…Forest Project, 2009). The trouble with this becomes evident upon the consideration of the productivity of current systems of agriculture and fresh water harvesting: despite our efforts, 1.0 billion people…
Apps for Ag Hackathon Prizes Awarded
…mobile task-management app that connects to climate sensors to protect farmworkers’ health and enhance their productivity. Sense and Protect team members Dhrubajyoti Das, Alex Avalos, Anthony Johnson and Peter Swanson…
Funding to Address Climate Change Impact on Agriculture
…in terms of environmental effects and impacts on agricultural practices and productivity,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “This funding will support discoveries to create innovative strategies to adapt to and…
Agri View: Pesticide Use and Losing Ability to Produce
…suit our purposes. For instance, warm clothing and constructed shelters let us live in cold climates that would otherwise kill us. We coax high productivity through the breeding and management…
Food Security
…interpreted as ”projected imports” as the difference may be reduced or eliminated by imports and/or improvements in agricultural productivity. The model estimates per capita food consumption and evaluates that against…
Less Runoff Means More Salinity Management
…This makes some irrigation systems that may not look efficient a necessity as water is needed for leaching. “The challenge is you have to be more efficient to maintain productivity,”…
Agricultural Imagery and Technology
…food and fiber products with fewer inputs than ever before. While the imagery and mapping technology we discussed today paves the way for additional increases in farm productivity and efficiency,…
Climate Smart Israel – to Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee
…shave 2-3 years off the plant breeding cycle which can take up to ten years. In addition to improved productivity Top Seed is innovating to deliver better taste and longer…
Climate Smart Israel
…Negev region and its capital, Beersheba. Netafim hosted us for a great discussion about how we all work together to achieve increased agricultural productivity and better quality while saving water….
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
…2050, wheat productivity needs to increase by 1.6% each year. In order to preserve biodiversity, water, and nutrient resources, the majority of this increase has to be achieved via crop…
NMPF Board Adopts Resolution
…Chairman of NMPF and a dairy farmer from Rogersville, Missouri. “Farmers have overwhelmingly adopted these crop technologies because they increase productivity while enhancing agricultural sustainability.” NMPF’s Board of Directors, and…
Many Still Pondering Low Water Allocations
…another few years. Essentially they are consolidating their resources around the highest-valued crops. Although that makes sense, it does reduce the productivity in other fruits and vegetables, and if you…
More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
…improving soil water-holding capacity and increasing productivity uniformity – a system that we refer to as conservation agriculture,” Mitchell said. “We are working to encourage adoption of conservation agriculture in…
Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Results
…extraordinary productivity gains and natural resource stewardship. Today, producers are working alongside USDA and other partners to make their operations and communities more resistant to a changing climate. As leaders…