…partnerships with organizations such as the Fire-Adapted Communities Coalition and The Nature Conservancy; Improved 1.33 million acres of wildlife habitat, and treated over 73,600 acres for noxious weeds and invasive…
Improvements to Crop Insurance continue in 2018
…Risk Management Agency (RMA) continues to improve the program, increasing its availability and effectiveness as a risk management tool while safeguarding the integrity of the program. In 2017, RMA had…
USDA Seeks Applications for $10 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
…encouraging prescribed burning as a grazing management practice, and improving access to conservation planning tools used for developing grazing management plans. Organic Agriculture Systems: Helping organic producers develop innovative cropping…
Foraging for a Viable Food Source
Cathy Isom has some interesting tips on foraging for a pesky weed that’s also a viable food source. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Foraging for a Viable…
CDFA Announces Funding for Dairy Digester Development Program
…been allocated to support non-digester practices that reduce methane emissions from dairy and livestock operations through the Alternative Manure Management Program(AMMP). Milk producers and dairy digester developers can apply for…
Register for Inaugural California Coffee Summit
…Agriculture will be giving presentations on topics such as the development of estate coffee, along with pest and disease management. UC Cooperative Extension advisors Ramiro Lobo, Gary Bender, and Duncan…
NRCS Invests 84.6 Million Through EQIP for 2017
…in 2017 to voluntarily create a conservation plan that identifies goals for improving natural resources on their property. The plan outlines possible structural and management solutions to address resource needs….
Monsanto Offering Incentive for XtendiMax with VaporGrip Herbicide
…product in 2018 if they spray the herbicide on soybeans Monsanto engineered to resist the weed killer, according to Reuters. However, further restriction on dicamba-based herbicides are in place for…
USDA Ends Prevented Planting +10 Percent Option
The Department of Agriculture has ended a ten percent higher crop insurance coverage option for prevented planting claims. In a memo sent out to insurers and USDA’s Risk Management Agency…
Family of Late California Farmer Accept Conservation Award
…to better steward the soil, water, and wildlife. The competitive award is presented to those who demonstrate outstanding stewardship and management of natural resources. It originated in Colorado and has…
Mend, Don’t End NAFTA
…Canada ends its supply-management system for dairy, which the Canadian government says is a non-starter. The NMPF also joined other organizations in writing a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross…
APHIS Wildlife Services to Begin Field Trials on Feral Swine Toxic Bait
…another tool in the toolbox for integrated feral swine damage management.” The development of tools and techniques for use in feral swine damage management supports the National Feral Swine Damage…
Thomas Fire Scorches Avocado Acreage
…Management Agency to address relief efforts for the Thomas Fire. “Growers just need to remain vigilant,” said Spann. “I know some growers have lost homes and personal property, so just…
Monsanto Asks Judge to Block Arkansas Dicamba Restrictions
Monsanto went before a judge on Tuesday to officially ask the court to prevent a proposal to ban the use of a weed killer that many farmers say drifts and…