…the red blood cells and causes severe anemia, fever and weight loss in cattle, sometimes can be fatal. Researchers say the overall goal is to develop sustainable ways to treat…
Disease Resistant Strawberry Research Gets Funding Boost
…Food and Agriculture of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve the disease resistance and sustainable production of strawberries throughout the nation. The collaborative grant is good news for strawberry…
U.S., Canadian and Mexican Farm Groups Support Modernized NAFTA
…healthy and sustainable food products. Losses due to NAFTA changes would severely stunt this progress. AFBF, CFA, and CNA are committed to working with their respective administrations to ensure that…
Renewable Fuels Association Calls RFS Proposal for Conventional Biofuels Justified
…assuring a more sustainable energy future,” Dinneen said. A strong RFS will continue to help drive investment and ensure the future growth of ethanol, the cleanest, lowest cost and highest…
Antitrust Institute, NFU, Say Monsanto-Bayer Merger Puts Farmers at Risk
…system to a corporate cabal that thwarts the movement to build a fair, sustainable and healthy food system.” With such a small group of firms in the industry, the task…
California Lawmakers Extend Cap and Trade
…Investments, which fund several Climate Smart Agriculture programs such as the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, and the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program. The bill also maintains current industry…
Perdue Farms to Upgrade Animal Welfare Standards
…Perdue, and we have to keep improving.” Perdue also became the first major poultry company to promise its current and future customers a sustainable supply of chicken that meets all…
Germany Pork Consumption at 11 Year Low
…researchers, reflects changing German attitudes about healthier diets and climate-friendly, sustainable food production. There’s also been an influx of refugees who don’t eat pork. Total pork consumption in Germany has…
Groundwater Planning Moves into Next Phase
…Under the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, local groundwater agencies—known as GSAs—had to be formed by June 30 for basins or sub-basins classified by the state as medium or high…
UC a Key Link for AgTech
…“That just is not sustainable anymore, and those two forces have to converge.” University of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, with the Cooperative Extension program, is an essential…
Feed a Bee Announces Coast-to-Coast Recipients for $500,000 Pollinator Forage Initiative
…Georgia Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Idaho Friends of Camas National Wildlife Refuge, Idaho Blackburn College, Illinois North Central College, Illinois Wesselman Nature Society, Indiana Sustainable Communities Network/Ballew Family…
Secretary Perdue Hosts Inaugural Rural Prosperity Task Force Meeting
…so many others, we are telling rural America that we’re here, we’re listening, and we’re going to help provide you with the resources, tools, and support to build robust, sustainable…
Do Personality Traits in Pigs Matter?
Researchers at UC Davis are studying personality traits in pigs to determine the role personality plays in the welfare and sustainable production of farm animals. Kristina Horback, an assistant professor…
Reasons to Mulch Your Garden
…sustainable ecosystem. Here are some of the most significant impacts mulch has to any garden. It reduces evaporation – to keep the soil beneath much moister. It improves infiltration –…