The consensus is overwhelming: our climate is changing. According to NASA’s Global Climate Change website, “97% of climate scientists agree that climate-warming trends over the past century are very likely…
Smart Phones Promoting Food Safety
Research is looking at using smart phones to increase food safety at farmers markets. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman explains. Technology and Farmers Markets The University of Arkansas’s Division of Agriculture…
Cap-and-Trade Program Topic of Meeting
…Cap-and-Trade discussion will focus on California as a national leader in taking preventative measures to help mitigate the impacts of climate change. “Farming is a multi-beneficial endeavor,” said CDFA Secretary…
Agri View: Weather Watching
Everett Griner talks about climate change being real or imagined in today’s Agri View. Weather Watching…
AFBF: EPA Greenhouse Gas Plan Harmful to Economy, Agriculture
…and ranchers,” Stallman said. “Our farmers and ranchers need a climate that fosters innovation, not unilateral regulations that cap our future.” Find out why not all in the ag industry…
Expanding Scope of Dietary Guidelines Committee
…the advisory committee is showing an interest in incorporating sustainability, climate change, and other environmental factors and production practices into their criteria for establishing the next set of dietary guidelines….
Ag Industry Reacts to EPA Draft Rule for Air
…plan – but effects will also hit home in rural America. National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson – however – says the changing climate has already begun to affect agriculture…
Balancing Global Food Security and Climate Change Concerns
Bain US agriculture plays a key part in both mitigating climate change impacts and feeding the world, with efforts underway to do both. Rod Bain reports. Balancing Global Food Security…
USDA Launches New Resources at ChooseMyPlate.gov to Help Cost-Conscious Consumers Make Healthier Food Choices
…insightful information about planning meals, shopping smart in the grocery store, and preparing foods that save money and time in the kitchen. “Although healthy foods aren’t always more expensive, many…
USDA Role in Feeding World and Addressing Climate Change
…Department research and programs are balancing the need to increase food production while lessening impacts of climate change. Rod Bain reports. USDA Role in Feeding World and Addressing Climate Change…
Groundwater Discussions at CDFA Meeting
…climate change resiliency.” In January, the California Natural Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency and the California Department of Food and Agriculture released the California Water Action Plan outlining…
U.S. Forest Service Increases its Firefighting Aircraft Fleet as Fire Season Begins
…firelines safely. Climate change, pests and disease, and suburban sprawl have combined to portend more severe wildfire seasons in recent years. Over the last three decades, fire season lengths have…
USDA Announces Effort to Cut Energy Costs for Farmers, Ranchers, Rural Small Businesses
…lines and reducing the amount of greenhouse gas pollution that affects our climate.” The funding announced today is being provided through USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Investments from…
Monsanto Introduces Free App
Monsanto has introduced a free app for your iPone, iPad or computer called Climate Basic. Technical Agronomist for Monsanto, Fran Deville, explains more. Monsanto Introduces Free App To learn more…