…USDA conservation programs have helped American producers install practices that have reduced net greenhouse gas emissions by over 416 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or approximately 60 million…
For Agriculture, Every Day is Earth Day
By: Sen. Pat Roberts & Rep. Michael Conaway “We’ve all heard it said: farmers are the original environmentalists. We say that because American farmers and ranchers were taking care of…
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
…million Californians and just under a million acres of irrigated farmland. The SWP provides the same allocation percentages to cities and farms Through the drought that began in 2012, agriculture…
Agri View: Grand Champion
…Western Scholarship Trust, which supplies scholarships for students studying agriculture and rural medicine. “This show has been one of my biggest goals,” Macey said after the highest bid was secured….
Citrus Greening Research Funding
…applications on the NIFA website for more information. USDA works every day to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry that supports one in 11 American jobs, provides American consumers…
EPA Anti-Farmer Campaign
…do the opposite.” Rep. Ashford: “I am disappointed in the actions taken by the EPA to lobby Washington State legislators using federal funds. With trust in our public officials at…
Study Uses Domestic Sheep to Facilitate Sustainable Farming
…to manage these issues—domestic sheep. Instead of using traditional tilling machinery or herbicides, MSU’s project features domestic sheep that graze farmland to eliminate the cover crop and control weeds. The…
Conaway-“Cotton Growers Under Assault”
…the National Cotton Council has challenged, saying it has no merit. “American cotton growers remain under assault, and the problems just keep coming. Just last week, China announced it will…
Water, Markets Complicate Farms’ Planting Plans
…Record-low hay and oat plantings are also expected. During the 2015 crop year, California farmland acres fallowed due to drought and unreliable surface water supplies were estimated at about 600,000,…
Theft Reported While Industry Trained
…investigation. Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA) with help from American Pistachio Growers held a tree nut theft training seminar last week. Organizers say the training workshop came to fruition after…
Teens Snacks
…American Public Health Association, and The American Society Nutrition. She serves on the Research Group for the American Dietetic Association. Project Summary (from Dr. Gustafson) The objective of this project…
FSA Reaching Farmers and Ranchers
FSA Administrator Val Dolcini Introducing Bridges to Opportunities Dolcini The Farm Service Agency offers American farmers and ranchers ways to solve problems and succeed with their businesses, including ways to…
Lawsuit Challenges Metropolitan Water District’s Purchase of Delta Islands
…of complete exemption from environmental review for the proposed purchase of 20,000 acres of Delta islands and farmland is illegal and unjustified. The lawsuit, to be filed in San Joaquin…
Insight from Johnsongrass Mapping
…continent except Antarctica. It was introduced to the U.S. in the 1800s as a forage crop, but it quickly spread into surrounding farmland and natural environments, where it continues to…