…footprint assessment tool created by the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. Farm Smart has been field-tested in several full supply chain pilots, and is familiar to the dairy cooperative, processor…
Almond Board: Almond Irrigation Improvement Continuum
…Efficiency is one of four key components of the Accelerated Innovation Management (AIM) program adopted by Almond Board of California’s (ABC) Board of Directors in 2015. ABC has long been…
Lessons from Six California Soil Care Farmers
…Central Valley prove this rationale wrong, Mitchell said. The farm visits were sponsored by the UC Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation Center (CASI), USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and the California…
First-Ever National Academy of Sciences Prize
…research to be conferred by NAS, a prestigious nonprofit organization of elected members including 500 Nobel Prize winners. “Endless discovery and innovation is essential in the quest to improve the…
Agriculture Innovation Shines at AgTech Summit
…to interact and discuss innovation in agriculture. Field Demos and Tours Attendees get to see current and developing innovations in the field with tours to Hartnell College, Taylor Farms and…
NIFA Announces Funding
…the Small Business Innovation Research program, administered by NIFA. “Small businesses are the economic back bone of rural America,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “The SBIR program has provided small…
Military Leaders on Agriculture and National Security
…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…
Drone Data Becomes Cheaper with FAA Rules
…money a little more freely knowing that the administration has kind of opened the doors and welcomed this technology,” Hull says. “Hopefully it will bring even more innovation and acceptance.”…
Climate Smart Israel – Visiting the ‘Financial Innovations Lab’
…travels through Israel neared their conclusion, our delegation participated in the Financial Innovations Lab of the California-Israel Global Innovation Partnership, sponsored by the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Milken Innovation…
Senate Biotechnology Compromise
…and innovation, and end the patchwork of state laws threatening interstate commerce. Unfortunately, due to Senator Stabenow dragging this process out for months, Congress will not be able to act…
Climate Smart Israel – to Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee
…joined our delegation at a dinner hosted by the Milken Institute in preparation for today’s Innovation Lab visit. Delegation members were energized by their earlier discussion with the dynamic manager…
ASTA New Leadership to Guide Future of Seed Industry
…facing the industry is the general lack of understanding–by the public, legislators, and regulators—about how the seed industry operates and why innovation in plant breeding is vital, not only to…
FAA Rules Clear Runway for Small Drones
…of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or “drones”), opening pathways towards fully integrating UAS into the nation’s airspace. These new regulations work to harness new innovations safely, to spur job…
Climate Smart Israel
…they “need the farmers to smile” because Netafim has helped them accomplish yields, quality and a high return on investment! Innovation and technology have helped Israel move from water scarcity…