…especially for folks escaping the summer heat or winter fog of the central valley. If birdwatching is your thing, a visit here is very rewarding. Morro Bay and the surrounding…
CA State Plan: Make Water Conservation A Way of Life
…top priority in the Governor’s Water Action Plan – to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life.” This plan builds on the success of mandatory water restrictions during California’s severe…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
…wildlife priority areas and nearly three-fourths of the acres will have a wildlife-focused conservation plan as part of the operation. “This 15-year commitment on more than half a million acres…
Spread Cheer, Not Invasive Hungry Pests, This Holiday Season
A Few Simple Actions Can Help Protect America’s Trees & Plants The December holiday season is the greatest gift-giving time of the year, and can be a vulnerable time for…
Agriculture Education Helping Grow the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…onsite, hands-on activities and demonstrations, including unmanned aerial vehicles and advanced planter technologies. The project also established a Center for Knowledge and Skills to help students establish relationships with potential…
Research to Support Healthy Agroecosystems
…from soil, water, and sun to plants, animals, and people, interact with and affect food production. These awards are made through NIFA’s Bioenergy and Natural Resources Program, Agroecosystem priority area…
Food Safety Tips
Cathy Isom has five food safety tips you need to know before starting to cook that holiday meal. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Food Safety Tips Here…
Report Highlights Scientific Research
…(FS), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Wildlife Services (APHIS-WS), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Veterinary Services (APHIS-VS), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Plant Protection and Quarantine (APHIS-PPQ),…
Japan PM Says TPP Meaningless Without U.S.
…plans to lobby other signatories to the pact, but declined to elaborate. Also this week, officials from Mexico said at least six countries, including Japan, plan to move forward on…
Changes to Improve the Prevented Planting Program
…safety net for producers. Prevented planting coverage provides producers protection if they are unable to plant an insured crop by the final planting date. When adverse weather prevents planting, a…
Brexit May Open British Farmers to GM Crops
Great Britain’s exit from the European Union may open the door for British farmers to grow genetically modified crops. British officials are drawing up plans that could allow GM crops…
COOL Not on the Agenda for Trump
…Trump’s plan for his first 100 days in office highlighted a provision to potentially include COOL in a renegotiation of NAFTA. Farm groups from Canada threatened trade retaliation if COOL…
Bird Quarantine Facility in California Closing
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the closure of the APHIS-operated bird import quarantine facility located at the port of Otay Mesa, California. These changes will…
Five Tips for a Food Safe Thanksgiving
…FoodSafety.gov to learn more about how to safely select, thaw and prepare a turkey. For more Thanksgiving food safety tips, follow FSIS on Twitter, @USDAFoodSafety, or on Facebook, at Facebook.com/FoodSafety.gov….