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USDA Starts Renewable Energy and Fertilizer Production Projects in 44 States with $124M
Most of the projects are being funded through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Through the REAP program, USDA provides grants...

by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 3, 20241 min read


CSU Researchers are Targeting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Irrigation Pumping in CA, TX, and NE
The research was conducted over two years by Driscoll and her co-authors, and analyzed various data sets to estimate irrigation energy....

by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 3, 20242 min read


April 2024 California Snowpack Update
California's snowpack has made a major recovery from the first 2 months of 2024. Back in January, the statewide snowpack was 28% of...

by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 1, 20241 min read


New $20 Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers in California is Set to Start Today
As of today, fast food workers in California will have the highest guaranteed base salary in the industry. The state’s minimum wage for...

by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 1, 20241 min read


2022 Ag Census Statistics by California County
The 2022 Ag Census, created by the USDA, collected 6M data points on producers, production, economics, and almost every aspect of agri....

by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 1, 20242 min read


Forecasted State Water Project Water Supply Allocation Doubles Following February Storms
The forecasted allocation is now 30 percent of requested supplies, up from the 15 percent allocation update announced last month...

by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 29, 20242 min read


Monarch Tractor’s Autonomous & Electric MK-V is now Commercially Available to Farmers in the U.S.
Reduce your annual operational expenditure, with cost savings of up to $18K per tractor" and "save an average of 2,100 gallons of diesel...

by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 29, 20242 min read


Congress Approves $15 Million in Funding for eID Tagging of Cattle
The $15 million will be given to the USDA so they can provide the eID tags to cattle producers throughout the US. These tags would replace..

by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 26, 20242 min read


2024 Marks the Warmest U.S. Winter on Record
With an average temperature of 37.6 degrees F — 5.4°F above average from Dec - Feb. This marks the highest average winter temperature...

by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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