California
Botanical Solution Inc. wins award for best new biopesticide
Botanical Solution Inc. has won the Crop Science Award for best new biological product (biopesticide) for its plant-based fungicide Quillibrium. [c... more »
UC Davis to use $6.2 million grant to help protect strawberries from disease
The federal government is awarding $6.2 million to the University of California, Davis to study how to use breeding and genetic information to protect... more »
California farm begins shipping Valencia oranges earlier than last year
California-based A&A Organic Farms has begun shipping organic early Valencia oranges from Mexico about two months earlier than last year. “Be... more »
USDA program allocating $300 million to boost organic farming
A federal program designed to support new and existing organic farmers aims to ease a process growers can find daunting and downright “scary,” acc... more »
California fines Florida company $2 million for mislabeling product
California regulators that oversee the state’s organic standards has fined a Florida company almost $2 million for labeling and selling a product co... more »
Solectrac e70N Electric Tractor rolls into California vineyards, farms
Solectrac is now delivering its all-new e70N electric tractor, a specially designed, narrow model purpose-built for easy handling and maneuverability ... more »
California to give $22M in grants for healthy soil
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has selected 316 Healthy Soils Program (HSP) Incentives Program projects for grant awards tot... more »
California to develop statewide soil health map
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) recently announced a stakeholder workshop on the development of a soil organic carbon map for... more »
