…web page. Previous projects funded through the Organic Transitions Program include a multi-state, trans-disciplinary project led by the University of Maryland to improve the management of soils in transitional and…
USDA: No Cotton Storage Deficit
…expanded risk management tools with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in farm credit. The Department has engaged its resources to support…
Improving Water Quality in High-Priority Watersheds
…Service’s (NRCS) National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI). The NWQI helps farmers and ranchers implement voluntary conservation practices, such as nutrient management, cover crops, conservation cropping systems, filter strips, terraces and…
Survey Shows Little Assistance from Farm Bill Dairy Program
…from respondents conveyed a strong desire to see supply management measures implemented by cooperatives and industry groups, rather than by the government. As one respondent noted, “Management should be producer-driven…
How CDFA Samples for Fruit Fly
…agency’s Division of Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services, including a practice known as fruit sampling – fruit taken from properties and checked for Medfly larvae. This short video captures…
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Quarantine Near Panorama City
…offspring to replace them, ultimately resulting in the eradication of the pest. The sterile male Medflies are brought to California by the joint CDFA/USDA sterile insect rearing facility in Los…
Stink Bug Could Infest by the Tens of Thousands
…attended a nationwide BMSB conference. He said there is concern about California agriculture because of the pest’s history. “In 2010 on the East Coast, it caused a tremendous amount of…
Spray and Move Still Spreading Psyllids
…of California Citrus Integrated Pest Management Specialist Beth Grafton-Cardwell said. However, according to Grafton-Cardwell, researchers know this system isn’t 100 percent efficient. “We know that pesticides are not killing every…
Research to Support Healthy Agroecosystems
…dedicated to long-term ecological research, will compare different grassland management systems to see which offer the most effective ecosystem benefits, such as greenhouse gas management and water use efficiency. Previous…
Obama Administration Finishing Many Regulations
…regulate methane emissions from existing oil and gas infrastructure. Also, the Bureau of Land Management’s major rule on leases for wind and solar projects on federal land is expected before…
Adoption of Genetically Engineered Alfalfa, Canola, and Sugarbeets in the United States
…this newly seeded alfalfa acreage was GE HT. Data from USDA’s Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) indicate that GE HT alfalfa constituted 13 percent of the alfalfa acres harvested in…
Black Friday
…Black Friday deals. But one expert says shoppers may very well profit by waiting until after today to do their main gift buying. Rutgers University Extension Financial Management Expert Barbara…
Almond Matters: San Jose Scale Decision Support
…orchards. University of California Integrated Pest Management Advisor Emily Symmes said there are some additions to San Jose scale guidelines, specifically to help growers make decisions. “With San Jose scale,…
Changes to Improve the Prevented Planting Program
New Provisions to Take Effect for 2017 Spring Crops The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced updated factors for prevented planting coverage that will strengthen the…