…obesity, improving and sustaining rural 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…
Agri View: El Niño
Everett Griner talks about unwelcome weather brought by El Niño in today’s Agri View. El Niño From: Climate.gov March 2016 El Niño update: Spring Forward Author: Emily Becker The strong…
Secretary Ross in Vietnam
Secretary Ross discusses trade and climate change in Vietnam CDFA Secretary Karen Ross CDFA Secretary Karen Ross is in Vietnam this week as part of a delegation of the Western…
Vilsack to Travel to Germany and France
…for consumers, addressing climate change, and increasing food security. Vilsack will then travel to Paris, where he will co-chair the OECD agricultural ministerial that takes place April 7-8. He and…
California Leopold Conservation Award® Seeks Nominees
…ranchers and other landowners are on the front lines in keeping the state’s environment – our land, air, water, wildlife and climate – vibrant,” said Sustainable Conservation Executive Director Ashley…
NFU to Survey on 2014 Farm Bill Policies
…farm bill addresses the most serious challenges, including climate change and market consolidation, facing rural America today.” Farmers and ranchers are invited to complete the NFU Farm Bill survey here….
EPA: $3.3 Million in Funding for Water Reuse and Conservation Research
…the water supply in the long term.” Water conservation practices that promote water reuse are becoming increasingly important, especially in the western United States, where factors such as climate change,…
Food and Ag Groups Express Optimism for New Opportunities in Cuba
…the island. The two neighboring countries share common climate and agriculture related concerns, and the measures announced today in Havana will mutually benefit the Cuban people and U.S. farmers and…
How is Climate Change Affecting Agriculture?
…To isolate the climate effects from the market effect, we used an econometric model.” This technique used in Yolo County could be used for projecting the effects of climate change…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
…groundbreaking discoveries that are combating childhood obesity, improving and sustaining rural economic growth, addressing water availability issues, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability, and ensuring…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…Puerto Rico hub is part of the USDA Regional Climate Hub network that supports applied research and provides information to farmers, ranchers, advisors, and managers to inform climate-related decision making….
Water Allocations Increased Again
…climate forecasters, and we must be prepared for the possibility of a dry 2017. Even with reservoir levels rising, conservation is the surest and easiest way to stretch supplies. “February…
Agri View: Growing a Coffee Crop in the U.S.
…for coffee trees and other exotic crops to flourish, thanks to the area’s temperate climate. Good Land Organics is located just 2 miles from the Pacific Ocean, at an elevation…
Farmers Discuss Issues at State Capitol
…and more expensive labor laws are big issues because of grower competition in our climate zone.” He noted that Farm Bureau supports the school-siting legislation—Senate Bill 313 by Bill Monning,…