The Census of Agriculture data has been collected and will be released within the next few months. Shortly after the release, the 2018 Irrigation and Water Management Survey will begin….
Getting A Better Understanding of Water Conditions in Kaweah Sub-Basin
…a better understanding of overall water conditions. “We’re compiling all of the existing data that’s out there related to surface water and groundwater, and any of the inputs and outputs…
Women Are Out-Earning Men in the Business of Farming
Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that women are out-earning men as farmers, ranchers and agricultural managers. The data from 2017 shows that the weekly median salary for…
Groundwater Collection Project Gathers Data by Flying Over Regions of Land
…Kaweah GSA talk about the process of collecting data. Groundwater Collection Project Gathers Data by Flying Over Regions of Land About the Author Danielle Leal Facebook Twitter MMJ/Anchor for AgNet…
Low-Flying Helicopters Measure Groundwater in Tulare County
Rural residents in Tulare County might see low-flying helicopters over portions of the county. The helicopters will have large instruments attached to gather data on the underlying groundwater. The Greater…
IBM Trailing Blockchain in Food System
…supply chain. They went on to say that right now, the solution consists of three modules – certification, trace and data entry, and upload – with other modules in development…
Animal Welfare Doesn’t Improve with Larger Facilities
Recently published research indicates that animal welfare is not dependent on the size of the facility. The data was collected by the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW), a non-profit…
Drought Monitor: Wet Harvest Continues Next Week
…precipitation over much of the nation, with drier-than-normal weather limited to the West Coast and lower Southeast. The latest data from the Department of Agriculture show that the nation’s corn…
Annual Soil Health Summit Event Opens to Public for First Time
…Louis, and encourages growers and agronomists to attend. Attendees will benefit from peer-to-peer networking, collaboration, and education on the latest in soil health strategies, including new data and insights from…
USDA Announces Update to National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
…of Defense (DoD). Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a science-based, sustainable decision-making process that uses information on pest biology, environmental data, and technology to manage pest damage in a way…
New BeeWhere Program to Provide Better Protection of Bee Hives
…from potential theft. Arroyo noted that the design of the program ensures that hive data will be safe and only accessible by the parties it is intended to be accessed…
New Record Set for California Table Grape Shipments
…The information provided is fairly consistent on a yearly basis and the data that is compiled is typically 22 percent lower than the actual overall volume. “It is pretty easy…
NBB to EPA: Small Refinery Exemptions Destroy Demand for Biodiesel
…300 million gallons. The letter also thanked Acting Administrator Wheeler for increasing transparency around the agency’s granting of small refinery exemptions. However, the agency’s data dashboard now makes it easy…
U.S. Now has 6.5 Million Acres of Organic Certified Land
An organic industry data service says the U.S. now has 6.5 million acres of organic certified land. A report from Mercaris reveals that, as of August 2018, there are 17,648…