…than 4 million cars off the road for one year. “The Strategic Growth Council is excited to see such prime agricultural land remain intact to aid in reducing greenhouse gas…
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…
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…
Almond Board: Using All Techniques to Reduce Dust
Harvest time means growers are thinking about ways to reduce dust. The Fresno State farm, which is in the middle of town, has many neighbors to consider. Using All Techniques…
Agri View: Lost Land
…The overgrazing stripped the land, and, in part, brought about the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Congress enacted the 1934 Taylor Grazing Act, which finally established grazing districts and required…
Lessons from Six California Soil Care Farmers
…use no-tillage for their summer silage corn and winter small grain forage mixes and as a means for stabilizing the soil, adding surface residues, increasing infiltration and reducing runoff under…
Legislation Help for Dairy Farmers
…voluntarily set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fluid milk by 25 percent by 2020, and has since undertaken several projects intended to help meet that goal….
Surface Irrigation Technology Saves Water, Money
Technology is helping surface irrigation become more efficient but it also helps in other areas like reducing labor costs. Automation Saves Water, Money Saving More Than Water Irrigation experts are…
Avocado Growers Face Obstacles but Harvest More Fruit
…heat. Hopefully, we’re past that now.” Fruit drop during a mid-June heat wave was not significant in terms of reducing the statewide avocado crop across the total production area of…
Smelt Plan Calls for More Water Release
…the species by reducing mortality and boosting the rate at which the fish grow, reproduce, and survive. It focuses on creating better habitat, more food, higher turbidity, and reduced levels…
Funding to Address Climate Change Impact on Agriculture
…goal of the AFRI Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change Challenge Area is to reduce the use of energy, nitrogen, and water, while also reducing greenhouse…
Agri View: Vines Controlling Temperature
…window, vines offer a curtain of greenery, keeping temperatures cooler inside. In exposed situations vines provide wind protection and reduce dust, sun glare, and reflected heat. Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spp.) Height:…
Western View: Rodeo Time in Salinas
…the dust of the trail. That’s followed by a cowboy poetry session, featuring Larry Maurice, a horse wrangler and packer from the eastern slope of the Sierras. To get more…
World Food Prize Honors
…thereby dramatically reducing “hidden hunger” for millions. The three-person team from the International Potato Center (known by its Spanish acronym CIP) – Dr. Maria Andrade of Cape Verde, Dr. Robert…