Andy Grammer Teams with Feeding America

DanFeatures, General, Industry News Release, This Land of Ours

…visit Andy’s Set the Table page: help.feedingamerica.org/goto/andygrammer For more information on Andy Grammer please visit: www.andygrammer.com www.facebook.com/andygrammer www.twitter.com/andygrammer www.instagram.com/andygrammer www.youtube.com/andygrammer Image: Singer-songwriter Andy Grammer attends Feeding America Hosts Bi-Coastal Celebrity…

Agri View: Smart Phones

DanAgri View, General, Technology

…(application) for everything these days—perhaps because mobile phone use is becoming increasingly global. USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) soil scientist Jeff Herrick and colleagues have jumped on that trend in…

Almond Board: AIM Initiatives

Taylor HillmanAlmond Update, Specialty Crops, Tree, nut & vine crops

…frog” toward the sustainable farmof the future. It will consider each component of almond farming, from land preparation and varietal development, to equipment and processing. – See more at: http://www.almonds.com/blog/about-almond-board/almond-industry-launches-strategic-plan-accelerate-innovation-and#sthash.GlUZDmUB.dpuf…

FDA Requests Comments on Use of the Term “Natural” on Food Labeling

DanCattle, Citrus, Corn, Dairy & Livestock, Field & Row Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, General, Goat, Grain, Hogs & Pork, Industry News Release, Poultry, Sheep, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Tree, nut & vine crops, Vegetables, Wine

…is committed to providing the public with more time to submit comments. The FDA will thoroughly review all public comments and information submitted before determining its next steps. For more…

Fog Compensates for Low Elevation

Taylor HillmanSpecialty Crops, Weather

…are widely grown in the arid rainfed areas of Tunisia. However, pistachio production is still low with important variation between years. This study investigated the responses of pistachio trees to…

The Western View: Big Data

Taylor HillmanFeatures, Western View

…a specific subject. In this case, it’s all the information that makes up a farm – acreage, soil conditions, weather, pesticide use, and so on. This data is being collected…

Agri View: Wolves vs. Livestock

DanAgri View, Cattle, General

…western U.S. in over 50 years was established in Glacier National Park in 1986 by wolves that naturally dispersed from Canada (Ream et al. 1989). Wolves from Canada were reintroduced…