…foods we eat. Chemists Craig Byrdwell (foreground) and James Harnly, with the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, review data from one of the liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry machines used in a…
Ag Producer Sentiment Improves; but Uncertainty about the Future of NAFTA Looms
…reached its second-highest level in more than two years of data collection. Sentiment is also higher for the second-consecutive month, providing a strong 14-point boost to the index compared to…
California Strawberry Commission Website Offers Improved Grower Resources
…improvements to the website include a better means to access timely information relative to berry growers and enhanced web dashboards. O’Donnell noted that their dashboards with market data, which features…
California Vegetables More Than Half of U.S. Total
…experience California’s rural areas and produce. Check out the NASS Vegetables 2017 Summary for the data behind the California veggie tour. Just as the treasured garlic clove rests behind pale,…
Almond Matters: Using Drones During Bloom
…be extremely valuable in reducing labor costs related to monitoring. Data collected from drones has also proven to be very effective in yield evaluations and creating data sets for variable-rate…
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Agriculture Coalition’s Request to Halt California’s ‘False and Misleading’ Prop 65 Labeling of Glyphosate
…to place false and misleading labels on agricultural products. California’s erroneous Prop 65 listing of glyphosate is not based on data, facts or science and we look forward to continuing…
Still Time to be Counted in the 2017 Census of Agriculture
…data have and will continue to influence important decisions for American agriculture. The data will affect every operation and every farming community at some point, whether it be through farm…
Mexico Buying More Brazilian Corn as NAFTA Negotiations Continue
…Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations. Mexican government data and top grain merchants all say they fear supply disruption from the U.S. if the White House ever followed through on its threat…
UCCE to be a Leader in Climate Change Awareness and Education
…can explore projected changes in temperature, precipitation, snowpack and sea level rise in California over this century with interactive climate data visualizations. They can download data, find peer-reviewed research and…
Syngenta Acquires Satellite Imagery Innovator
…for rapid and accurate indication of field conditions. The system provides flexibility with growers’ secure data and is optimized for use on multiple devices including tablets, laptops and smart phones….
Growth Energy: More Biofuels Vital to Improving U.S. Energy Outlook
…the fuel supply is the ready-made solution to lowering prices at the pump while also dramatically reducing emissions,” Bliley said. “We don’t need federal data to remind us that gasoline…
Cattlemen Applaud Introduction of Strong Bipartisan Bill in U.S. Senate
…would prevent farms, ranches, and other agricultural operations from having to report livestock manure data under CERCLA, the law that governs toxic Superfund sites. The bipartisan bill was introduced with…
USDA: Pesticide Residue Levels Show No Risk to Consumers
…all. The USDA report is one source of residue data that the Environmental Working Group uses to create its annual Dirty Dozen/Clean 15 rankings of fruits and vegetables. USDA says…
Highlights From the February 2018 Farm Income Forecast
…1.2-percent rise in real estate debt. Get the 2018 forecast for farm sector income or see all data tables on farm income indicators. Median Income of Farm Operator Households Expected…