…egg shells for the trash or composting pile. Instead of tossing them out, here are some ways to reuse them. Egg shells can be an excellent calcium and mineral-rich additive…
Wind Power Advancing in U.S.
A new report from the American Wind Energy Association finds 357 megawatts in new wind energy projects were brought online during the second quarter of the year. Nationally, the U.S….
Funding for Research to Improve Livestock and Aquaculture
…projects in the food and agricultural sciences. The AFRI Foundational program supports research in several priority areas, including animal breeding, reproduction, nutrition, and growth. These grants help improve the quality…
UC Asian Citrus Psyllid Scouts Trying to Avert Huanglongbing Disaster
…PVC wand to knock off insects. The expansive ACP monitoring effort is funded by a $1.45 million multi-agency coordination grant from the USDA. The project funds promising tools and long-term…
Air Curtain Burner Solves Pile of Problems
…President Roger Isom said the project was a challenge. “It wasn’t easy to get through the process. There are two major hurdles you have to cross with the air district,”…
Urban Agriculture Conservation Grants Awarded
…assistance capacity for urban agriculture and conservation projects. “Our work as conservationists has evolved since the Dust Bowl when many of our nation’s 3,000 conservation districts were first established,” NACD…
Funding for Research on Plant-Biotic Interactions
…Dakota, $999,942 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, $982,718 Project details can be found on the NIFA website. Among the grants, a Tufts University project will investigate how plant-herbivore-microbe interactions…
Fresh Food in Space
…in an astronaut’s eyes or lungs. The German company Bake in Space is behind a project to develop a special dough for low-crumb bread and an oven in which to…
Better Beef Access in China Will Take Time
…few and far between. Derrell Peel, an Ag Economist at Oklahoma State University, says it’s a long-term project to build up beef export numbers to China. “There are some restrictions…
Research on Pests and Beneficial Species Funding from USDA
…area of the AFRI Foundational program. Funded projects support research to promote beneficial organisms associated with pests, as well as to better understand the fundamental mechanisms that inform interactions between…
NIFA Announces $4.3 Million for Higher Education Support
…Grants Program. Previously funded projects include an Oklahoma State University project(link is external) focused on improving baccalaureate degree completion in the states of Oklahoma and Kansas by delivering an online…
Late-Harvest Processing Peaches Bring More Green
…manages farming operations using the most common practices to the area. UC ANR Cooperative Extension farm advisors, growers, and others associated with agriculture provided information for the project and reviewed…
USDA Announces $20 Million for Jobs for Young People, Veterans
…on Forest Service volunteerism and service projects, of which 170 participated in 21st Century Conservation Corps projects. In FY2017, the agency expects to hire 186 veterans. About 20 percent of…
Feed a Bee Announces Coast-to-Coast Recipients for $500,000 Pollinator Forage Initiative
…of Project Apis m. presents a check to Placer Land Trust and the School Park Community Garden in Auburn, California. (PRNewsfoto/Bayer) Feed a Bee is one of the several programs…