…of the year, National Ag Day, is not enough to really talk about the importance of agriculture. We want to keep it front and center in the minds of consumers…
Building a Reliable, Low-Cost Device to Measure Moisture in Grain Bags
…are used to estimate moisture content, explains Armstrong, with the ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research. The device, known as the Post-Harvest Loss (PHL) moisture meter, costs about…
Winter Plant Damage
…black in the center or starting to dry, then that bud or chute has been winter killed.” But Patton also advises to wait a few weeks before chopping or pulling…
Proposed Pesticide Rules Near Schools Revised
…Pesticide Information Center where additional information on pesticides may be obtained The regulation also includes a provision that allows flexibility to accommodate extracurricular activities and other factors.Public K-12 schools /licensed…
Importance of Agricultural Research
…of APLU Mr. Richard Wilkins, Chairman, American Soybean Association, Greenwood, DE; On behalf of NCFAR Dr. James Carrington, President, Danforth Center, St. Louis, MO; On behalf of the Danforth Center…
NACD Expresses Disappointment in Trump’s Budget
…in USDA’s Service Center Agencies” – a cut that would prevent thousands of rural communities across America from accessing services like conservation planning assistance. “If enacted, the President’s budget would…
Agriculture Secretary Nominee Perdue Divesting Business Interests
…Association, the Georgia Agribusiness Council and the Bipartisan Policy Center, while also putting his assets into a blind trust. The Senate Agriculture Committee has yet to schedule a hearing for…
Analyzing Disease Mutations Using Online Cattle Genomes
…sequenced by researchers at the Agricultural Research Service‘s (ARS) U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, Nebraska. The breeds include Angus, Brangus and Hereford. The publicly accessible information…
Protect Your Poultry from Avian Influenza
…by our risk map, said Beatriz Martínez López, director of the Center for Animal Disease Modeling and Surveillance in the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis. The UC Agriculture…
National Farmers Union Cautions Against Health Care Changes
…“if we repeal the Affordable Care Act, those voices are going to be front and center again,” according to DTN. The Republican plan would replace federal insurance subsidies with a…
Almond Board: When Should You Water?
With the unusually wet year, growers are changing up their irrigation schedules. Spencer Cooper, senior manager of irrigation and water efficiency, tells us what growers need to be monitoring right…
El Nino May Yet Show Up in 2017
…Institute and the U.S. Climate Prediction Center say El Nino is the more favored weather scenario over neutral or La Nina Conditions. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…
Agri View: Eating Habits
…should say is has already changed. Very likely it is either organically grown or it is genetically modified. A major research center is currently studying not just how food production…
Citrus Showcase This Week
…2 at the Visalia Convention Center. The annual meeting gets the latest huanglongbing (HLB), Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and water management research out to growers. CCM Vice President Bob Blakely…