…in the health of America’s students through Farm to School is also an investment in the farmers and ranchers who grow the food and an investment in the health of…
Soil Health Takes Main Stage at California State Board of Food and Agriculture Meeting on Oct. 7th
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will give soil health the main stage at its meeting on Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 in Sacramento. Soil health, the basis of…
Raising the Bar; How Protecting You From Pesticides Has Changed
…Milton O’Haire, wants to ensure they are trained on how to use fumigants – a type of pesticide that is injected into the soil before growing crops like strawberries, cling…
All of Tulare County Added to Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine
…diseased tree will decline in health until it dies. HLB has been detected just once in California – in 2012 on a single residential property in Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles…
USDA Announces up to $31 Million to Empower People to Make Healthy Eating Choices
…not have adequate access to nutritious food,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Helping families purchase more fresh produce is clearly good for families’ health, helps contribute to lower health costs…
USDA to Collect Data on Chemicals Applied to Vegetables
…produce a safe, high-quality food supply,” said Vic Tolomeo, Director of the NASS Pacific Regional Field Office. “The data will help support the policies and programs that protect the health…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Kern County
…infected. The diseased tree will decline in health until it dies. HLB has been detected just once in California – in 2012 on a single residential property in Hacienda Heights,…
California’s Fertilizer Research Conference Comes to Modesto October 29-30, 2014
(From CDFA) The California Department of Food and Agriculture and the Western Plant Health Association are hosting their 22nd annual fertilizer research conference at the DoubleTree Hotel in Modesto on…
NRCS Selects California Projects for National Conservation Innovation Grants
…CIG award winners, please visit: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/programs/financial/cig/?cid=stelprdb1260847 NRCS has provided leadership in a partnership effort to help America’s private landowners and managers conserve their soil, water and other natural resources since…
Secretary Vilsack Highlights Innovative Conservation Efforts
…soil health concerns. Almost half of the grants announced today support the agency’s priority of getting more conservation on the ground by improving the health of our nation’s soils. The…
Conservation Service Chief Jason Weller Discusses Conservation Projects
…conservation groups help farmers conserve soil health, protect water quality, and restore wildlife habitat. The projects will help develop and demonstrate cutting-edge ideas to accelerate innovation in conservation of natural…
EPA Registers New Nematicide Alternative to Restricted-Use Soil Fumigants, Including Methyl Bromide
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is registering a new active ingredient, fluensulfone, a non-fumigant nematicide that provides lower-risk chemical control of nematodes than methyl bromide and other Restricted Use soil…
Federal Officials to Tour Southern California Agriculture
…Agricultural Statistics Service Vanessa Dellis, USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Yu-Ting Guilaran, U.S. EPA-Office of Pesticide Programs Tracy Hancock, U.S. Forest Service Jamie Harris, U.S. EPA-Office of Ground…
Conservation, Industry Leaders Team Up to Restore Groundwater in California’s Central Valley
…its sandy soils that allow for rapid percolation and maximum recharge. The additional groundwater can be used immediately or stored for dry years. Project partners anticipate that the basin will…