Agriculture

California has abundant wildlands forests, rangeland, open areas, wildlife refuges and national, state, and local parks that need protection from invasive plants.

Farm Service Agency Will Begin Taking Applications for indemnity program July 20th Press Release Release No. 0155.21 Contact: USDA Press Email: press@usda.

Date: August 3, 2021 Location: UCCE Sutter-Yuba Office 142A Garden Highway, Yuba City Register here! Free (lunch provided) Meeting Agenda 9:009:30 am Research Updates 2020-2021 (Whitney Brim-DeForest, CE Rice Advisor) 9:3010:00 am Weedy Rice Survey 2020 (Luis Espino, CE Rice Advisor) 10:00-10:15 am...

When the Detwiler Fire broke out near his family's ranch in 2017, Tony Toso was home to take defensive action to protect his family and animals. The Mariposa County rancher feels fortunate that he was on site. We were on the front end of the fire damage and it started on a Sunday, recalled Toso.

From USDA Press Press Release Release No. 0154.21 Contact: USDA Press Email: press@usda.gov Council Bluffs, I.A.

Rae Olsson rachel.olsson@wsu.edu 509-335-4846 PULLMAN, Wash. - A tiny bee imposter, the syrphid fly, may be a big help to some gardens and farms, new research from Washington State University shows.

Press Release Release No. 0154.21 Contact: USDA Press Email: press@usda.gov Council Bluffs, I.A.

The University of California is offering a free webinar next week, July 15 at 11 AM, on Managing ACP and Citrus Growth Using Particle Films. Particle films such as kaolin/Surround are among the organic options for ACP management. The webinar is approved for 1.0 CEU.

Reminder: the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California is offering $22,774,000 through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

People rise to the occasion all the time. Mike Shore was a good farmer who helped other farmers. If you had cherimoyas or sapotes or Meyer lemons from a small farm and didnt know how to pack and market them, he would jump in and do the work.