…new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates, or follow us…
Smelling Huanglongbing for Early-Detection
…of them more than others,” Davis said. “We look at those odors from trees and they can be very meaningful. The odors change when the plants get infected, and so…
Help for Low-Income Families to Purchase Fruits and Veggies
…in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that are combating childhood obesity, improving and sustaining rural economic growth, addressing water availability issues, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability…
Succession Plans can Assure Farms Stay in the Family
…rather than children, although the children may earn income generated by the trust’s assets. With this type of trust, Guth said, the children may change the terms of the distribution….
USDA/NIFA Awards $4.7 M for Food Safety Outreach, Education
…availability issues, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability, and ensuring food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up…
Gardens Good for Climate
…Ours. Gardens Good for Climate Having a back yard can be good for climate change. Researchers from U-C Santa Barbara discovered that for every kilogram of vegetables you grow yourself,…
Dannon Responds to Ag Attack
…how the company works with dairy farmers to change its business and farming practices (WHITE PLAINS, NY) April 27, 2016 – The nation’s leading yogurt maker, Dannon, today announced a…
Projects to Protect-Restore San Francisco Bay
…these projects will go beyond the bay, helping surrounding communities build resilience to the impacts of climate change, including sea level rise.” San Francisco Bay is a designated “estuary of…
Possible Shift of Psyllid Control Efforts in CA
…of infestation where that changes. “What we are starting to see in around 2012 and 2013 when more groves were infested, it’s proximity to other groves was a major factor,”…
CME Considering Cash Settlement for Cattle Markets
…If implemented, the change would be a major attempt to restore confidence in the market by adjusting the way it operates. CME’s Dave Lehman says discussions about the new settlement…
NOAA Increases Odds of La Niña
…fall to 70 percent from 55 to 60 percent as forecasted last month. An official “La Niña watch” was issued Thursday by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, which means the pattern…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
…pork production is more than offset by lower broiler production. No change is made to turkey production. Beef production is raised on higher expected slaughter although carcass weights are reduced…
Pacific Region October Crop Production Report
…are released on a monthly basis and do not reflect final production estimates. Late summer and fall harvests may change these estimates considerably. The next production forecast will be issued…
Western View: Feds Easing Growing Restrictions on Marijuana
…big step in federal recognition that prohibition has not stopped the nation’s biggest cash crop. But the Agency voted to not change the drug’s standing. It did, however, open the…