…establish plant species that will improve environmental health and quality. Mead Ranch, along with other farms in the area, have partnered with energy companies to install wind turbines on their…
Sec. Vilsack Announces $16.8 Million in Grants
…Inc., Indianapolis, Ind., $100,000 Mountain Comprehensive Health Corp., Whitesburg, Ky., $72,360 Michigan Physical Fitness, Health and Sports Foundation, Lansing, Mich., $29,809 The Fortune Society, Inc., Long Island, N.Y., $100,000 Mid-Ohio…
Building a Medicinal Garden
…vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other nutrients well tuned for keeping the body sufficiently bolstered. However, there are some plants, especially certain herbs and spices, that excel in human health. Lots…
Agri View: Meals Without Meat
Everett Griner talks about eating healthy meals without meat in today’s Agri View. Meals Without Meat From: American Heart Association Meals Without Meat Going meatless at a meal every now…
Bats and Agriculture
…per year. This study did not even consider what the indirect costs of “replacing” bats with pesticides would be in terms of potential health and pollution threats from greater levels…
2016 GEELA Awards
…State Transportation Agency, the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and the Health and Human Services Agency. Contact For any…
Plant Health and Resilience Research
USDA Awards More Than $14.5 Million to Support Plant Health and Resilience Research The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded more than $14.5 million in grants to support research into…
“Farmcation” to Connect Farmers with Urbanites
…local farmers with urbanites who want a taste of rural living and are willing to pay for it. Founded by Grace Lesser, a business and public health master’s student, and…
Agri View: Meat Buying
…role meat and poultry play as sources of protein and other key nutrients in a healthy, balanced diet. The annual report series found consumers were most likely to say red…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
…past the root zone dilutes legacy nutrients. A team of Almond Board-funded UC Davis researchers are tracking soil moisture, water movement, and tree and root health in almond orchards and…
Agri View: Food Distribution
…market opportunities in satellite city districts are thus the cause of spontaneous markets which fill an important gap in the distribution chain. However, their unplanned nature may create traffic, health…
Monsanto Issues Statement on Glyphosate Renewal in EU
…World Health Organization Food and Agriculture Organization meeting on pesticide residues again reaffirmed that glyphosate is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans exposed through their diets. Monsanto said…
Agri View: Pollinators Habitat
Everett Griner talks about the affect climate change is having on pollinators and their habitat in today’s Agri View. Pollinators Habitat From: Beependent Bee Informed! Learn about the current issues…
AFBF Supports GMO Study
…crops are safe and beneficial to agriculture, human health and the environment. “The Academies also found that we do not need a label for food made from genetically engineered crops…