…adoption from conventional producers and that research and outreach could help. “We need to do more research and generate more data to build some faith in these products and also increases…
Report Details Overall Benefits of Organic Production
…Benefits Report is the first offering from the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) Roadmap to an Organic California project. The report presents data suggesting that organic agriculture is more complex…
Study Clarifies U.S. Beef’s Resource Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
…chain that’s among the most complex food production systems in the world. Indeed, the scope of the analysis spanned five years, seven cattle-producing regions and used data from 2,270 survey…
FFA Chapters Use Innovative Microsoft Solution to Delve Deeper Into Agriculture
…FarmBeats kit includes preconfigured Microsoft Azure cloud services and a Raspberry Pi with soil moisture, light, ambient temperature, and humidity sensors to collect data. The data is then visualized in…
Annual Survey Finds 80% of Producers Believe Beef Checkoff Drives Beef Demand
…reported from a sampling of beef and dairy producers nationwide. Using 2012 Agriculture Census statistics, the data was weighted by age, geography and type of operation to be proportionate to…
Study Reveals Pigs Can Transmit FMD Prior to Signs of Sickness
…occur during the pre-clinical phase—before visible signs of sickness. This research is critical for infectious disease experts, who use such information to provide the right data and guide the resources…
Perdue Reiterates Need to Restore Original Intent of SNAP
…be full employment. December 2018 data from the Department of Labor announced that job openings reached 7.3 million and that just under 6.3 million Americans were unemployed. USDA’s proposal would…
Almond Matters: Value and Quality of Drone Monitoring Continues to Increase
…reduce the time required to inspect orchards and provide a digital record that can prove beneficial in a number of different areas. “The historical data I think, even with just…
Global Cost of Pests and Pathogens
…survey information from more than 200 crop health experts in 67 countries. The data collected focuses on five of the world’s most significant staple crops: wheat, rice, maize, soybeans and…
New Report Details Options for Addressing Water Issues
…rivers on the east side of the valley, and getting that water into the ground,” Hanak stated. Data from the report points out that roughly one-fourth of the current groundwater…
Satellites Can Monitor Evapotranspiration Down To A Quarter-Acre
…to see how well the system works and Bridenstine hopes they can get to the point where any grower can find the data online to make educated irrigation decisions. “From the…
Harvesting Technology at the World Ag Expo
…originated with NASA, such as satellite imagery and how it impacts growing operations. This slideshow requires JavaScript. “We can use that data to help farmers know specifically how much water…
USDA to Release Complete Set of Tables for Agricultural Projections to 2028
…2018 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report are used as a starting point. “The baseline tables provide important data to many stakeholders. We had to delay their release due…
Snow Depth Nearly Doubles in Second Snow Survey of 2019
…across the state through California Data Exchange Center,” said King. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Fungicide Resistance Management Minute April 3,…