…volume is void space, or pore space, and 5. Soils can and do change with management. Soil is a living and life-giving natural resource. As world population and food production…
Funding for Veterinary Loan Repayment
…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…
The Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz
New Beginnings Spring from the Homeless Garden Project by Suzanne Pender, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Field crops on the Homeless Garden Project. NRCS photo. The Homeless Garden Project (HGP)…
Local Food Market
Statistics suggest that local food markets account for a small, but growing, share of U-S agricultural production. Cathy Isom tells us why you may be seeing a lot more “locally…
Prospective Plantings for 2016
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Field Office today released the forecasts of field crop plantings for 2016. These forecasts, of acreage planted and to be planted, are based on a survey…
Veterans Get “What’s Next?” Question Answered
…elite First Ranger Battalion. Although raised in a rural community outside Austin, Eilers had no background in production agriculture. Fast forward post-military and you’ll now find Eilers managing his herd…
Funding Supports Local Food and Specialty Crops
…as specialty crops). These grants programs are administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and include the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program,…
Some Regions Prime for Dairy Exports
Some economists believe California dairies should pay extra attention to some specific regions of the world. Some Regions Prime for Dairy Exports Dairy production is forecast to grow in several…
Agri View: Soybeans, U. S. Second Largest Crop
Everett Griner gives us facts about soybeans, the second largest crop grown in the U.S. in today’s Agri View. Soybeans, U. S. Second Largest Crop From: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…
The Western View: Fake Science
…American and Swedish scientists, have discovered a gene from the barley plant which, when injected into rice, can eliminate the rice crop’s methane emissions – which accounts for about 17…
Food Price Survey
…of last year, but are working their way back down as increasing production has started to catch up with demand, which has moderated prices somewhat,” he said. Prices on the…
China Takes Step to Approve CA Strawberries
…for strawberries. China has significant domestic strawberry production, but their season usually ends during the month of May; just as the Chinese season ends, California is reaching peak production. …
CA Farmers Achieve More Air Quality Gains
…and keep soil covered with crop residue; and 7) use precision pesticide application that reduces volatile organic compounds by at least 20 percent. Beginning with the 2008 Farm Bill, financial…
National Weed Appreciation Day
They crop up in our flower beds, gardens and yards the moment we turn our backs. Cathy Isom tells us why we should appreciate the unwanted weed that just won’t…