…earlier in a tree. Experts working on the project say that the isolates differ according to the region and that relationship needs to be understood. Isolates Can Vary UC Riverside…
Research into Sustainable Crop and Livestock Production Methods
…into the AFRI Food Security Challenge Area, which funds projects that increase agricultural productivity and the availability and accessibility of safe, nutritious food. Fiscal year 2015 projects receiving support today…
USDA Unveils New ‘Urban Agriculture Toolkit’
…Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market Promotion Program grants that support direct-to-consumer marketing activities in cities, and Local Food Promotion Program grants that support food hubs, farm-to-retail, and related projects. National…
Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…2015 for antimicrobial resistance. Previously funded projects include a State University of New York project evaluating critical control points in dairy farm operations and a Texas A&M University project to…
Biofuels and Bioproducts
…on strategies that capitalize on revenue from bioproducts to improve the economic feasibility of advanced biofuel production. Over the past year, BETO has funded several successful projects that have developed…
Rice Paddies Fueling Electric Vehicles
…vehicle. Through a project supported by the Energy Department’s Vehicle Technologies Office, researchers at Stanford University have been able to produce silicon structures for lithium-ion batteries from rice husks, a…
Measuring Conservation Impacts on Water Quality
…work benefits the public and communities. “With each monitoring project completed, we gain more independent evidence that investments in voluntary conservation are working and are worth continuing,” Mills said. “The…
Clean Water Crisis Threatens U.S.
…of contamination and do the testing and ask the hard questions,” Huffman said. Not every city has turned a blind eye to the problem. Leaders in Madison, Wis., began replacing…
U.C. Berkeley Recognized
…college students in developing green infrastructure systems to reduce stormwater pollution and build resilience to climate change. The University of California, Berkeley took 2nd place in the Demonstration Project category….
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
State Water Project Allocations Increase as Storms Improve Conditions, but Drought Remains With runoff from spring storms boosting reservoir levels, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) increased its water delivery…
Citrus Greening Research Funding
…longer term solutions continue to be developed. The Group invested $20 million into more than 30 projects over the past two years. The funding supports projects by universities, private industry,…
Transitioning to Organic Certification
…farm certified organic in 2015. Diggin’ Roots Farm is a diversified fruit, vegetable, and livestock operation in Molalla, Oregon, midway between Portland and Salem. “We sell our product direct –…
Western SARE Releases Calls for Proposals
…project coordinator, an agricultural professional coordinates the project. Farmers or ranchers serve as project advisors. Proposals are due 1 pm MDT, December 7, 2016 with notification in March 2017. The…
Study Uses Domestic Sheep to Facilitate Sustainable Farming
…to manage these issues—domestic sheep. Instead of using traditional tilling machinery or herbicides, MSU’s project features domestic sheep that graze farmland to eliminate the cover crop and control weeds. The…