…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
…expected to be introduced this year in the Senate. The legislation was also endorsed by the American Biogas Council: “For a healthy economy, we need healthy soils and clean watersheds….
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…Match Full Interview with Martin Bourque More from The Ecology Center: The healthy food incentive program Market Match is increasing access to fresh produce among Californians who are struggling to…
New Website for Northern CA Producers
…for those who prefer it that way). • Weekly Soil Moisture Loss (ET) Reports for the Northern and Southern Sacramento Valley. • Pest Catch Reports based on weekly scouting in…
Agri View: Feral Hog Control
…of diseases such as brucellosis and pseudorabies to livestock and humans is also a concern among livestock producers and to animal and public health authorities (Texas Animal Health Commission 1992)….
Asian Citrus Psyllid Pest Found in Monterey County
…both the insect and the disease. There is no cure once a tree becomes infected. The diseased tree will decline in health and produce bitter, misshapen fruit until it eventually…
Western View: Use a Plow, Go to Jail?
…Plow Polluter He says a plow is a point source of pollution, and soil that’s been turned and moved a few inches is a pollutant. When that plow is dragged…
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
…need to enter information about their orchard, such as row and tree spacing, age and percent canopy cover, along with optional inputs such as soil texture and rooting depth. The…
Almond Leadership Program Focuses on Issues
…a healthy hive of bees, and spoke about how to maintain a healthy hive. They also touched on the fact that honey bees are essential to a successful almond crop….
NACD Welcomes Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
…to enhance transparency around the government’s granting and contracting processes. Producers committed to enhancing water and air quality, wildlife habitat, and soil health were never supposed to get tangled up…
Attorney Comments on Ruling in Duarte/WOTUS Lawsuit
A U.S. District Court judge rules that soil is a pollutant, a plow is a point source of pollution, and that sometimes dry land is navigable water. This is the…
National Weed Your Garden Day
…out plant roots and steal the nutrients that are needed for the plants to grow nice and healthy. Helpful tips on reducing weeds in your garden: Cover the soil along…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…pulling a no-till, cross-slot drill across Double J’s wheat fields. The no-till drill is used to reduce the carbon footprint by minimizing soil erosion, conserving soil moisture and reducing the…
Nobody Exempt from ACP Quarantines
…tree or product falls under those rules. “All of these rules apply to everyone,” Kinoshita says. “Yeah, it might have just been two trees, but that’s two trees in soil….