…was a spirited discussion about infrastructure: the importance of objective third-party-generated data and demonstration projects; the value of publicly funded research; new opportunities for public-private-philanthropic partnerships; the critical role of…
Agricultural Imagery and Technology
…and technology. This is the second hearing in a series examining Big Data and its role in agriculture. The subcommittee heard from a variety of stakeholders about using satellites, manned…
ADC Forms Farmer Advisory Board
Staying true to its core principle that farmers should be in control of the data collected on their operations, the Agricultural Data Coalition (ADC) announced the formation of a farmer…
FAA Rules Clear Runway for Small Drones
…gather data on people or property, the FAA is acting to address privacy considerations in this area. The FAA strongly encourages all UAS pilots to check local and state laws…
Marijuana Sales
…Than Dasani, Oreos by Niall McCarthy , Data journalist covering technological, societal and media topics contributing to Forbes. Marijuana sales in the United States reached a record high in 2015….
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…Match. “Our preliminary data indicate that Market Match advances a ‘culture of health’ in disadvantaged communities,” said lead USC evaluator Greenwald, pointing to a concept that is gaining traction in…
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
…calculator automatically obtains weather data for the calculations from the nearest California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) weather station, based on zip code. Some basic information about a grower’s irrigation…
Center for Regulatory Effectiveness Calls EPA Atrazine Accusations False
…EPA released a draft proposal last week that suggests atrazine is harmful to the environment.The Center says those predictions are not true, adding that there is no real world data…
NACD Welcomes Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
…Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number in order to receive financial assistance from federal agencies like the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Mandating that farmers and ranchers comply with these…
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
…percent of known genes, and assigns the data to the 21 wheat chromosomes. This data release represents the IWGSC continued effort to produce a “gold standard reference sequence” – the…
Agri View: Small Towns
…of population change in nonmetro areas fell from 0.7 percent to below zero between 2006 and 2015, metro rates fell only slightly, from 1 percent to 0.9 percent. Chart data…
Drought Alert: Call to Re-examine ‘Harmful Actions’
…support or environmental review. Rather than collecting and analyzing data to make an informed, scientific decision that deals with the many factors influencing the decline of the delta smelt, FWS…
Signup for Cotton Producers Starts June 20
…vast majority of eligible producers and the applications will be pre-populated with existing data. Sign-up for the program will begin June 20 and run through Aug. 5, 2016 at the…
Chinese Pork Prices Continue to Rise
Chinese pork prices climbed to new records this week, according to government data, signaling its auctions of frozen pork reserves and other measures to boost production are doing little to…