…Peru. The Governor also issued a groundbreaking call to action with hundreds of world-renowned researchers and scientists – called the consensus statement – which translates key scientific climate findings from…
Turning Wastewater Treatment Byproducts into Safe Compost
Today Cathy Isom tells us about the research showing you CAN make safe compost material out of solids from wastewater treatment plants, and the places doing it right now. Safe…
UC Davis Ranked Number 1 in World for Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences
…on reputational surveys and research citations. The full report is available online. “These rankings reconfirm that our faculty and researchers are respected the world over and that their work is…
SNAP/CalFresh Sign-Up Event for Local Farmers’ Markets
…of eligible foods and beverages through SNAP, including fruits and vegetables; fish, meat, and poultry; dairy and eggs; breads, honey, and jams; and seeds and plants that produce food for…
California Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees
…a decade – including CSA, dairy, rice, vegetable and tree crop farmers, as well as cattle ranchers.” “The Leopold Conservation Award recognizes unique yet replicable strategies a farmer or rancher…
Getting Use to New Discoveries
Crop research is getting so advanced that experts are seeing new discoveries more often. University of California Davis Cooperative Extension Specialist Deborah Galino says red blotch disease was found in…
USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture
…lagoon covers, composting, and solids separators to reduce methane emissions from cattle, dairy, and swine operations. USDA plans to support 500 new digesters over the next 10 years, as well…
Treatments ‘Buying Time’ for Psyllid Research
Researchers say that area-wide treatments for Asian citrus psyllids (ACP) are just meant to buy time for research studies to come up with a solution for huanglongbing disease. ‘Buying Time’…
California Dairy Order Part 4
Three major California dairy organizations are requesting to get California on a federal milk marketing order. Now, three more have submitted their own proposals. Sabrina Hill has more. Dairy Order…
California Dairy Order Part 3
Three major California dairy organizations are requesting to get California on a federal milk marketing order. In this report, Sabrina Hill continues her series with Chris Galen, Vice President of…
USDA: Record Number of Organic Producers in U.S.
…grants, fund organic research and education, and integrated pest management, USDA administers organic certification cost share programs to offset the costs of organic certification for U.S. producers and handlers nationwide….
California Dairy Order Part 2
Three major California dairy organizations are requesting to get California on a federal milk marketing order. Sabrina Hill continues her series with Chris Galen, Vice President of Communications with the…
Atwater FFA Competes Towards A Strong Finish
…overall and was led by Andrew Skidmore (1st high individual overall), Eric Favela, Daniel Mesa, and Nathaniel Cavallero. The Milk Quality and Dairy Foods team placed 2nd overall with a…
Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s
…to control whitefly. UC Davis integrated pest management researcher Larry Godfrey said whiteflies appear to have become more difficult to control in the last two years. At the Shafter research…