…Management Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Rural Development agency. Additionally, expertise and assistance on particular subjects (e.g. re-seeding, erosion & flooding, livestock, salvage logging, or reforestation) may…
Watching Out for Black-Hearted Pomegranates
…decrease. Employing proper orchard management practices such as dust control and sanitation can reduce the occurrence of the disease. Fruit that has been infected can also be gently shaken from…
Farmers in Wildfire Zones Assess Impact
…a lot of machinery from around the state to come in and get this done this week,” he said. “We’ve looked to other vineyard management companies around the state, just…
NRCS Streamlining EQIP Applications for Fire Recovery
…Farm Service Agency (FSA), and Risk Management Agency (RMA) in California are planning to meet with landowners, partners and other agencies to assess damages and discuss technical and financial assistance….
NIFA Biotechnology Grants Put Science at Center of Food Safety Policy
…areas including management practices to minimize environmental risk of GE organisms; methods to monitor, and understand the dispersal of GE organisms; gene transfer to domesticated and wild relatives; and environmental…
NAFTA Talks Reach Standstill
…as U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has confirmed the U.S. will table its dairy proposal, for now. The proposal seeks to end Canada’s dairy supply management program, a “non-starter” for…
USDA Helps Small Businesses Develop New Agricultural Products, Technology
…of tropical soda apple, an invasive weed that chokes out native species and forage for cattle. The company created an herbicide based on a naturally occurring plant virus called pseudomonas….
Call to Action at CAPCA Conference
…bee health and weed control. Water is another significant issue being discussed at this year’s meeting. Wenger Wenger commented on how beneficial the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN)…
Canada “Flatly Rejects” U.S. Dairy Proposal
Wrapping up the fourth round of talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the U.S. proposed a dismantling of Canada’s dairy supply management system. Bloomberg reports Canada “flatly…
Still Time to Register for California Avocado Society’s Annual Meeting
…analysis technologies. Brokaw Orchard will feature management changes over time and Dominguez Orchard will highlight high-density management and pruning methods. The President’s BBQ Reception will begin at 4:30 p.m. on…
US Forest Service Actively Involved in California Wildfire Response
…National Forest System lands, the Forest Service provides additional firefighting personnel, incident management teams, and equipment resources to support the State of California and other federal agencies whose resources are…
Weed Scientist Has Doubts Over Dicamba Restrictions Effectiveness
The Environmental Protection Agency last week declared dicamba under it’s “restricted use” category, but a weed scientist from Illinois has doubts the new restrictions will be beneficial. Aaron Hager, a…
NAFTA Talks Turn to Agriculture, Dairy
The U.S. wants to reverse Canada’s dairy supply management system as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation. U.S. negotiators centered on the agriculture chapter of NAFTA…
Perdue Says NAFTA Benefits Canada More Than U.S.
…says NAFTA benefits Canada more than America in several different areas. “The Canadian dairy management supply program is overproducing product,” he says, “depressing milk solid prices around the world. There’s…