of Opportunity’ for Summer Cover Crops
…Plant Materials Center to find the most compatible cover crops for California. Johnson said the practice can absolutely be done during summer months if growers can identify those ‘windows of…
More Time Provided for Dairy Producers to Enroll in DMC Program
…local USDA service center. To locate your local FSA office, visit farmers.gov/service-locator. Source: USDA/Farm Service Agency Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt…
Sustainability in Action Meeting Coming Up in Salinas
There is still space available for the Sustainability in Action meeting coming up on Thursday, September 26 at the CSUMB City Center in Salinas. The workshop is being hosted by…