…CSU and UC Extension irrigation experts, includes five practices: Measuring irrigation system performance and efficiency; Estimating orchard water requirements based on evapotranspiration; Measuring the amount of water applied; Evaluating soil…
EPA Announces Award to Protect Northern California Watersheds
…practice for watershed protection and that can be replicated across the country. More information on the Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program and grantees: https://www.epa.gov/hwp and http://www.usendowment.org/healthywatersheds.html Information about watersheds: https://www.epa.gov/hwp/healthy-watersheds-overview…
NACD Welcomes Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
…time-consuming requirements complicates conservation delivery and can discourage landowners from participating in NRCS cost-share programs. “Financial assistance is crucial to the adoption and implementation of conservation,” Peters continued. “The ‘Improving…
FARMS Students Report on Agriculture
…Taylor Hillman interview Central Valley Grower Matt Efird at the Fresno Farm Bureau. Efird talked about the challenges they face in farming which include water quality and efficiency. AgNet West’s…
Attorney Comments on Ruling in Duarte/WOTUS Lawsuit
…that has a nexus to another body of water – even if the nexus is dry – is regulated as navigable water. Tony Francois with the Pacific Legal Foundation is…
Two Southern California Firms Honored
…is being recognized for developing and commercializing Instinct®, a technology that reduces fertilizer nitrate leaching to ground and surface waters and atmospheric nitrous oxide emissions. During the 21 years of…
State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Assistance Workshops
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $50,000 for 11 projects that will provide hands-on technical assistance to prospective State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) applicants….
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
…2050, wheat productivity needs to increase by 1.6% each year. In order to preserve biodiversity, water, and nutrient resources, the majority of this increase has to be achieved via crop…
Shot Hole Borer Trapping in Avocado Groves
…produced. Frass (wood dust from boring) may be produced, but because this can quickly dissolve in water it can be easy to miss. If the barked is scraped away, dark…
The California Kitchen: Crab Stuffed Mushroom Tempura
…1 Cup Seltzer Water Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Crab Stuffed Mushroom Tempura For this and many more…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…in Washington, Oregon and his home-state of California. The focus of his trip was the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and climate change. Dolcini visited four Washington State USDA Service Centers…
DIY Potting Mix
…anaerobic and prevent the roots from getting the oxygen necessary for the plant to grow well. At the same time, the soil needs to have qualities of water and nutrient…
Drought Alert: Call to Re-examine ‘Harmful Actions’
…farmers in the Sacramento Valley from diverting water already promised by Reclamation and would limit Reclamation’s ability to export water to meet its commitment to the Exchange Contractors, senior water…
Signup for Cotton Producers Starts June 20
…Program, including a $40,000 per producer payment limit, requirement to be actively engaged in farming, meet conservation compliance and a $900,000 adjusted gross income limit. To learn more about the…