Nine more counties were added to California’s drought emergency declaration at a press conference near San Luis Obispo. Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, San Mateo, San Luis Obispo, Monterey,…
Almond Update: Grower Incentives to Advance Almond Orchard 2025 Goals
…program provides support for a variety of different conservation practices that address drought. The deadline to apply for the CIC program is July 12. Ryan Villane described the grower incentives…
Crabapples Might be Worth Growing at Home
…and jams. Crabapple trees are a great addition to large and small landscapes, are agreeable to most USDA Hardiness Zones, and once established, crabapples are drought-resistant. Aside from offering up…
High Priority Areas Identified for NRCS California Drought Assistance
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has identified six high-priority areas for drought assistance. The assistance is obtainable through NRCS’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) along with the pilot program,…
Latest Developments with Proposition 1 Grant Programs
…we face wildfires, drought and the resulting challenges to our climate resilience.” Three acquisition projects, eight implementation projects, seven planning projects, and 10 scientific studies will be receiving a total…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 07-02-21
…new drought challenges, a biological approach to protecting pruning wounds from infection and California’s current weather and crop trends. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features…
NEED Water Act to Provide Drought Relief to San Joaquin Valley
New legislation has been introduced in Congress aimed at addressing drought conditions in the San Joaquin Valley. The Necessary to Ensure Expeditious Delivery of Water Act, known as the NEED…
Growers Affected by Recent Wildfires Struggle With New Drought Challenges
Grape growers in Sonoma County are still working through some of the issues created by recent wildfires. Compounding the challenges, the current drought conditions have added another layer of difficult…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 07-01-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering COVID vaccine record-keeping, additional conservation assistance for drought-impacted regions…
Almond Update: Additional Conservation Assistance for Drought Impacted Regions
…drought. CIC is being developed as an extension of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), offering producers another avenue of support for conservation efforts. “Growers might be familiar with the…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 06-24-21
…during the drought, using AI to better understand grapevines leafroll and red blotch disease, and learn about the effects of compost on rangeland in upcoming workshops. Tune in to the…
Plants That Take a Lot of Heat and Still Bloom Through Dry Spells
…to know you can rely on a number of drought-resistant flowering plants to hold their own and still produce beautiful blooms and foliage. Yarrow is one of them. The plant…
USDA to Provide Nearly $42 Million for Drought Response
…to address high-priority conservation and natural resource concerns, which include drought. A total of $11.8 million is being set aside strictly for practices directly related to drought response. Some of…
First Assessments of Groundwater Sustainability Plans Released by DWR
…long process of bringing our critical groundwater basins into sustainability, helping to ensure Californians have a reliable water source during drought years and for generations to come.” The plans for…