…Foundation board of trustees, the board and founding leadership of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance, the board of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology and the House Agriculture…
Overseas Biological Control Trial for ACP
…to California’s climate was extremely important so they could adapt to the different areas citrus is grown in the state. He also said they used technology that revealed some interesting…
CDFA Funds 5 ‘Dairy Digester’ Projects in Central Valley
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has selected five projects for approximately $11.1 million in grants to implement digest technology on California dairy operations that will reduce greenhouse…
The Western View: New Technology, New Opportunity
New technology brings new opportunity Technology Compared to other industries, technology has been slow to make a big impact on farming. But lately some exciting new developments in technology have…
Invisible ‘Barcode’ Helping Traceability
Some technology in the agriculture industry is looking at an old problem in the food supply chain. Food safety and traceability has always been a heavily debated topic, but as…
California Angus Genomics Forum
…daylight time (PDT) and is open to all cattlemen. “We’re looking forward to bringing Angus breeders and commercial cattlemen together for this forum that explores genomic technology and how producers…
Allergen-Free Peanuts Lead USDA Report Highlighting New Innovations in Ag
…The USDA’s technology transfer program is administered by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA’s principal intramural scientific research agency. Highlighted discoveries from USDA’s 2014 Technology Transfer Report include: Procedures to…
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
…Richard Linton, North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Dr. Guy Loneragan, West Texas A&M University, Department of Agricultural Science; Dr. Evelyn Mbandi, U.S. Department of Agriculture,…
Microbiomes Changing Food Safety Monitoring
…says we have just started to explore what technology can do when it comes to agriculture, and the development of how to use big data like the genomic project can…
Public Invited to Seminar on Efficient Water Use for Specialty Crops
…the California Department of Food and Agriculture via a specialty crop block grant. To sign up for the event, visit http://californiawater.org or call the Center for Irrigation Technology at 559.278.2066….
Drones Making Potted Farming Intriguing Option
…style of farming because the technology to make it beneficial is already developed. Bringing The Plants To You Some smaller produce growers are starting to look into potted farming as…
Celebrate National Pollinator Week this Friday at USDA
…sixth annual Pollinator Festival outside USDA Headquarters along 12th Street in Washington, DC. More than 14 USDA agencies, other federal departments and partners will celebrate the significance of pollinators. Pollinators…
Tech to the Future
Today Cathy Isom looks into technology and its use for the future of Agriculture. Ag Technology…
Hortau Secures $5M in Financing from Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners
…Department of Agriculture (USDA), focusing on businesses involved in the production, processing and supply of agricultural products. It is a partnership between Advantage Capital Partners and nine Farm Credit organizations….