…fungicide use. And ending all GMO production. Now you just think how that would change the climate. And how healthy our environment would be. Then he began to show how…
Stink Bug Could Infest by the Tens of Thousands
…Mediterranean climate of the major agriculture areas. “We don’t know if it can survive in these hot, dry summers here in the Central Valley,” he said. “We do know it’s…
CA State Plan: Make Water Conservation A Way of Life
…climate, landscape, and demographic conditions. “Californians rose to the challenge during this historic drought and recognized that conservation is critical in the face of an uncertain future. This plan is…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
…up to address the growing impacts of a changing climate. With USDA’s support, they work to implement voluntary practices that improve air and water quality, prevent soil erosion and create…
Agriculture Education Helping Grow the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign…
Research to Support Healthy Agroecosystems
…of the Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). “Population growth, along with environmental factors, including the growing threat of climate change, are putting increasing demand on the land, water, and…
CDFA SWEEP Program Awards 167 Projects
…changes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, grow food with the most efficient use of water and help address our changing climate.” The 2016 SWEEP funding arises from Budget Act of…
EPA Finalizes Increase in Renewable Fuel Volumes
…By displacing fossil fuels, biofuels are part of the nation’s overall strategy to enhance energy security and address climate change. EPA is using the tools provided by Congress to adjust…
One of Three Major U.S. Drought Areas Will Improve
…be in control include three different areas of the country. Rebecca Lindsey is the Managing Editor of Climate dot Gov, and she said one of the more prominent drought areas…
More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in California
…year 2016 to conduct safety-focused restoration along roads, trails and recreation sites. However, limited resources and a changing climate hamper the Forest Service’s ability to address tree mortality in California….
U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions
…food in the United States has far-reaching impacts on food security, resource conservation and climate change. To help galvanize U.S. efforts to reduce food loss and waste, USDA and EPA…
Environmental Education Grants to Conservation Organizations in California
…the Napa County Resource Conservation District in Napa, Calif. The grant funds will be used to educate students on the effects of climate change on wildlife, help elementary students understand…
Safer, More Effective Pest Management
…economic growth, addressing water availability issues, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability and ensuring food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science,…
NIFA Focus on Two New Projects
…and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact…