…improving water retention and addressing climate change resilience while optimizing productivity.” The California Healthy Soils Initiative makes it clear just how important these actions will be: “it is critical to…
Statement by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Final Communique by G-20 Agriculture Ministers
…and Nutrition Framework of 2014. We encourage global leaders, in developing their policy options and strategies, to ensure adequate nutrition is a prerequisite for human resource and community development, productivity…
USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture
…enhance productivity and improve efficiency. Assess progress and measure success: USDA is committed to establishing quantitative goals and objectives for each building block and will track and report on progress….
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Earth Day
…of eroded soil into the seas also carry industrial, municipal, agricultural and livestock waste–some of it toxic. Soil Loss of soil productivity, which is causing extensive land abandonment, is a…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…have steadily improved productivity and shifted to crops like fruits, nuts, and vegetables that generate more revenue and profit per unit of water. Adjusted for inflation, the value of farm…
OpEd from Assemblyman Adam Gray on Water Restrictions
…is inexplicable at a time when we are suffering from the worst drought in California’s recorded history. The Central Valley has already lost over $2 billion in economic productivity and…
DuPont Pioneer Enhances Grower Service and Support
…productivity and profitability.” Pioneer showcased the uniqueness and strength of the DuPont Pioneer field team with a new video clip titled “With You from the Word Go,” which spotlights the…
Almond Board of California Leadership Program Begins Seventh Year
…of continuous improvement and best management practices. Almond Leadership Program participants and their peers will be the stewards who will take farming to its next phase of efficiency, productivity and…
Vilsack Announces $30 Million to Fight Citrus Disease
…help infected trees regain productivity after treatment. One of these projects will test thermotherapy on a grove-wide scale. Six projects to provide citrus producers with best management practices in Florida…
Farm Bureau Delegates Set Public Policy Positions for 2015
…their data permanently from the systems of agricultural technology providers. Members feel especially strongly about this point given the exponential growth of agricultural data systems and the double-digit productivity gains…
USDA Observes Kick Off of the International Year of Soils
…land. Conservation that works to improve soil health is one of the best tools NRCS has to help landowners face these impending challenges – and maintain and improve their productivity…
USDA Releases New State-by-State “Made in Rural America” Report
…a robust bio-based economy; promoting exports and production agriculture fueled by increased productivity and research; encouraging conservation including land management, stewardship and outdoor recreational opportunities; and building a strong local…
Family Farmers Do More Than Feed the World
…community can do a better job of understanding and appreciating what it will take to improve agricultural resiliency and productivity. It will also take substantial increases in agricultural innovation and…
Nation’s Ag Co-ops Set Record for Annual Sales and Income
…with strong gains in employees for 2013, underscore the strength and productivity of the nation’s farmer- and rancher-owned cooperatives. These co-ops play a vital and growing role in the nation’s…