Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces 2015 Wildfires Burned Record Acres, Urges Congress to Pass Wildfire Funding Fix Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that in 2015, wildfires burned a record…
Dairy Digesters Beneficial to Control Greenhouse Gasses
…2013, outlined the priority investments for the auction proceeds for fiscal years 2013-14 through 2015-16. These priority investments range from high-speed rail, to energy efficiency retrofits, to agricultural management (including…
Agri View: Migrant Trends
…workers with no legal status in the United States. Many farm workers arrive with solid agricultural skills firmly grounded in practical experience and working knowledge of agriculture. This expertise is…
Agriculture Graduate Shortage
…us why college students still undecided in their career path should consider agriculture. Agriculture Graduate Shortage From: USDA Employment Opportunities for College Graduates in Food, Agriculture, Renewable Natural Resources, and…
DCHA Seeks Applicants for Annual Scholarship
…(e.g. dairy science, animal/veterinary science, agricultural technical course, ag communications, etc.) or in a course of study with relevance to agriculture; preference given to dairy calf and heifer related fields…
NFU Recognizes Women in Agriculture
…record in offering adult education specifically designed for women in agriculture and provides participants important business management and leadership skills. “Our annual women’s conference seeks to provide the business and…
California Ag Faring Well Considering Drought
…systems. The funding will expand and augment the existing grant and low-interest loan program nonprofit organizations are currently offering through a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded program. On Nov. 13, Governor…
Climate Change and Diet
…and cucumbers look particularly bad when compared to pork or chicken.” Fischbeck, Michelle Tom, a Ph.D. student in civil and environmental engineering, and Chris Hendrickson, the Hamerschlag University Professor of…
Snowpack Totals And California Drought
…and consolidation into new or existing public water systems. The funding will expand and augment the existing grant and low-interest loan program nonprofit organizations are currently offering through a U.S….
Almond Board: AIM Initiatives
…explains the goal of AIM. He says there will be additional funding for the initiatives, and he points out the Almond Board has a long history of investing in the…
Land O’Lakes – GENYOUth Team Up
Land O’Lakes, one of America’s premier agribusiness and food companies, recently entered a multi-year partnership with GENYOUth, a non-profit organization focused on empowering youth. Cathy Isom tells us a little…
EPA Announces $44 Million to Improve Water Quality, Infrastructure in Arizona, Nevada
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $44 million in funding to Arizona and Nevada for investment in statewide improvements in local drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and the reduction of…
California Drought Always a Possibility
…water systems. The funding will expand and augment the existing grant and low-interest loan program nonprofit organizations are currently offering through a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded program. Read more here….
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…Agriculture (USDA) investments in their communities. Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released a list of USDA’s top achievements in 2015, demonstrating USDA’s efforts to help farmers and ranchers bring their…