…the rise, most small farms struggle to stay afloat. But a new student startup called Farmcation, which grew from a UC Berkeley innovation course called “Eat.Think.Design,” is working to connect…
More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
…“You can’t just turn it on and let it go. It will require focused and dedicated farmer and researcher attention and innovation to solve.” The authors are working with a…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
…will add particular expertise on the deeper subsurface, below the root zone of the almond trees. This project is part of the Almond Board’s larger Accelerated Innovation Management (AIM) program,…
Technology, Innovation and Food Waste
…Palo Alto, to discuss issues related to agricultural innovation and food waste. “California’s agricultural diversity and on-farm innovation is a driving force behind the foods and farm products we enjoy…
Almond Update: EQIP Program
…reduce particulate matter by at least 30%. Trials were supported by a USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) and the San Joaquin Valley Air District, and build on years of…
Toolkits for Starting Farmer’s Markets
…announced the availability of “The Economics of Local Food Systems: A Toolkit to Guide Community Discussions, Assessments and Choices” at the Good Food Festival’s Financing and Innovation Conference in Chicago….
Adapting to a Changing Climate
…plan called for our nation’s food and forestry producers to embrace innovation and conservation like never before. For over 150 years, American farmers, ranchers and forest landowners have adapted in…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
…and effective strategy for alleviating climate change – a clear benefit for all Californians. Accelerating Innovation To meet the future needs of the California almond industry, as well as the…
CDFA: 16M for 129 projects
…the University of California and California State University systems. The program is implemented under the CDFA Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation and the Office of Grant Administration. Authority for…
Agri View: Cotton Producers Troubles
…Challenges By Ben Potter AgWeb.com Innovation Editor At the National Cotton Council’s 78th annual meeting, economists told delegates that ample global stocks, low cotton prices and other uncertainties around global…
CA Students Honored
…demonstrate creativity, innovation, and leadership to address difficult environmental challenges. Eleven year old Joshua Cigoianu, of Manhattan Beach, Calif., will receive the 2015 President’s Environmental Youth Award for his water…
Save the Bees
…Trust is enlisting conserved farms in the fight to help save bees and other pollinators. With a Conservation Innovation Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service,…
Farm Credit Top 100 Honorees
…or Rancher Achievement Debbie Raven out of Selma, California was awarded under Agriculture Education and Community Impact Vernon Peterson out of Kingsburg, California was awarded under Entrepreneurship and Innovation And…
Biofuel Trade Groups, Companies Commend Senators’ Action
…more than 32,300employees serving customers in more than 160 countries. With a global value chain that includes 428 crop procurement locations, 280 ingredient manufacturing facilities, 39 innovation centers and the…