…personnel from ten Department agencies (Agricultural Research Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Farm Services Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Economic Research Service,…
Leopold Conservation Award Nominations Now Being Accepted
Do you know a farmer or rancher in California who is committed to land conservation? You can nominate him or her for the Leopold Conservation Award. Each year the award…
2014 Conservation Easement Applications for Agricultural Lands Due June 6
DAVIS, Calif., May 9, 2014 – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is now accepting applications for Agricultural Land Easements (ALE) through the new Agricultural Conservation Easements Program (ACEP)….
Ag Sec. Vilsack Announces Continued Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…will be submitted to Congress the week of May 5, 2014. Conservation Programs: Applications are currently being accepted for the Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Program. TITLE III…
NRCS Chief on CA Drought
Jason Weller, NRCS Chief AgNet West owner Gary Cooper is in Washington D.C. this week, where he talked with National Resources Conservation Service Chief, Jason Weller, about the drought in…
Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Redouble State Drought Actions
…lawn watering and take other conservation measures. The order provides a limited waiver of the California Environmental Quality Act for several actions that will limit harm from the drought. This…
Additional Public Meeting Scheduled to Discuss CDFA’s New Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…water conservation practices throughout the state. The funding will be used to establish the CDFA Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, a grant program to increase water conservation through efficiencies and…
Drought Brings New Attention to Groundwater
…California.” During the workshop, Tim Quinn of the Association of California Water Agencies and David Orth of the Kings River Conservation District stressed that proposals for improved groundwater management are…
100% of California in Moderate to Exceptional Drought
…of water deliveries from the Montague Water Conservation District (MWCD) that this situation has occurred. Growers in Shasta Valley with the primary irrigation district (MWCD) were expected to have only…
USDA Announces Release Date for the Final 2012 Census of Agriculture Report
…the national, state and county levels. The publication will include highly anticipated data on a range of topics, including agricultural practices, conservation, organic production, as well as traditional and specialty…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…Conservation Conservation Programs: Applications are currently being accepted for the Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Program. TITLE III – Trade Market Access Program (MAP): During the week of…
Leopold Conservation Award Nominations Now Accepted
…Leopold Conservation Award. Rancher and California coordinator for the award Karen Sweet explains more. Leopold Conservation Award Nominations Now Being Accepted More than three quarters of the land in the…
Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss New CDFA Water Program
Emergency drought legislation (SB 103) signed earlier this month by Governor Brown allocates $10 million to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for on-farm water conservation practices throughout…
EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Clarify Protection for Nation’s Streams and Wetlands
…Corps have coordinated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop an interpretive rule to ensure that 53 specific conservation practices that protect or improve water quality will not…