Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering Prop 1383, the increase in the number of “smelly”…
USDA NRCS Awards $640,000 to Six in California for Conservation Innovation
…Conservation District of Santa Cruz County, Wild Farm Alliance, The Nature Conservancy, The Freshwater Trust, and Fibershed,” said Carlos Suarez, NRCS State Conservationist in California. “We are excited to see your project…
Increased ‘Smelly’ Organic Complaints During Pandemic
Agricultural Commissioner Offices have been busy with both conventional and organic complaints about agricultural applications. When those complaints are about drift or a pesticide in general, county offices are required…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 08-17-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including how to stay protected during the triple-digit temps with…
2020 Grape Harvest Ramping Up Around California
Grape harvest ramped up around California last week. Sparkling wine grape harvest began last week for wineries around the state. Operations in the Napa and Central Coast regions reported some…
UCCE Rice Team Collecting Watergrass Samples
…is encouraged to contact Rice Farm Advisor, Whitney Brim-DeForest. Samples will be collected through the end of September. Listen to the radio report below. UCCE Rice Team Collecting Watergrass Samples…
Project Applications Being Accepted for National RCPP
…August 27, and September 10. USDA will be accepting proposals through the RCPP portal until Wednesday, November 4. Since being authorized through the 2014 Farm Bill, RCPP projects have provided…
Industry Members Encouraged to Engage on SB 1383
…in jeopardy of having to administer a leave act that’s a lot more complicated than the federal act,” said Brian Little, Director of Employment Policy for the California Farm Bureau…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 08-14-20
Today’s Farm City Newsday has reports from Brian German on the HLB-positive Asian citrus psyllid found in a southern California commercial citrus grove and how that isn’t necessarily surprising. Danielle…
Working Together: Walnut Growers Added to CFAP Direct Payments
Federal aid for producers impacted by COVID-19 will now include the California walnut industry. USDA announced additional commodities that qualify for direct grower payments through the Farm Service Agency (FSA),…
Benefits of Growing Sculpit on Your Farm or in Your Garden
…an annual festival for it. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Benefits of Growing Sculpit on Your Farm or in Your Garden Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 08-13-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the reasons flexible groundwater recharge could be an answer…
Almond Update: Flexible Groundwater Recharge Could Be A SGMA Answer
At last year’s Almond Conference, local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies were being finalized, and the discussion around sustainable plans was looking at every possible idea. Grower and California State Board of…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 08-12-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including changes in organic certification funding, a judge denying the…