agriculture

Nevada's rural roots will be on display for school children to see next month in Carson City with the annual Capital City Farm Days, hosted by University of Nevada Cooperative Extension 4-H.

The Nevada Board of Museums and History gave final approval Monday to list both the Wilhelm and William Lampe Ranch and the Louis and Elmer Stodieck Ranch in the Nevada State Register of Historic Places. The Nevada State Register is the State’s official list of places worthy of preservation.

The percentage of obese children in Nevada is rising, and nearly one-third of children entering kindergarten are considered overweight or obese. To help teachers and parents teach healthy habits to children before age 5, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension recently launched the Healthy Kids Resource Center website.

Branding and marketing can seem daunting for small farms and businesses. Western Nevada College (WNC) presents “The Bareknuckle Approach” to help farms and ranches learn the basics in an informal and entertaining ambience.

Greater Commercial Lending (GCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Greater Nevada Credit Union (GNCU), has named Lisa Siesennop as its Senior Government Lending Relationship Manager.

Siesennop is responsible for providing oversight and direction of the government-guaranteed commercial lending department, developing business activity, specializing in USDA and SBA government loans, and maintaining and developing relationships with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offices, brokers, packagers, finance partners, and other economic development associates.

Gardeners pay attention to weather, and hopefully are also aware of Nevada’s climate.

What’s the difference?

CARSON CITY – Carson High School Career and Technical Education presents its annual Career Expo Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Carson High School, 1111 N. Saliman Road. The Expo is open to all students, parents and the community.

CARSON CITY — As the number of families in Nevada being affected by bedbugs continues to increase, eight University of Nevada Cooperative Extension offices across the state will offer a free program Feb. 21 aimed at providing the most recent research-based information on prevention, detection and control measures.

UPDATE: After voting in December to come up with a plan, the Nevada Department of Agriculture released a request for proposals Tuesday to identify a new owner of the Virginia Range estray horses.

Carson High School and UNR graduate, Rachel Lindgren, took home win number three Tuesday on the television game-show 'Jeopardy.'

RENO, Nev. – The future of snowpack and water resources in the American West now has another variable in the equation for water managers – humidity, which can actually increase snowmelt even on a cloudy day.

CARSON CITY — University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with the Nevada Department of Agriculture, will offer a series of eight classes for those in the green industry beginning Feb. 1. The program benefits people wanting to enter the industry, beginners in the industry and established industry professionals.

Carson City marketing agency, In Plain Sight Marketing LLC, has partnered with JOIN Inc. to promote workforce development in Northern Nevada. JOIN Inc. serves 13 counties, providing access to educational and occupational training for individuals – particularly those age 18-24, displaced and income disadvantaged workers, people who are returning to the workforce and veterans.

The Child and Adult Care Food Program for 2018, which provides funding for nutritious meals and snacks served to children and adults receiving day care, has been renewed, according to the Nevada Department of Agriculture.

A crowd of more than 100 people gathered Saturday evening along North Carson Street in front of the Nevada State Capitol, holding a candlelight vigil for an estimated 3,000 Virginia Range wild horses currently under state of Nevada jurisdiction.

Local citizens will gather Saturday afternoon for a candlelight vigil calling on Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval to reverse the Nevada Department of Agriculture’s cancellation of the humane management cooperative agreements and current plan to sell the estimated 3,000 Virginia Range wild horses who fall under the state of Nevada’s jurisdiction to a private entity, according to a press release from local wild horse advocacy groups.

There is a natural phenomenon that takes place each January to February that is celebrated annually in Carson Valley.

Wild horse advocates upset by Nevada Board of Agriculture decisions late last year that ended an agreement with the American Wild Horse Campaign and then agreeing to transfer ownership of all Virginia Range horses to a yet-to-be-named nonprofit animal organization say they plan to demonstrate Wednesday and hold a candlelight event Saturday at the capitol building in Carson City.

While I don’t work with test tubes or petri dishes, nor do I paint or sculpt, as a horticulturist, I am a scientist and an artist. I am not only a horticulturist, but also a practicing active gardener. If you are also a gardener, you too are a scientist and artist because horticulture is a science and an art.

The Nevada Board of Agriculture voted 8-1 Tuesday to hand over control of as many as 3,000 wild horses in the Virginia Range to a yet-to-be-determined non-profit group.

RENO, Nev. – A team of researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno has been studying the effects of climate change on the range movements of species, using a woodrat hybrid zone as a model system.

Five Lyon County schools were among 48 schools in five Nevada counties awarded grants in support of classroom gardening efforts.

It’s time for Tuesday. Every week you’ll find a new trail to discover with Muscle Powered; this week it’s the Linear Ditch Trail which runs from Governors Field to the Moffet Open Space Trail. Jakki Ford takes the mic when the Mile High Jazz Band hits the stage at Comma Coffee. Sierra Forums gives free presentations on a diverse blend of topics with area experts. Sustainable Living is the subject of tonight’s forum at the Brewery Arts Center.

Sierra Nevada Forums and Capital City Sustainability Partnership will present a discussion on "Living Sustainably" this Tuesday night at Carson City's Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall.

After four years, the Nevada Department of Agriculture is terminating its cooperative agreement with the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign.

Carson City, Nev. – University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, in partnership with the Nevada Department of Agriculture, is offering a workshop Nov. 13 to train people throughout the state how to properly use pesticides. The workshop is meant for certified applicators and those wanting to become certified, including people who regularly handle pesticides as part of their jobs, such as farmers, ranchers, park employees and groundskeepers. Attendees will receive continuing education units.

FALLON, Nev. — Holistic land management can help farmers and ranchers better manage their resources to reap environmental and economic benefits.

CHS Honors Government Students, three separate classes, are hosting fundraisers as part of teacher Angila Golik’s U.S. Citizenship unit.

I recently heard an interesting presentation on National Public Radio on citrus greening, a disease that is decimating citrus fruit trees in Florida and other areas.

With winter approaching, the Nevada Department of Agriculture urges consumers to be careful when purchasing firewood. Advertisements can mislabel firewood, leading buyers to believe they are purchasing more wood than they actually are.