…crops, including wheat, corn, soybeans, peanuts, cotton, rice, dairy, and sugar. It also provides disaster assistance. Nutrition programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other nutrition programs…
Almond Update: Industry Members Encouraged to Serve on Board of Directors
…in major areas, that includes marketing, research, public relations and advertising, nutrition, statistical reporting, and even quality control and food safety,” Hillman noted. “We encourage everyone to take a look…
California’s Climate Smart Agriculture
…and cutting their energy consumption. The California Department of Food and Agriculture provides programs including the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, Healthy Soils Program, Dairy Digester Research and Development…
State of Organic Produce Report Details Notable Industry Growth in 2021
…Seeley. Industry organizations including the Organic Farming Research Foundation and the California Certified Organic Farmers share their efforts to promote and protect the organic industry in the report. Also included…
USDA Supports Supply Chain Enhancement with $215 Million Investment
…education and Extension networks and establish new, or supplement select existing, Centers of Excellence at Minority-serving Institutions focused on meat and poultry research, education and training. Each of these investments…
New Coalition Seeks Additional IR-4 Funding to Support Specialty Crops
…Leafy Greens Research Program, Marrone Bio Innovations, North American Blueberry Council, and the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association. Friends of IR-4 indicate that increasing costs of research and development have…
Program Working to Deliver State-of-the-Art Plant Science Technology
…about 15 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, the site includes 53 acres of cleared fields to use for plant research and production and 116 acres of woodland on…
USDA Announces the Appointment of Karli Moore to Serve on the Farm Service Agency State Committee in California
…in the agriculture industry through capital and infrastructure investments in Indian Country. Over the past year, she has also served in an equity-focused advisory role with Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research…
Secretary Vilsack to Discuss Climate Change During Trade Mission to Dubai
…The initiative has grown to include more than 140 government and non-government partners that include international organizations, research institutions, and corporations. Sponsored Content Fungicide Resistance Management Minute April 3, 2024…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 02-18-22
…to improve irrigation efficiency on pastureland and new research shows subsidence continued in 2021 but slow pace than in previous droughts. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
Inaugural Global Harvest Automation Report Details Interest and Investment
…the capital that’s been put into it,” Duflock noted. The Global Harvest Automation Report will serve as a component of the overall mission to expedite research and development. A complete…
NASDA Sets Priorities For Farm Bill Advocacy
…on the following topics to form their Farm Bill conversations including, agriculture research, animal disease, conservation and climate resiliency, cyber security, food safety, hemp, invasive species, local food systems, Specialty…
Hive Grading, Should you Be Doing it?
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Research shows hive grading is helping growers get better yields by having quality bees in their orchards. Ellie Symes CEO of The Bee Corp explains…
Record Setting Ag Exports Surpass 2021 Expectations
…also saw record-setting export levels. “Outstanding results like last year’s record-setting $7.75 billion in U.S. dairy exports don’t happen overnight,” said Krysta Harden, President and CEO of the U.S. Dairy…