agriculture

EPA Issues Emergency Order to Stop Use of Pesticide Dacthal to Address Serious Health RiskEPA Issues Emergency Order to Stop Use of Pesticide Dacthal to Address Serious Health Risk

EPA Issues Emergency Order to Stop Use of Pesticide Dacthal to Address Serious Health Risk

WASHINGTON – Today, Aug. 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the emergency suspension of all registrations of the pesticide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate…

8 months ago
Turning agricultural waste to treasureTurning agricultural waste to treasure

Turning agricultural waste to treasure

New funding will help Berkeley Lab and partners improve how the diverse agricultural waste in California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley…

8 months ago
The Uphill Battle of Removing Invasive Aquatic VegetationThe Uphill Battle of Removing Invasive Aquatic Vegetation

The Uphill Battle of Removing Invasive Aquatic Vegetation

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes). Sisyphus of the Slough Before the turn of the 21st century, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta…

9 months ago
Spotlight On The Pacific Flyway In The Sacramento ValleySpotlight On The Pacific Flyway In The Sacramento Valley

Spotlight On The Pacific Flyway In The Sacramento Valley

(Row 1: Sandhill Cranes, Dowitcher; Row 2: Heron on pole, Northern Pintail; Row 3: Flying Sandhills, Ibis in Flight, Row…

9 months ago
Yolo County farm cultivates seeds, ecological restorationYolo County farm cultivates seeds, ecological restoration

Yolo County farm cultivates seeds, ecological restoration

Julia Michaels, restoration specialist at Hedgerow Farms, stands in a field of milkweed grown for seed at the Yolo County…

9 months ago