…climate zones will receive irrigation allowances that reflect evaporation levels. Key water conservation efforts included in today’s plan include: Permanent bans on wasteful practices, such as hosing driveways and excessively…
Trump EPA Administrator Pick on the Horizon
…the Armstrong Center for Energy and the Environment at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Both candidates oppose the EPA’s Waters of the U.S. rule, also opposed by most agriculture groups….
Commodity Classic Announces Registration & Housing Opening Date
…Convention Center. The convention center will house all Commodity Classic events, including the Welcome Reception, General Session, Evening of Entertainment, Trade Show, Learning Center Sessions and What’s New Sessions. All…
Agriculture Education Helping Grow the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…onsite, hands-on activities and demonstrations, including unmanned aerial vehicles and advanced planter technologies. The project also established a Center for Knowledge and Skills to help students establish relationships with potential…
State Water Project Starts at 20 Percent
…– 35 percent 2007 – 60 percent DWR’s California Data Exchange Center Web sites show current water conditions at the state’s largest reservoirs and weather stations. Reservoirs: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/reservoir.html Precipitation: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow_rain.html…
CDFA SWEEP Program Awards 167 Projects
…part of “California Climate Investments” funded with Cap and Trade funds. The program’s objective is to provide financial incentives for California agricultural operations to invest in irrigation systems and practices…
Optimizing Oats for Use as Dairy Forage
…cover. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) dairy scientist Wayne Coblentz and his colleagues at the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center planted two types of oat cultivars (an early- and a late-maturing…
Central Valley Supports Food Supply Chains
…plus more than $1.5 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Delta Regional Authority. This expansion establishes partnerships in three new regions: The Texas Center for Local Food will…
Ranchers Collaborate with UC Researchers
To solve deadly cattle disease, ranchers collaborate with UC researchers at UC ANR research center UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center hosts cattle for research to commercialize vaccine Veterinary…
Lone Star Ranch Named 2016 California Leopold Conservation Award® Recipient
…plant varieties. The nurseries utilize energy and water-efficient irrigation systems and moisture sensors that have reduced water use per acre by 50%. The Riverside County facility’s new system reuses 1…
Back to the Future? H-2A Program Growth
…growth in the last seven years? Martin said the amount of Mexican workers in their 20s has decreased significantly. The National Center for Farmworker Health reports that the median age…
U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions
…research estimates that about 90 billion pounds comes from consumers, costing $370 per person every year. USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion produces a resource, called Let’s Talk Trash,…
Ag Committee Concludes Two-Year Review of SNAP
…Kansas City, KS Ms. Pamela Hess, Executive Director, Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture, Alexandria, VA Ms. Melinda Newport, Director, WIC/Child Nutrition, Department of Health, Chickasaw Nation, Ada, OK…
Overseas HPAI Outbreaks Prompt Import Restrictions
A series of separate highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks have sparked import bans of poultry products in at least two countries. The U.S. Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy…