…soil and water conservation improvements. FSA designed the expanded program to simplify the application process, expand eligibility requirements and expedite smaller real estate loans to help farmers strengthen their operations….
Fee Free Days This Weekend In National Forests
…Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Louisiana Invasive Plant Species Removal, Drainage & Inlet Cleaning at Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania Anacostia River Clean-up with the…
Runoff Forecasts Encouraging for Western US
Many Western states have favorable spring and summer runoff forecasts to start the new year, per USDA. Rod Bain and meteorologist Brad Rippey have the report. Encouraging Western Water Runoff…
New Air Quality Incentives for Nut Farmers to Adopt Low-Emission Harvesters
…a new incentive option for almond and walnut farmers (and potentially others) to use cleaner harvesting technology. According to Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist for NRCS in California, eligible farmers may…
The California Kitchen: Parmesan Asparagus Hush Puppies
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing parmesan asparagus hush puppies with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 2 Cup Asparagus Cleaned and chopped small…
Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest
…a challenge not seen during the past four years of drought. But weather is only one factor, producers of the state’s signature fruit say. They also face water supply and…
House Passes Resolution to Disapprove WOTUS Rule
…Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to redefine “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. “The passage of this resolution is a critical…
Agri View: Water Management
…watershed-scale water-management, including the use of conserved water rights, dry-year water banks, option water markets, and regulated irrigation withdrawals, may also reduce the impact of irrigated production on offsite water…
Newly Identified Enzyme May Be the Culprit in Pierce’s Disease Grapevine Damage
…or gel in the xylem — the vascular tissue that transports water and some nutrients throughout the vine. Scientists have theorized that this biofilm damages the vine by clogging up…
Why is the EPA Suing John Duarte for Plowing his Land?
…of his life: a lawsuit to preserve agricultural exemptions under the Clean Water Act, the very exemptions the EPA tells us will remain under the WOTUS (Waters of the U.S.)…
Stallman Ready to Pass the Gavel – #AFBF16
…to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest, flawed water policies was not yet over. “You know, if we’re going to let the federal government dictate where we can and cannot…
USDA Awards $3 Million for Robotics Research
…detecting microbial contamination, defects, ripeness, physical damage, size, shape, and other quality attributes of plant or animal products (including forest products) or for monitoring air or water quality. Additionally, projects…
Gut Feelings Important in ACP/HLB Management
…to something growers are doing right now with the cold temperatures. Growers run fans and drip water to battle freezing conditions that may or may not come to their orchard….
National Milk Day
…Middle Ages, milk was called the virtuous white liquor because alcoholic beverages were more reliable than water. — 1863 – French chemist and biologist Louis Pasteur invented pasteurization, a method…