…efforts, including comprehensive tarping requirements that have successfully curbed the spread of ACP alongside major corridors and, most recently, a scientifically supported reduction to survey and treatment areas from 400-meters…
Budget Revision Puts Surplus to Good Use for Agriculture
…budget, of $60 million for livestock methane reduction,” Ross noted. “There’s new $30 million investment for pollinator habitat projects and $20 million for the development of conservation planning programs…We also…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 05-11-21
…aggressive pollinator policies, and drought issues that caused a reduction of approximately 100,000 acres of rice. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more. Listen…
Reduced Rice Plantings Provide Opportunity to Address Weed Issues
…will have an effect.” The lack of available water has significantly reduced rice plantings this year. With the reduction in acreage, there is ample opportunity to address weedy rice and…
Fight Post-Bloom Disease with PH-D® Fungicide
Post-bloom is a critical period for almonds. If disease strikes during this time, your trees can experience anything from branch- and foliage-shedding to a reduction in nut quality and yield….
DWR Awards Prop 68 Grant Funding to Six SGMA Projects
…million for the East Madera Subbasin Recharge Project Phase 1 and Eastside Bypass Recharge for Subsidence and Flood Risk Reduction Phase 1. Westlands Water District GSA will receive nearly $4…
California Farm Water Coalition Details How Water Cuts Are Affecting Ag
…due to significantly reduced water availability. Approximately two million acres of irrigated farmland has had a reduction of 95 percent of its water supply for the year. That amounts to…
Global Beef Industry Has Potential to Reduce Emission Levels by Half
…its carbon footprint. The researchers found that a 46 percent reduction in GHG emissions per unit of beef is possible when applying certain production practices. The use of carbon sequestration…
Rabobank Report: Pork Supply Chain Faces Challenges with Prop 12
…space would require a reduction in stock. Along with construction costs, the uncertainty surrounding the various legal challenges to Prop 12 has also left many producers hesitant to comply. “Packer…
DWR Issues Allocation Reduction for State Water Project
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced an allocation reduction for the State Water Project (SWP). Initially, the allocation announced in December was for 10 percent of requested supplies…
Some of the Best Tricks to Use for Cleaning Houseplants
…while you cut them at the base with scissors. Dust and dander trapped deeper inside the cactus should be removed with an aerosol duster. Clean plants about once a month…
COVID Lockdown Proved Reaching Climate Neutrality Maybe a ‘Daunting Task’
…stop and greenhouse gas emissions were reduced. It was a reduction of seven percent, which Mitloehner says,”is really kind of shocking, because there are many people who want us to…
Budget Hearings to Consider UC Funding Restoration
Conversations are continuing regarding the potential for a full UC funding restoration. For UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR), it would mean the nearly 13 percent funding reduction for…
Week in Review: Positive Trends in Winegrape Planting, Conservation Practices Prove Their Value
The industry has been making progress in addressing market imbalances with a reduction in winegrape planting. A recent study from the Natural Resources Conservation Service shows how effective conservation practices…