…made through NIFA’s Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP). “There has been an increase in the number and severity of disasters, from tornadoes to acts of terrorism,” said NIFA…
Funding to Foster a Diverse Agricultural Science Workforce
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $400,000 in available funding to support more women and minority representation in the agricultural science workforce….
USDA Announces $150.2 Million in Funding through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
…initiative, which supports data-enabled solutions for addressing complex problems facing contemporary agriculture. This year’s AFRI Foundational RFA also seeks applications to develop a U.S. animal vaccinology research network to help…
Egg-Citing News – Food Prices Down for Easter
…down $3.25 or about 6 percent compared to a year ago. Of the 16 items surveyed, 11 decreased, four increased and one remained the same in average price. Egg prices…
Valencia Oranges Increase, Non-Valencia Decrease in Citrus Forecast
…Solutions TODAY! Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click here to contact Farm Credit of Florida TODAY! and Focused, Committed. Making a difference for Florida Citrus Growers…
Pork Producers Applaud White House Action on GIPSA Rule
…Specifically, the regulation would deem such actions per se violations of federal law even if they didn’t harm competition or cause competitive injury, prerequisites for winning PSA cases. USDA in…
Making Products More Biodegradable With Starch
…their colleagues, recently made starch complexes that, when blended with PVOH, improve strength, enhance flexibility and improve water resistance. According to Fanta, the starch complex/PVOH blends have valuable properties not…
USDA Seeks Nominees for the Popcorn Research and Promotions Board
…empower agricultural industries with a framework to pool resources and combine efforts to develop new markets, strengthen existing markets, and conduct important research and promotion activities. The Agricultural Marketing Service…
Ag Confidence Grows as Latest DTN/PF Survey Suggests Strong Future
…how they feel about their businesses at the time of the survey, and a score for their “future expectations” for the coming year. Those two scores are combined to create…
Natural Pest Repellents
…pests at bay. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Natural Pest Repellants With all of the hard work your put into your backyard gardens it would be devastating…
Ag Leaders Meet with EPA Administrator
…early actions to begin the withdrawal of the WOTUS rule and to work with the ag community and other stakeholders to propose a new rule,” he said. “We also thanked…
The California Kitchen: Sweet Banger and Sausage
…Brewery 1850 London Porter Deglazed To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. California Kitchen For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com…
Farm Bureau Statement on Gorsuch Confirmation
…in the nation’s highest court to restore constitutional limits to government that has too often run roughshod over them.” Image credit: By The White House – https://mobile.twitter.com/GorsuchFacts?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor, Public Domain, Link…
State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life
…State Water Resources Control Board, the Public Utilities Commission, Department of Food and Agriculture and the Energy Commission. For more information on the development of the plan visit www.water.ca.gov/wateruseefficiency/conservation/. …