COVID-19 safety guidelines that are keeping more people at home more often has resulted in an increase in the number of farming complaints being made. While farming operations may not…
New Multifaceted Farmworker Safety Campaign Launched
…Executive Director Hernan Hernandez said in a news release. “Farming operations have adopted safety procedures to keep workers safe on the job. This campaign provides our communities with more Spanish-language…
CDFA Selects 20 Demonstration Projects for Healthy Soils Program
…the farming community that these practices do work. These science-based projects will help improve the quantification benefits of carbon sequestration on the land.” A multitude of agencies, institutions, and industry…
Stopping Bears from Making a Picnic Out of Your Garden
How to help stop bears from making a picnic out of your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Living and farming in bear country can be…
Former Goat Herder’s Crop Research Promotes Prosperity for Imperial Valley Farmers
…in winter, when most farming takes place, I engaged myself in farming,” Bachie said. That afterschool activity piqued his interest in farming and fueled his pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in…
USDA Makes $15 Million Available for Farming Assistance Program
…more sustainable farming and ranching operations.” The 2501 Program is administered by the OPPE, which has awarded more than $119 million in grants over the past 16 years. Initially established…
Conservation Practices Prove Valuable Despite Early Challenges
…farming system can require a bit of trial and error. Applying proven methodologies will need to account for individual farming operations and make the necessary adaptations where appropriate. While the…
New Management Practice Proposals Being Accepted for AMMP
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI) has begun to accept new management practice proposals to consider as part of the Alternative…
Hemp Checkoff Program on the Horizon
…from industry members from throughout the sector. “The HIA continues to focus on building the hemp economy and bringing industries together, beginning with hemp farming,” said HIA President Rick Trojan….
Food Box Program Helping Growers, Families, and Companies
…is headquartered in Newport Beach with farming operations all over California and multiple other states. SunTerra President Steve Brazeel said that their participation in the food box program has been…
Healthy Soils Program Accepting Proposals for New Practices
…Farming and Innovation (OEFI), along with the agency’s Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel will be accepting proposals through Friday, August 28. “As the Healthy Soils Program continues to grow,…
Climate Crisis Action Plan Recognizes Value of Agriculture
…incentives to further increase energy efficiency in farming. “TFI is committed to continuing to work with members of Congress to ensure that any legislation or policy advanced can reduce GHG…
UC ANR Engaged in Projects to Increase Internet Connectivity
…to increase rural broadband access. Agricultural communities will increasingly need better internet connectivity moving forward, to fully take advantage of the digital farming tools as they become available. Humiston spoke…
How to Avoid COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Penalties
It is important for employers to fully understand what is required under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). A farming…