…consider broadband coverage data when making funding decisions. The agreement is expected to provide a more structured implementation of action for improving broadband access. “Access to reliable, affordable high-speed broadband…
NEED Water Act to Provide Drought Relief to San Joaquin Valley
…ratio for the increment of increased flow of the San Joaquin River.” Pumping reduction decisions would also require documentation and supporting data prior to issuing determinations. About the Author Brian…
July 4th Cookout Cost Stable Compared to Year Ago
…Bureau of Labor Statistics food price data with the results collected by more than 160 volunteer rural shoppers across the country and in Puerto Rico, including Farm Bureau members and…
VofV: Cooperation and Data Sharing for Better Food Safety
…out more at WGA.com. Food safety expert Tim York expands on the importance of data sharing for advancing food safety. York, who currently serves as the CEO of the California…
Using AI to Better Understand Grapevine Leafroll and Red Blotch Diseases
…County UC Cooperative Extension. “They have been collecting troves of data from various vineyards and they want to feed that into a supercomputer to see if that computer can identify…
Call to Action for Enhancing Water Infrastructure
…agency and related data, we have identified a ten-year water infrastructure and related needs investment of approximately $49 billion dollars.” The coalition pointed out the need for more than $13…
Biden’s Budget Includes Additional Support for Ag and Rural Communities
…of data-driven technologies and techniques. The budget request calls for $6.7 billion in funding to support healthy food access and address overall food insecurity. Programs like the Special Supplemental Nutrition…
Pesticide Events to Keep an Eye Out For
…backpacks with air monitoring equipment” from May through August. California Department of Pesticide Regulation regularly conducts community air monitoring and reviews data with members of the Pesticide Registration and Evaluation…
Another Record Year for Agrifood Tech Investment Expected for 2021
…data this year, Finistere is expecting 2021 to be another record year for investment. Listen to the radio report below. Another Record Year for Agrifood Tech Investment Expected for 2021…
Groundwater Accounting Platform to Become Available Statewide
…interface with other online portals for submitting water data. “This project is a great opportunity to build local capacity to support data-driven water management decisions. We look forward to this…
Almond Update: ‘Rush To Safety’ Pushing Healthy Products With Almonds
…in 12 countries. The data showed a huge jump in health and environmental aspects impacting food and drink purchases during the pandemic. Director of Innovation Lu Ann Williams said this…
Almond Matters: Precision Irrigation Even More Vital in Dry Years
…the California Irrigation Management Information System. Other growers have opted to install sensors in their own orchards to get more fine-tuned data. “Some people use both, some people don’t use…
California Almond Acreage Increases in 2020
…non-bearing and total acreage, in addition to data organized by variety, year planted and county. A major source of data for this survey is almond growers’ voluntary responses to mailed…
Enrollment Open for U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol for 2021 Cotton Crop
…For industry members who already belong to the Protocol, a re-enrollment will be necessary in order to receive year-over-year data. Schneider said that program wasn’t designed to be a burden…