Items Tagged with 'Pollinator Partnership'

The Pollinator Habitat Program, an initiative of the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation, has awarded grants to 10 organizations.

After months of rumors, DPR Director Val Dolcini has officially submitted his resignation to return to Washington, D.C., weeks after the chief deputy director resigned.

A bill in the Assembly that would encourage farmers to provide forage and habitat for pollinators through incentives grants is facing a key vote in the Appropriations Committee on Wednesday.

The response from a CDFA economic analysis as well as trade groups has been that these cutbacks could be devastating for citrus, winegrape and cotton growers.

DPR releases neonic regs * USDA expands CFAP, extends signup

During a workshop Tuesday, research staff for the Department of Pesticide Regulation presented new mitigations on four neonicotinoid pesticides.

The San Francisco-based Pollinator Partnership announced Friday that it has created three new categories for closer engagement with participants in its Bee Friendly Farming program.

It’s National Pollinator Week, (June 22-28) and a good time to look at what’s happening in the pollinator world.

DPR campaigns for pollinator protection * Censky to visit Santa Barbara County ag forum today