…The act states that it is intended for: “… the protection of objects of historic and scientific interest.” When those intentions are observed, we end up protecting land in a…
U.S. EPA Fines Fresno Pesticide Distributor for Failure to Properly Label High-Risk Pesticide
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Snowden Enterprises, Inc., over the distribution of a misbranded restricted use pesticide. The firm, located in Fresno, Calif., has agreed to…
Climate Smart Israel – the Negev Desert
…dryland agriculture and biotechnology; and, environmental studies and solar science (this includes social sciences and architecture). Climate change studies are a part of all these. The delegation discusses water and…
Agri View: GMO Law
…material difference. Subtitle B–Department of Agriculture (Sec. 111) This bill amends the Plant Protection Act to allow the sale of a GMO food (including imported food and excluding plant pests)…
FAA Rules Clear Runway for Small Drones
…for ensuring a drone is safe before flying, but the FAA is not requiring small UAS to comply with current agency airworthiness standards or aircraft certification. Instead, the remote pilot…
SWEEP Funding
…staff will provide guidance on the application process, provide several examples and answer any questions. There is no cost to attend the workshops. Individuals planning to attend should email grants@cdfa.ca.gov…
Honeybees-How to Keep Them
Without honeybees, some of the foods we eat, like almonds, could become extinct; the cost of others, such as cherries and avocados, would likely skyrocket. Cathy Isom tells you how…
Agri View: Troubled Ocean Waters
…or other matter into the ocean is governed internationally by the 1972 London Convention and 1996 London Protocol. The United States regulates such disposal through the Marine, Protection, Research, and…
NACD Responds to Approval of EPA Spending Bills
…Appropriations Committees have approved for the Forest Service and the Environmental Protection Agency. However, the association is disappointed that the committees failed to propose a long-term budget solution for wildfire…
Global Nutrition Coordination Plan Released
…Peace Corps, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Treasury, and White House Office of Science and Technology…
NMPF Endorses Creating Tax Incentive Legislation
…on their dairies.” Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of NMPF According to the Environmental Protection Agency, just over 250 biogas systems are operational or under construction on dairy and hog…
Almond Board: New E-Learning Program
…type of almond for use in different products. Course subject matter includes: cost, food safety, variety, usage, specs, grades, size and delivery. For more information, please contact Rebecca Bailey at…
Western View: Use a Plow, Go to Jail?
…water of the USA. Now, understand this – no environmental damage was done by the act of plowing. No harm has been done to anyone or anything. The soil was…
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
…coefficient [ETc],” said Gabriele Ludwig, Ph.D., director of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs at Almond Board of California. “The goal is to make some rather lengthy calculations simple in order to…
