Wind turbines that often dot fields throughout the Midwest may benefit row crops, according to new research by Iowa State University. A climate researcher with the university says air turbulence…
Fair Practices Rules Protect Contract Farmers
…the Obama Administration and Secretary Vilsack for their commitment to moving these rules forward and for leveling the playing field for contract farmers. The Farmer Fair Practices Rules are basic…
USDA Awards $3.4 Million for Research to Increase Wheat Yields
…with cutting-edge imaging tools to rapidly assess field trials in wheat breeding programs and use aerial images to gather precise measurements of plant traits relating to yield and health. A…
Conaway: China’s Predatory Practices Harming U.S. Producers
…deliver to America’s farm and ranch families—and all Americans—a fair shake at what has been to date a decades old unfulfilled promise of free markets and a level playing field.”…
Almond Board: 2016 Almond Achievement Award
…As a Federal Marketing Order, it is important to note that the Board is not involved with and is expressly prohibited from setting field or market prices. The Board is…
AFBF Duvall on USDA’s GIPSA Rule Proposals
Duvall “The Agriculture Department’s Farmer Fair Practices Rules take an important step toward leveling the playing field in the poultry industry by ensuring companies follow the law and treat farmers…
4-H and NASA Partner on Space Age STEM Curriculum
…in 2014 to explore the field of aerospace engineering and how it relates to real-life global challenges. In 2016, the Drone Discovery Challenge encouraged youth to explore activities surrounding unmanned…
Funding for Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
…“Policymakers need sound science to inform their decisions on the rapidly growing field of genetic engineering,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “In addition to helping enlighten regulatory decision makers, this…
USDA Prepares for 2017 Census of Agriculture
USDA Sends National Agricultural Classification Survey Ahead of 2017 Census of Agriculture In preparation for the 2017 Census of Agriculture, close to one million potential farmers and ranchers will receive…
Almond Matters: Thinking about Peach Twig Borer
…Valent Field Market Development Representative Tino Lopez said. It’s not too early, however, for growers to keep an eye on potential populations. “So they go into a hibernacula, which is…
Almond Board: Waycott on State of the Industry
…setting field or market prices. The board is composed of 10 members. The more than 6,000 almond growers and 104 almond handlers elect the five growers and five handlers in…
Funding for Robotic Research
…Sonny Ramaswamy. “With each year of investment in agricultural robotic research, we learn more about how humans can benefit from automation in the field.” The goal of the NRI program…
Dairy Groups Detail Importance of Dairy Trade
…and urged the Trump Administration to closely monitor other nations’ compliance with existing market access concessions. Emphasizing the need to ensure a level international playing field, Mulhern said that competitors…
Beet Curly Top Virus Report
…to find. Fall host plants were declining in suitability for the BLH and winter host plants were just beginning to germinate. Field conditions for Fresno, Kern, and Kings Counties were…