…includes regulations and safety – being aware of those – planning flights, and we talk a lot about equipment. There’s a lot of options around equipment.” Although in-person flying tutorials…
Assistance Available Through Farmer Veteran Coalition
…small grant program. The grants are meant to assist veterans as they get started in agriculture, helping with the purchase of a piece of farming equipment. Over the last decade,…
FARMER Program Receives Significant Support in Budget Proposal
…So that’s a substantial chunk of change. It’s going to help replace a lot of tractors and harvesters.” The FARMER program has been instrumental in helping producers replace older equipment….
Wounded Warrior Project Partners with Farmer Veteran Coalition
…fund is a small grant program that provides assistance to newly farming veterans with the purchase of a piece of equipment The FVC is a national non-profit serving nearly 25,000…
Michael Regan Nominated as The Next Leader of EPA
…Other groups to issue notices of support for the nomination include the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). “NPPC congratulates Michael Regan on his nomination….
Virtual Beltwide Cotton Conference Scheduled for January 5-7
…cotton leafroll dwarf virus and product updates from various agribusiness companies. Traits and new plant varieties, latest chemistries, lint contamination prevention, regulatory issues, and the newest precision agriculture equipment are…
Truck Registration Mistakenly Being Denied by DMV
…in compliance through recent legislation. The software mistake is made worse by the fact that 2020 is the year that Special Equipment plates are up for multi-year renewals. Sousa notes…
Agriculturalists From Fresno and San Diego Counties Win Young Farmer and Rancher Awards
…raisin grapes and almonds, and as an equipment specialist for Sun Pacific Farming. He and Kimberly own and operate a pumpkin patch, Dakota Acres, which they decided to rebrand after…
2020 Giving Tuesday Donations Break UC ANR Records
…protective equipment. In August, when lightning ignited wildfires all over the state, UC Cooperative Extension advised residents on defensible space around their homes and helped evacuate livestock. “The resounding success…
New ToBRFV Resistant Tomato Variety from Syngenta Coming in 2021
…transmitted within and between crops by people and equipment. Different levels of resistance to the virus exist in Syngenta’s current germplasm, but the research and development team was able to…
Air Quality Mandates Putting a Squeeze on Agricultural Producers
…equipment in a short amount of time. “The rules state that if we don’t replace 12,500 tractors by 2023, or get our 11 tons of reductions, then it becomes…
Action Being Taken on U.S. Agricultural Export Issues
…for Western Growers. “Certain cargo is getting prioritized over others just because, overall, there is a shortage of equipment, of ships, of containers, of everything.” The issue of exporting challenges…
UCCE Offering Water Measurement and Reporting Course November 18
…flow data and how to determine measurement equipment accuracy. Listen to the radio report below. UCCE Offering Water Measurement and Reporting Course November 18 About the Author Brian German Facebook…
Safflower Shows Potential as Winter Forage Crop for Dairies
…said that safflower is showing good potential and could be treated similarly to other small grains. “It would be the same timing, same equipment, and same ensiling techniques used for…