…Field Road, the flats along Lokern Road west of Buttonwillow, the Water Bank, 36 Hills, Kitty Care, and Elkhorn averaged 0-2 adults and 0-1 nymphs per 10 sweeps at the…
Research into Sustainable Crop and Livestock Production Methods
…true innovations and ground-breaking discoveries in agriculture to combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate…
Agri View: Foreigner’s Farmland
…water,” because in Saudi Arabia, “they have decided that it’s better to bring feed in rather than to empty their water reserves,” said Keith Murfield, CEO of United Dairymen of…
USDA Unveils New ‘Urban Agriculture Toolkit’
…technical assistance and financing opportunities. It focuses on some of the most pressing challenges confronting urban producers such as land access, soil quality, water resources, capital and financing, infrastructure, market…
Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…improving and sustaining rural economic growth, addressing water availability issues, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability, and ensuring food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s…
Avocado Survey Deadline Tomorrow
…is an important tool in helping CAC understand the industry’s overall productivity and grower intentions in light of industry variables such as water pricing, availability and global market competition. Surveys…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
…higher value, permanent crops has led to an increase in agricultural water use. However, according to the California Department of Water Resources, the total amount of water used by agriculture…
Slightly Higher Acres Removed in Almond Report
…Lower prices for almonds mean less profit margin with the high price of water, and many areas of the Central Valley are predicted to have little water again for another…
Agri View: El Niño Fading
…has begun to weaken, with sea surface temperature anomalies across most of the equatorial Pacific decreasing over the past month. The large amount of warmer-than-average waters below the surface of…
National Grasslands
…conservation success story. Revegetated to provide for soil and water conservation, these intermingled public and private lands are managed to conserve the natural resources of grass, water and wildlife habitat….
Benefits of SWEEP Program
Growing California video on benefits of SWEEP, fertilizer management With the announcement this week of $16 million in grants from the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP), CDFA offers…
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…losing its monopoly on the ostrich. Another problem was also looming from the exports of South African ostriches into various countries, and that was the heart-water fever virus. Heart-water fever…
Tree Removal Program Aids Fight Against ACP
…walked away from their trees due to the cost of water. Those groves can harbor Asian citrus psyllid populations even when the trees look dead. Through the newly formed ACT…
Garden by the Moon
…this ancient growing method say the water in both the ground and in plants are affected by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon, just like ocean tides are….