…increasing. To help address the current economic climate, we will continue working with Congress and USDA to find ways to help address the significant challenges facing the U.S. cotton industry.”…
First-ever UC ANR Newsmakers Seminar at World Ag Expo
…resources, based at UC Davis Tapan Pathak, Ph.D. – UC ANR Cooperative Extension specialist in climate change adaptation in agriculture, based at UC Merced Maurice Pitesky, Ph.D. – UC ANR…
Effects of Drought for Forests and Rangelands
…established by Congress in 2006, and the National Climate Assessment (NCA), produced every four years to project major trends and evaluate the effects of global climate change on forests, agriculture,…
Snowpack: What a Difference a Year Makes
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released it’s latest water and climate update which shows a a big difference in snowpack totals from a year ago. Courtesy: USDA USDA…
Global Cleantech Recognizes Ag Companies
…agriculture, and helping the farming industry use the latest technology to combat the challenges of climate change and dwindling water resources. “Agriculture is currently in the early stage of a…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…was created in support of the President’s Climate Data Initiative, which aims to harness climate data in ways that will increase the resilience of America’s food system. USDA provided contestants…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…global starvation. But those predictions have begun to resurface in recent years, stirred by the potential for climate change to disrupt agricultural systems at a time when the world’s population…
2015 Warmest Year By Far
…weekly report using data and products from the National Water and Climate Center and other agencies. The report focuses on seasonal snowpack, precipitation, temperature, and drought conditions in the U.S….
Agri View: Water Management
…climate change. Data are available in the ERS product Western Irrigated Agriculture, which summarizes the farm-structural characteristics for irrigated farms in the 17 Western States based on USDA’s 2008 Farm…
Governor Brown’s Budget Invests in Climate Smart Agriculture
…in a vitally important direction for our state – climate smart agriculture. It’s called climate smart agriculture because it represents a set of practices that sustainably increase productivity and resilience…
Vilsack Urges Congress to Pass Wildfire Funding Fix
…We take our job to protect the public seriously, and recently, the job has become increasingly difficult due to the effects of climate change, chronic droughts, and a constrained budget…
Dairy Digesters Beneficial to Control Greenhouse Gasses
…funds to incentivize the construction of more digesters in the state will enable California to reach its climate change goals sooner. Excerpts from Ramboll Environ Study Overview of Dairy Digester…
Agriculture Graduate Shortage
…world of population growth and climate change. Look to graduates of food, agriculture, renewable natural resources, and environment higher education programs if you are seeking to hire female graduates with…
Agri View: Eat Your Vegetables
…over the world as climate permits, and crops may be cultivated in protected environments in less suitable locations. China is the largest producer of vegetables, and global trade in agricultural…