An innovative workshop on climate-smart agriculture this week emphasized soil health as a key element in carbon sequestration efforts. Several powerhouse organizations and companies hosted the one-of-a-kind event in St….
APHIS Proposes Orchids Can Be Safely Imported
…then make its decision regarding any change to the Agency’s import regulations for orchids of the genus Dendrobuim spp. in growing media from Taiwan into the United States. You may…
Extension Educators Receive National Honors
…science with powerful educational strategies to change lives and the communities where people live, work and play,” said Michelle Rodgers,Director, University of Delaware Extension, and Chair, Extension Committee on Organization…
Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook
…decline from the September report. The majority of this change is due to the relatively slow pace of the sugarbeet harvest, which will reallocate beet sugar production from the 2015/16…
Re-engaging the Industry at Citrus Conference
…endeavor.” The opening talk concluded with a rather motivational message. “There’s a degree of complacency that sets in with an ongoing program. People change, and as much as you have…
Funding for Organic Agriculture Research, Education-Extension Projects
…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,”…