…easy and very cheap to do. Add a high-sounding name to it, buy or write some sensational articles, and you have an instant propaganda machine. Truth is optional. The “Donate…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack, Interior Secretary Jewell Outline Wildfire Threat During Upcoming Fire Season
…highlighted the growing threat of catastrophic wildfires in drought-stricken areas of the West this year and called for reforms in the way the federal government funds wildfire suppression efforts. Additionally,…
New Market for Apple Production
…not new to Sonoma County, but it has been produced there and everywhere else as an inexpensive alternative. These growers are looking at getting known, high-end cider varieties that aren’t…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Recipients
…event. Recipients include a total of 5 students who submitted applications to our scholarship committee for review and an interview process. Raveena Sohal, a graduate of River Valley High School…
Webinar to Assist Potential Applicants for Conservation Funding
…“This webinar is a great opportunity to directly engage with our partners,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Our goal is to leverage available federal funding and produce more high-performing, on-the-ground…
The Western View: Label for GMO Foods
…farm revenues from GMO crops were about $76 billion in 2010. And thanks to high yields, on less land, and with the use of fewer chemicals and less energy to…
DPR 2013 Air Monitoring Shows Most Pesticides Well Below Health Screening Levels
…public health. (DPR is conducting a detailed scientific assessment of 1,3-D, including analyzing the applications and weather conditions during the time high concentrations were detected to reduce future air concentrations)….
USDA Helps Rural Communities Get High Speed Internet
Cathy Isom checks out the USDA’s role in helping rural areas connect to the internet for the first time. Rural Broadband…
Editorial: Country of Origin Labeling
…beef, pork and chicken products. High compliance costs; no increase in demand. Surely if consumers want this information they’d be willing to pay, right? Wrong! Multiple economic studies show no…
Poindexter Nut Grows, Orders Largest US Walnut Napasol Pasteurization Plant
…the last 3 years to meet growing demand. Naturally with this expansion comes the need for more pasteurization capacity. The high capacity Napasol pasteurization line ordered has a throughput of…
Vilsack: New Investments in Water Conservation, Resilience Across Drought-Stricken States
…to hold water longer and buffer roots from higher temperatures; improving the efficiency of irrigation systems; and implementing prescribed grazing to relieve pressure on stressed vegetation. NRCS is also leveraging…
Fuel Up to Play 60 Kick-Offs Spring Funding Campaign for California Schools
…Health Professions High School, Sacramento City USD Lorenzo Manor Elementary, San Lorenzo USD Scott Valley Junior High, Scott Valley USD Bayside Elementary, South Bay Union Elementary SD Utt Middle School,…
Wildfire Concerns Grow in California and in the West
Drought in the Golden State is resulting in an already above normal wildfire season for California, and potential for high activity in the Pacific Coast states this summer. Wildfire Concerns…
Western Snowpack Melts Early, Little Remains
…US, the snowpack at many of the stations is at or near the lowest on record. Months of unusually warm temperatures hindered snowpack growth and accelerated its melt. “We still…