…that provides more reliable funding without harming land management and fire-reduction activities. Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation. Christine Souza is an assistant editor of…
Western View: Got Gas?
…manure alone. Growers will be expected to reduce flatulence at the source – under the tail of the cow. Some reduction may occur by dietary changes – which would of…
Farm Economy Slumping into Fourth Quarter 2016
…much of this adjustment coming from a reduction in capital outlays (Chart 3). Profit Margins Although U.S. farm income expectations were revised up in August, profit margins for many producers…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
…child day-care facilities from Monday through Friday between 6am and 6pm. These include all applications by aircraft, sprinklers, air-blast and all fumigant applications. In addition most dust and/or powder pesticide…
China Investing in Agriculture Modernization
…is not immediately clear whether this commitment is separate from the bank’s plan announced in May for poverty reduction in China via agricultural investments. From the National Association of Farm…
CDFA Collaborates on Draft ‘Vibrant Communities and Landscapes’
…Link to draft report Note – CDFA is a collaborative partner in an effort to meet a mid-term greenhouse gas reduction reduction target for California of 40 percent below 1990…
Water Board Declares Water War on Merced and Stanislaus Counties
…while the California Fish and Game Commission refuses to reduce invasive predators like bass that are responsible for so much of the reduction in salmon populations in the first place….
WASDE at a Glance
…reduction of 3,000 acres. Imports for 2016/17 are reduced by 366,000 to 2.652 million. All of the reduction is attributable to a decrease in imports from Mexico for 2016/17. Total…
Funding for Ag Water Use
…water use efficiency improvements and greenhouse gas reductions. The grant funding is intended to address multiple goals including: water use efficiency, conservation and reduction; greenhouse gas emission reductions; groundwater protection;…
Support for the Salton Sea
…million in voter-approved bond funds to restore habitat and suppress dust at the lake in the near term, but greater investment by multiple agencies will be needed. Today’s agreement between…
State Seeks Way to Solve ‘A Big Biomass Problem’
…lawmakers continue to negotiate if and how to spend $1.4 billion worth of “cap-and-trade” funds collected as part of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions-reduction fund. Proponents of biomass, a renewable…
Co-ops and Ag Retailers Face Economic Challenges
…the drop in net farm income is slowing,” notes Ehmke. This is based off USDA’s projections for 2016 that call for a 2% reduction in net farm income year-over-year, compared…
Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program Report
…at the end of July were low throughout the San Joaquin Valley. As property owners begin to receive treatment waivers, many fallow fields will be disked or grazed. This reduction…
NMPF Asks USDA for Assistance
…primarily to a reduction in purchases by China and Russia. Meanwhile, a global rise in milk production – particularly in Europe, where production quotas were removed last year – has…