…described how the United States’ investment in transportation and infrastructure, agricultural research and innovation, and risk management tools for farmers has led to a vibrant and stable agricultural industry in…
FAA Rules Clear Runway for Small Drones
…will eliminate case-by-case reviews and clears the runway for all small-drone applications. The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has finalized the first operational rules (PDF) for routine commercial use…
Agri View: Troubled Ocean Waters
…vessels, aircraft, or agencies, the transportation of material from outside the United States when, in either case, that transportation is for the purpose of dumping the material into ocean waters,…
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…
The Western View: Cattle Pollution Numbers
…transportation creates 26 percent. Over the last century, Increased efficiency in milk production has greatly reduced the carbon footprint of the cattle industry. In the 1940s there were 25 million…
Foodkeeper App Update
…growing conditions, harvesting techniques, manufacturing processes, transportation and distribution conditions, nature of the food, and storage temperatures. Remember to buy foods in reasonable quantities and rotate the products in your…
Vacancy on the Rendering Industry Advisory Board
…licensed renderer, collection center, dead hauler, or registered transporter of inedible kitchen grease. Members of the board receive no compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for transportation to and from…
People’s Gardens Across Government
People’s Gardens, Farmers Markets & CSAs at USDA and Across Government by Arthur Neal, Deputy Administrator, AMS Transportation and Marketing Program USDA photo by Ken Melton. We celebrated a few…
Rice Paddies Fueling Electric Vehicles
…common on the road as they are on the plate. Funded by the Energy Department’s Vehicle Technologies Office, this project was part of the Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT)…
CA Ag Contributes to Food Banks
…on the table. “Our Farm to Family team prides itself on our logistics and transportation expertise, which farmers tell us is an asset to working with our program,” said Sue…
High Tunnel System Initiative
…Reduce nutrient and pesticide transportation Improve air quality through reduced transportation inputs Reduce energy use by providing consumers with a local source of fresh produce Core Practice High Tunnel System…
Biofuel Trade Groups, Companies Commend Senators’ Action
…39 innovation centers and the world’s premier crop transportation network, we connect the harvest to the home, making products forfood, animal feed, industrial and energy uses. Learn more at www.adm.com….
Agri View: Inventions and Agriculture
…on display at the Cole Land Transportation Museum in Bangor, Maine. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Billy Hathorn 8. General Purpose Tractor: During the 1920s, row-crop work such as planting…
Bus Stop Farmers Markets
…desert residents are reliant on public transportation, which is difficult to navigate with a family’s worth of grocery bags in hand, so they make do with what’s available at the…