…garden can help unite neighborhoods in a common effort and inspire locally-led solutions to challenges facing our country – from hunger to climate change. USDA Headquarters People’s Garden On Lincoln’s…
Agri View: Weather Losses
…benefit from a changing climate). The agricultural sector continually adapts to climate change through changes in crop rotations, planting times, genetic selection, fertilizer management, pest management, water management, and shifts…
State Says Continue Water Savings
Executive Order Aims to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life in California Moving to bolster California’s climate and drought resilience, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an executive order…
$10 Million in Green Energy Research
…other safety net options to support farmers producing biomass for renewable energy. This month, USDA is examining what a changing climate means to agriculture and how USDA is working to…
Funding to Relieve Veterinarian Shortages
…food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability, and ensuring food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates,…
Agri View: Pollinator Extinction
…“is primarily due to changes in land use, intensive agricultural practices and pesticide use, alien invasion species, diseases and pest, and climate change,” says IPBES Vice Chair Robert Watson. Read…
Building Blocks For Climate Smart Agriculture
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack summarizes USDA building blocks for climate smart agriculture and how US producers can use these to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Building Blocks For Climate Smart Agriculture…
Snowpack Melting at Record Speed
…to improve public awareness and manage the impacts of climate change, including drought and other extreme weather events. Through the National Drought Resilience Partnership offsite link image , federal agencies…
Wildland Fires in a Tube
…managers to prepare for the increased wildfires we expect in the future due to climate change and drought. Particulate matter (PM) is one of the main pollutants created by fire….
Conservation Reserve Program Results
…farmers, ranchers and landowners have willingly stepped up to address the growing impacts of a changing climate. With USDA’s support, they work to implement voluntary practices that improve air and…
Agri View: El Niño Diminishing?
…SST data from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. This animation shows the evolution of water temperatures compared to average in the equatorial Pacific Ocean from mid-November 2015 through early February 2016….
Habitat for Wildlife and Pollinators
…everyone to celebrate the importance of native wildflowers. As native plants, they’re more resistant to pests, more resilient to climate extremes and require less maintenance. Plus, they’re beautiful! Milkweed and…
Adapting to a Changing Climate
…regional Climate Hubs and three sub-hubs to give producers and landowners data and guidance for decision-making 6.Invested unprecedented resources in climate research and developed science-based tools to help landowners evaluate…
Research into Sustainable Crop and Livestock Production Methods
…Agriculture (USDA) awarded $16.5 million in grants to support research into methods for boosting agriculture productivity and ensuring food security in the face of pests, diseases and a changing climate….