…the tropical Pacific (the “heat content”) also decreased sharply, despite getting a small boost in January. The heat content is the lowest it’s been in over a year, and since…
Resource to Help Food Hubs
…food hubs advice on writing sound business plans, and it includes guidance on how established food hubs can expand into financially viable long-term businesses. Rikkers “Food hubs are an exciting…
Clean Water Crisis Threatens U.S.
…and treatment plants would run about $384 billion. The American Water Works Association’s estimates are even higher. The nonprofit group says the cost of just maintaining current systems and fitting…
Cargo Theft Task Force One Step Closer
…Committee passed AB 2805 unanimously and the bill will now head to the Assembly Public Safety Committee. WAPA issued a press release about the passage that stated, “AB 2805 would…
Paris Climate Agreement Signed
…metric tons per year — the equivalent of taking 12.6 million cars off the road for a year. Through USDA’s Building Blocks for Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry, we plan…
U.C. Berkeley Recognized
…College Park (1st place, Demonstration Project), and the Stevens Institute of Technology (2nd place, Master Plan). EPA also recognized teams from the University of Texas at Arlington (Master Plan) and…
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
…Reservoir levels reflect restrictions on SWP and CVP pumping plants in the Delta in order to protect threatened and endangered fish. Folsom Lake, a CVP reservoir near Sacramento, has risen…
Pork Producers “Fly-In”
…Partnership (TPP) agreement. NPPC supports full allocation of the fiscal 2016 $10 million budget request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to implement…
Citrus Greening Research Funding
…Group includes representatives from the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), USDA NIFA, USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, Environmental Protection Agency, State Departments of Agriculture from California, Florida, Texas and…
Transitioning to Organic Certification
…and built a high tunnel. Our current contract includes extensive perennial plantings for buffers and beneficial insects. NRCS has really helped us fine tune our fertility and address a broad…
Preventing Food Waste
…community by providing donated untouched food that would have otherwise gone to waste to those who might not have a steady food supply. Ways to Reduce Wasted Food Planning, prepping,…
Klamath Water Allocation Brings Relief For Farmers
…was released last week by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The agency’s operations plan for the project estimates the available water supply, the volume of water to be released to…
CA Students Honored
…closely with the school principal, he implemented an action plan that included educating his fellow student through signage, changing the way art brushes were cleaned in the classroom to reduce…
Innovative Pest Management Solutions
…issues, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability, and ensuring food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for…