…stresses of a changing climate, often combined with several successive years of insect defoliation. In some cases, where soils are naturally poor in base cations and therefore “acid-sensitve” (as at…
Open Data Powers Conservation Mapping Tool
…an index of ecosystem resilience and resistance to cheatgrass based on underlying soil temperature and moisture. Each data layer creates a visual representation of available research covering one of the…
Salt in Our Diet
…we need? According to the American Heart Association (AHA), sodium consumption should not exceed 1.5g per day (3.75g of salt), and that even includes healthy people without high blood pressure,…
Preparing for an Uncertain Future with Climate Smart Agriculture
…applied, saving money for the grower. Under the Healthy Soils Initiative, Gov. Brown has directed CDFA to lead an interagency collaboration to promote the development of healthy soils that sequester…
Agri View: Food Consumption
…on some of those glad tidings. Analyzing data from more than 100,000 people enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals’ Follow-up Study, scientists at Harvard School of…
Industry Gets White Rot Update
…in the soil at planting. As few as one sclerotium per 10 kilograms of soil can initiate disease. Only one sclerotium per kilogram of soil can cause measurable disease loss,…
Grinder Demo Shows Orchard Removal Options
…alternatives is grinding up whole almond orchards and incorporating the tree biomass into the soil, leading to the question of how this additional organic matter affects the soil, and more…
National Drink Wine Day
…Wine Day.org National Drink Wine Day is celebrated annually on February 18 across the United States. The purpose of National Drink Wine Day is to spread the love and health…
Western View: Behind the Sagebrush Rebellion
…did in the late 1800’s. But now, those ranchers apply those hard-won lessons about over-grazing, water management and soil conservation. The ranches have their cattle graze on the public land…
Agri View: Coffee, Healthy or Not?
Everett Griner talks about that healthy morning cup of coffee in today’s Agri View. Coffee, Healthy or Not? From: Mayo Clinic.org Is coffee good or bad for me? Answers from…
National Almond Day
…showered newlyweds with almonds as a fertility charm. Today, North Americans give guests at weddings a bag of sugared almonds, representing children, happiness, romance, good health and fortune. In Sweden,…
USDA, Partners to Invest $720 Million in Conservation Projects
…million towards 84 conservation projects that will help communities improve water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural viability. These projects make up the second…
USDA Initiative Restores Forests, Reduces Wildfire Threats through Local Partnerships
…Restoration Partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve the health and resiliency of forest ecosystems where public and private lands meet. “The…
Presidents Who Farmed
…beans, corn, and tomatos, and pouring tubs of water into sandy soil that would sprout large watermelon. And about a year before he became President, George W. Bush – bought…