…or increase benefits from the original agreement. Several different commodity groups expressed general support for the agreement, saying it promoted jobs, growth, and productivity in America. Don Shawcroft, President of…
Nitrogen Levels in Navel Oranges
…grove requires. Evidence suggests that nitrogen levels will depend on a variety of factors such as tree health, variety, productivity, irrigation scheduling and efficiency, and how fertilizer is being applied….
Pig Pens: A Look at Mirrors and Mats
…mats to help improve the pigs’ environment, which may help reduce stress and promote health and productivity. Read more about this research in the June 2017 issue of AgResearch magazine….
NCGA Launches Open Innovation Challenge to Find the Next Big Thing for Corn
…and chairman of NCGA’s Corn Productivity and Quality Action Team. “In addition to researchers who have increased the spectrum of renewable chemicals from corn to date, we are reaching out…
NCGA Launches Open Innovation Challenge to Find the Next Big Thing for Corn
…technologies that will help drive innovation,” said Larry Hoffmann, a farmer from Wheatland, North Dakota and chairman of NCGA’s Corn Productivity and Quality Action Team. “In addition to researchers who…
Plant Health and Production Workforce Funding from USDA
…University researchers will investigate novel timber production systems to protect productivity and sustainability of northern hardwoods in the North-Central region. Rutgers University researchers will target cranberry fruit chemistry to develop…
WASDE Report Shows Increase in Livestock and Poultry Production
…expected increased farrowing and continued gains in sow productivity. Higher broiler and egg production reflects expanded production in response to moderate feed prices and relatively strong 2017 prices. Read more…
Rabobank Finds Pork Export Market Projections Favorable
…to the highest bidder globally. Productivity, volume, and price of an increasingly ‘lean’ product were the key variables. This resulted in an interchangeable commodity product and growing competition. This traditional…
International Trade and Deforestation: Potential Policy Effects via a Global Economic Model
…available for forests. ERS researchers constructed a scenario similar to the baseline, except with zero growth in agricultural productivity from 2014 to 2020. With agricultural productivity gains excluded, in 2020,…
Productivity Growth and the Revival of Russian Agriculture
…stemmed from the adoption of new technologies and processes that boosted total factor productivity (TFP)? TFP is the ratio of total output to total aggregate inputs and is a more…
More Farmers Considering Drone Use
…next few years. The forecast says the use of drones brings transparency to agriculture, along with improved efficiently and higher productivity. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
$6.3 Million in Funding Available for Resilient Agroecosystems-July 13 Deadline
…management. Projects may investigate the consequences of land-use changes, such as increased productivity, greenhouse gas emissions and/or other climate feedbacks. Projects may look at how agricultural and forestry systems responds…
AG Sessions Says Deportation to Focus on Felons, not Farm Workers
…not farmworkers.” He points out that much of our agricultural productivity is owed to the hard work of foreigners, in particular, the harvesting of our nutritious fruits and vegetables. With…
USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Program Contracts
…health and productivity of lands. Participants with existing contracts that will expire this year can access the benefits of the recent program changes through an option to renew their contracts…