…on science, and the science is pretty clear. Atrazine is one of the safest and most effective crop management tools farmers have in their toolboxes. It’s also one of the…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…invasion,” she said. In this contemporary era of grazing management, Tate said he is “fairly confident” that livestock numbers could come back up on public lands for vegetation management while…
CA Team Takes Third at 2016 Envirothon
…demonstrate their critical thinking skills by giving an oral presentation that details the specific management strategies they would use to address a given natural resources issue. “We are proud to…
S&W Seed Company Signs First U.S. Sorghum License Agreement
…South Africa, China, Pakistan and South Africa. Recent Executive Interview The management team of S&W Seed Company and S&W’s subsidiary, SV Genetics, recently conducted an executive series interview discussing S&W’s…
Managing Dust at Harvest Videos
…Harvest Dust educational videos round out ABC’s collection of helpful dust management resources, including the Harvest Dust Tool Kit and the Managing Dust at Harvest technical guides. Managing Harvest Dust…
SGMA BMP Survey Deadline Extended
Best Management Practices (BMP) Survey Deadline Extended Thru August 8 The DWR Sustainable Groundwater Management Program has developed a BMP Survey to help rank initial BMP development for the sustainable…
Effects of Agricultural Conservation
…Lake Erie Basin shows voluntary conservation is making significant headway in reducing nutrient and sediment loss from farms and that there is opportunity to improve conservation management across the basin…
$1 Billion Ag Fund
…Tsing Capital, an investment management company, says the fund will invest in high-tech fermentation and extraction of grains, cane and vegetables, with the intention of supplying the market for health…
NMPF Introduces FARM Environmental Stewardship Component
…Federation (NMPF), is assuming management of the Farm Smart Program, previously managed by Dairy Management, Inc. Farm Smart, an environmental stewardship module for farmers to measure improvements they make in…
Greenhouse Opens, Aids ACP Fight
…this fight.” For more information about the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program and California Citrus Mutual, visit CaliforniaCitrusThreat.org and CaCitrusMutual.com, respectively. From the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program….
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…with Fresno Regional Workforce Investment Board and Jennifer Sowerwine, UCCE Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley. The survey was funded funded…
Electronic Bug Trap Reduces Labor
…of several pests that are of concern to California producers. “There are around ten species currently that we support today and an individual trap will just monitor one pest at…
Mexican Ethanol Producers Set Sights on Sorghum
…one-on-one meetings and visits to sorghum and grain facilities, an ethanol plant tour gave producers an inside look at production methods and insight into applicable plant management techniques. From the…
Crop Insurance Program Still Growing and Healthy
The man who runs the USDA’s Risk Management Agency says the crop insurance program is growing and is financially healthy. Gary Crawford has the story. Crop Insurance Program…