…a collaboration with California Citrus Mutual to offer free citrus tree removal to homeowners in areas where HLB is known to occur. The second is modeling data from the CDFA…
EWG Study Finds High Nitrate Levels in Rural Drinking Water Systems
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) says rural water systems have high levels of nitrates. A new report and database released by EWG this week found that the 30 utilities with…
Readout on Principals Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force
…groups, which are gathering recommendations on issues regarding the quality of life in rural America; the rural workforce; innovation, technology, and data; and economic development. The meeting participants held a…
SoftBank Investing in Indoor Vertical Farming Company
…today, Plenty says it uses custom sensors feeding data-enabled systems resulting in finely-tuned environmental controls to produce greens with superior flavor. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: 2017 Farm Census
…census every 5 years. Why so frequently? Well, this is the only source of information, comprehensive and impartial data, which covers every county in the nation. So, who uses it?…
U.S. DDGS Exports Up 16 Percent To Southeast Asia
U.S. exports of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to Southeast Asia have increased 16 percent so far this marketing year, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
EPA To Hold RFS Hearing Next Month
…billion gallons. In a notice posted to its website, the EPA said the hearing aims to provide interested parties the opportunity to present data, views, or arguments concerning the proposal….
Germany Pork Consumption at 11 Year Low
…plunged 10 percent since 2011, to about two million tons last year, according to data compiled by researcher Euromonitor International. Over the same period, demand has increased in neighboring Poland,…
Groundwater Planning Moves into Next Phase
…different sources of groundwater data for affected basins. Ten GSAs have been formed within the boundaries of Tulare County, and the county government will act as a GSA for any…
States Sue EPA to Prevent Insecticide Use
…pesticides. Pruitt told Congress last month he made the decision based on meaningful data and science. Despite numerous requests from the Associated Press, the EPA hasn’t provided any copies of…
‘Worst is Over’ for Snow-Melt, Officials Say
…comparing data with fellow water managers, Paasch said, “We’re pretty confident that any future peak (flow) that we have this summer is not going to come close to that peak…
Rural Broadband Improvements will be Costly
…where you are in the country. However, farmers need the right bandwidth available to make that happen. Farmers also can’t access the real-time data they need to make their operations…
NBB Considers Legal Action over Biodiesel Dumping
…says new data is out showing subsidized biodiesel imports from Argentina are still continuing to surge, pushing even higher in recent weeks. A June report from a business intelligence company…
Food Safety Practices and Costs Under the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement
…results, we led a 2-hour conference call with each firm to talk about the data and the interpretation of the information provided. These conversations resulted in additional insight into why…