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Register for the Sustainable Nutrient Management & Soil Health Field Day

Register today for the Sustainable Nutrient Management & Soil Health Field Day, which will be held on Friday, December 9. Items on the agenda include climate-smart nutrient management, co-composed biochar application, the latest developments in measuring and assessing soil health and avenues for improving nitrogen recycling in vegetable production.

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What: Sustainable Nutrient Management & Soil Field Health Day

When: Friday, December 9, from 9 a.m to 3 p.m.

Michelle Rivera Nov 21 2022 in Agriculture

WGCIT Hosts November “Lunch and Learn” Session with Driscoll’s Matthew Hoffman

The Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology (WGCIT) hosted its November “Lunch and Learn” series on Nov. 15 with speaker Matthew Hoffman, PhD, Plant Health Technology Lead of Research and Development with Driscoll’s.

Michelle Rivera Nov 21 2022 in Ag Tech

Cal/OSHA Removes ‘Exclusion Pay’ from Non-Emergency COVID-19 Standard

Cal/OSHA has announced it will be dropping ‘exclusion pay’ from its forthcoming Non-Emergency COVID-19 Standard. It was anticipated that a decision concerning exclusion pay would be made in time to allow a seamless transition at the end of this year when the existing Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) expire.

Teresa McQueen Nov 18 2022 in COVID-19 Vaccination Updates

Colorado To Allow Regulated Use of Psychedelic Mushrooms

A newly passed Colorado initiative to decriminalize possession and limited use of psychedelic mushrooms and other plant-based psychedelic drugs was passed by Colorado voters on November 8, 2022. Known as the Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022, the ballot initiative will allow supervised use of two specific compounds, psilocybin and psilocin, found in psychedelic mushrooms at state regulated healing centers.

Teresa McQueen Nov 18 2022 in Legislative

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