…and senior editor at The Atlantic — about the importance of maintaining a productive relationship between the two countries in the current political climate, and pursuing new avenues for cross-border…
John Deere Equipment About to Get Smarter
…Heraud, co-founder, and CEO of Blue River Technology. “We are using computer vision, robotics, and machine learning to help smart machines detect, identify, and make management decisions about every single…
Vilsack says Clovis Lacks Experience for USDA Post
…undersecretary for research, education, and economics, commonly known as USDA’s chief scientist position. Vilsack said recently that Clovis’ positions on things like climate change “create a barrier for him that…
Whole Foods Launching Plant-Based Burger Joints
…overall clean eating is a natural fit for us.” The announcement comes the same week that Amazon took over Whole Foods, slashing prices and offering “farm fresh” Amazon Echo smart…
Stabenow Supports Call to Withdraw Clovis Nomination
…job,” she says. Schumer and Schatz both say Trump should withdraw the nomination immediately because he’s a known skeptic of climate change and “wildly unqualified for the job.” They also…
Early Market Benefits Apple Growers
…removed a lot of their apple orchards, particularly Fuji apples, Colombini said, because the hotter climate in the region does not allow the fruit to turn red enough. He said…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts or…
Monsanto Addresses Dicamba Issues in Open Letter
…also deployed scientists from The Climate Corporation to review weather data and how it may have affected applications. Finally, the open letter penned by Monsanto’s Chief Technology Officer Rob Fraley…
Apiculture Insurance Expanded to More States
…Administrator Heather Manzano. “This provides increased support for beekeepers who play a critical role in agriculture.” Apiculture systems are diverse, with varying types of plant species and climate conditions. API…
Funding for Research to Improve Livestock and Aquaculture
…user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure…
Antitrust Institute, NFU, Say Monsanto-Bayer Merger Puts Farmers at Risk
…climate.” The letter notes that over time, firms have cut back on their conventional seed offerings, making it more difficult and costly for farmers to secure appropriate seed. The Monsanto-Bayer…
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…
Stabenow States Concern with Clovis Nomination
…Under Secretary of Research, Education, and Economics, which dually serves as the Department’s Chief Scientist. Stabenow also said she has many questions about Clovis’s “troubling views” on climate change and…
Perdue Farms to Upgrade Animal Welfare Standards
…beyond animals’ “needs” to include their “wants,” and to involve the farmers who raise its chickens. Specific advancements will include studying a fully enclosed, climate-controlled de-stress staging area for birds…