…unrest, leading to social, economic and environmental collapse. Success in this global endeavor will require a great reduction in violence and war. Resources now devoted to the preparation and conduct…
Almond Board: Alternaria Severity Model
…says alternaria is a foliar disease that generally effects older leaves. It can lead to defoliation, bud reduction and bud deformation. He says when alternaria is discovered, there is a…
Snowpack Melts Early Across the West
…from remote sites to develop the water supply forecasts. The April 1 Snowpack Map shows the dramatic, early reduction in snowpack across the West. NRCS monitors conditions year-round and will…
Dairy Digester Research and Development Program Accepting Proposals for Research
…million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to provide financial assistance for the installation of dairy digesters and research that will result in reduced greenhouse gas (methane) emissions. An estimated…
CDFA Announces Public Meeting
…Phase II (Research) of its new Dairy Digester Research and Development Program, authorized by the Budget Act of 2014. CDFA was appropriated $12 million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund…
Western View: Salinas’ own National Steinbeck Center
…books in the 1960s. Not everyone liked his work. “The Grapes of Wrath,” long considered his masterpiece, was not well received by the corporate farm owners or the Dust Bowl…
Kern Ag Community Continues to Promote Successful Spray Safe Effort
…a marked reduction in drift incidents,” said Kern County Ag Commissioner Ruben Arroyo who noted that since 2006, when SpraySafe was first launched in Kern County resulting in a dramatic…
Dithane® F-45 Rainshield® Fungicide Registered for Walnuts
…easy to pour, with virtually no dust, and is non-abrasive to equipment. Dithane F-45 can be tank mixed with commonly-used copper products. Additionally, the “Rainshield” technology – a combination of…
CDFA Announces Available Funding for Dairy Development Program
…appropriated monies from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to provide financial assistance for the installation of dairy digesters in California, which will result in reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. “Digester…
Western View: The Bakersfield Sound
…and women who had made the trek to California during the dust bowl days. The Bakersfield sound music grew in back yards and honkytonks catering to the working man, then…
USDA Joins Global Partners to Kick Off International Year of Soils in 2015
…essential ecosystem functions. Soils play a crucial role in food security, hunger eradication, climate change adaptation, poverty reduction and sustainable development. Bonnie is one of several leaders who will address…
USDA and Partners Complete First-of-Its-Kind Sale of Carbon Credits from Working Ranch Grasslands
…on working grasslands. Chevrolet, a division of General Motors, recently purchased almost 40,000 carbon dioxide reduction tons generated on working ranch grasslands in the Prairie Pothole region of North Dakota….
Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss CDFA’s Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
…of 2014). CDFA was appropriated $12 million dollars from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to provide financial assistance for the installation of dairy digesters in California which will result in…
CDFA Awards $3.6 Million to Assist Farmers with Drought Through the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and appropriated to state agencies. The first round of funding will be for projects that include water-efficiency modifications like drip and microsprinkler systems; energy-efficient water pumps…