…species that are important to both agriculture and biological research. Resistance to pesticides used to control arthropod damage to livestock and crops is an evolving problem. Solutions to such challenges…
Almond Board: Seeds for Bees
…Better Honey Bee Health” for the benefits of planting forage. More from Project Apis m. on the Seeds for Bees project: Project Apis m. is working to build a…
Tyson Reevaluating Planned Facility After Locals Back Away from Incentives
…voted 2-1 to rescind a previous resolution in favor of issuing $500 million in industrial revenue bonds to help finance the project. The resolution would have made the project eligible…
Modernizing California’s Water Supply
The pressure on California’s water supply during the recent drought was further complicated by outdated policy and antiquated infrastructure. There are multiple projects and policies in the process of getting…
Study: Organic Farming Reduces Carbon Emissions
…soils and can be part of the solution in the fight on global warming. The project was directed by The National Soil Project at Northeastern University in collaboration with the…
New Cooling Technologies for Dairy Cows
…efficiency in the dairy industry. The information collected will help establish which technology should be used in the development of a commercial dairy in a future component of the project….
ROXY Rice Unveiled at Rice Field Day
…the chance to tour research fields, review progress made with the Rice Pathology Project, and receive information on new and experimental herbicides. Weed control was the biggest topic covered during…
Funding to Recruit and Educate a More Diverse Agricultural Workforce
…(MSP) helps colleges and universities recruit and retain multicultural scholars who may pursue degrees in food and agricultural sciences disciplines or the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree. Projects may…
Goodyear Using Soybean Oil-Based Rubber in Tires
…mixes more easily in the silica-reinforced compounds used in manufacturing certain tires. This also improves manufacturing efficiency and reduces energy consumption. Goodyear cooperated on the project with the USB, a…
Swine Disease Monitoring System in Development
…the pork industry. The system is a collaborative project between the University of Minnesota and USDA/APHIS Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health. Swine Health Information Center Executive Director Paul Sundberg…
NIFA Invests $35 Million in Specialty Crop Research
…stakeholders. NIFA has invested more than $400 million through the SCRI program to date. Among past projects, a University of Maryland project developed a wireless irrigation system to save water,…
Improving Livestock Digestion with GMO Clover
…them from being digested too quickly. The results should improve the absorption of protein. The project also aims to reduce the loss of nitrogen into the environment and potentially create…
Western View: The Right to Not Farm
…requirement is also challenged under the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause, because it amounts to an unreasonable dictate with no tie to any public need created by any development project application….
Dairy Producers Needed for Sorghum Research
…goal of the project is to look at the viability of sorghum for California when we’re in these drought type situations,” Heguy stated. During the first year of the project,…