…ribifloris as a pollinator for blueberries. The project from Santa Clara-based Apex Bait Technologies will be looking at a liquid bait to help control stable flies in livestock production systems….
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 05-18-21
…livestock operations, the harsh reality of California wildfire season bolstering a need for climate-smart solutions, and the May budget revise includes increases in funding for climate-smart ag programs at CFDA….
Budget Revision Puts Surplus to Good Use for Agriculture
…budget, of $60 million for livestock methane reduction,” Ross noted. “There’s new $30 million investment for pollinator habitat projects and $20 million for the development of conservation planning programs…We also…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 05-12-21
…more counties, overcoming the biggest hurdles in harvest automation technology and the multiple efforts aimed at defining the livestock and fresh producer complexities. Tune in to the show for these…
E. coli ‘Foreseeable Hazard’ Understates a Complex Situation
…E. coli outbreaks over the last few years. The report stated the all of the events traced back to neighboring livestock operations as the source of contamination. The FDA called these incidents…
How Public Investment in Ag Research Fills Gaps Left by Private Sector
…value opportunities in major crop and livestock categories that can generate profits, leaving other areas underexplored. Companies also have less incentive to research areas that benefit society broadly but are…
Cactus Pear Shows Potential as Climate Resilient Commercial Crop
…forage for animals and livestock, and ultimately it can also be used for a bioenergy crop,” said Cushman. “The last thing that it can be used for is terrestrial carbon…
Global Beef Industry Has Potential to Reduce Emission Levels by Half
…cattle are responsible for about 78 percent of all livestock emissions. While nearly impossible to achieve complete carbon neutrality, the global beef industry does have the ability to significantly reduce…
More Money: CFAP 2 is Back Open
…December 2020. Some of the commodities that are eligible for CFAP 2 assistance include livestock, specialty crops, row crops, dairy, and nursery crops. Information about producer eligibility as well as…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 04-05-21
…the use of more IPM tools, seaweed as livestock feed that can help reduce methane emissions and why edges and hotspots should be a focal point in ACP sampling. Tune…
Pressure is Rising to Reinstate the Organic Animal Welfare Rule
Industry groups and lawmakers are calling for the reinstatement of the organic animal welfare rule. The Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Final Rule establishes new animal welfare standards for the…
Industry Groups Support Reintroduction of HAULS Act
The Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety Act of 2021, known as the HAULS Act has been reintroduced in Congress. A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced the legislation aimed at…
Report Highlights Concerns About Food System Concentration
…at a rapid rate. Acreage has been growing, along with livestock herd sizes over the past 30 years. The increased farm size has made it increasingly challenging for smaller and…
Animal Agriculture Alliance Protecting Farmers from Animal Activists
…it will be the cause of future pandemics.” Since animals are sometimes raised in confinement, animal rights activists have claimed disease is ready to be spread throughout livestock and then…