…and use of conservation agriculture systems on his farm. “Mike McRee has been extremely willing to share his experiences with others and has graciously hosted numerous public field days at…
USDA Delays the Puerto Rico Census of Agriculture
…Colón is collaborating with the Caribbean Hub to educate other farmers on sustainable land management practices for climate change adaptation and mitigation through the ADAPTA project. Photo by Duamed Colón….
Natural Household Cleaning Ingredients
Cathy Isom has the five all natural ingredients you can use for any household cleaning project. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Natural Household Cleaning Ingredients Who doesn’t…
NIFA Funds Food Safety and Nutrition to Promote Safe Food Supply
…North Carolina, $300,000 More information on these projects is available on the NIFA website. Among previously funded projects, University of Rochester and Cornell University scientists investigated compounds in wine grapes…
USDA/NIFA Invests in Programs to Increase Crop Productivity, Profitability, and Stewardship of Three Crops
…projects include a University of Idaho project that is developing herbicide-tolerant canola cultivars that allow Pacific Northwest growers to grow canola in rotation with wheat. A University of California project…
USDA Research to Support Environmentally-Friendly Pesticides, Reduction of Methyl Bromide
…an older treatment for pests. The Methyl Bromide Transition (MBT) program is helping to discover and implement practical and safer pest management alternatives. Projects may focus on integrated research and…
Wildfire Assessment Study Underway for North Coast Wine Industry
The Wine Business Institute (WBI) at Sonoma State University is orchestrating an assessment study of the damage to the area’s wine industry caused by the multiple wildfires. The project was…
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
…feet from November through April and 870.1 feet in May. Curtis Creel, general manager of the Kern County Water Agency, the second-largest contractor in the State Water Project, affirmed that…
Indoor Garden Preparation
…on This Land of Ours. Indoor Garden Preparation When weather diverts your gardening plans indoors, here are some projects that will keep you thinking of the outdoors and prepare you…
USDA Invests in Integrated Pest Management for Increased Production
…replace methyl bromide, an older, ozone-depleting treatment used in farming, storage, shipment, and quarantine. Among the newly awarded projects is a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University project that will…
NIFA to Invest in Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
…plants, animals, insects, and microorganisms. The $3.5 million in grants is available through NIFA’s Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants (BRAG) Program. The BRAG program supports applied and fundamental research to…
USDA Invests $2.5 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure
…a solar project that has provided a local investment of more than $6 million in rural, southwest Virginia. The project has been a significant boost to the area’s economy, particularly…
USDA Aims to Improve Food and Nutrition Education for Low-Income Communities
…In the fiscal year 2017, 35 grants totaling $8.6 million were awarded through the CFP program. They are: Community Food Projects United Way of Southeastern Connecticut, New London, Connecticut, $35,000…
Consumers See ‘Organic’ and ‘non-GM’ Food Labels as Synonymous
…non-genetically modified. In the study, when consumers looked at packages of granola bars labeled “non-GMO Project,” they were willing to spend 35 cents more than for the boxes that had…