…“My grandfather was an extension, my father was an extension and there is a lot of that in me. What we are really hoping to do is to create fruit…
American Agricultural Trade with Cuba
…Finance Division Head, CoBank ACB, Greenwood Village, CO Dr. Luis A. Ribera, Associate Professor, Extension Economist, & Director – Center for North American Studies, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M…
State Ag Officials Seek OSHA Enforcement Extension
The National Association of State Ag Departments is asking the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to delay its enforcement of stringent new requirements for the storage of anhydrous ammonia…
Four States Offer Ideas for Ag Economy
…lenders. One Extension expert said lenders are watching their clients closely and operating loans are becoming harder to acquire. For example, cattle producers in Missouri and Kansas are having a…
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
…Monterey County ($1,300,695)-proposes to establish a cooperative model for pooling resources to comply with water quality regulations, making conservation practices more widely applicable in high-value, irrigated agricultural lands, leading to…
Project Aids Food Supply for Delta Smelt
…Sacramento River last week to discuss their work to increase the number of plankton available to the fish. Cooperative efforts by state and federal agencies, Sacramento Valley farmers and water…
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
…research, education, and extension programs, supporting the best and brightest scientists and extension personnel, have resulted in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that are combating childhood obesity, improving and sustaining rural economic…
Increased International Collaboration on Agricultural Science
…agriculture. NIFA’s integrated research, education and extension programs support the best and brightest scientists and extension personnel and have resulted in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that help combat childhood obesity, improve…
Little-Known Corn Disease Found in Nine States
…(Figures 1-2) can be used to highlight the lesions. By Tamra Jackson-Ziems, Extension Plant Pathologist, Kevin Korus – Coordinator Plant & Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Tony Adesemoye – Extension Plant Pathologist,…
Delta Smelt Strategy Shows Promising Results
…a cooperative effort earlier this summer between state and federal governments and various water agencies along the Sacramento River including the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, Reclamation District 108, Reclamation 2035, Knaggs…
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
…develops and threatens rangeland forage. APHIS conducts surveys for grasshopper populations on rangeland in the western United States, provides technical assistance on grasshopper management to land owners/managers, and cooperatively suppresses…
Lunch Packed with Nutrition
…trying to help them achieve their best in school. Sandy Procter, Kansas State University Extension food and nutrition specialist. She says whether they’re in sports or after school activities, whatever…
Co-ops and Ag Retailers Face Economic Challenges
…Retailers – Cyclical Challenges Ahead” is available on CoBank’s YouTube page. The full report is available to media upon request. About CoBank CoBank is a $125 billion cooperative bank serving…
USDA to Purchase Surplus Cheese, Continue to Assist Dairy Producers
Vilsack U.S. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack talks with AgNet West on cheese purchase, extension of dairy MPP As the U.S. Department of Agriculture announces plans to purchase approximately 11 million pounds…