The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced separate settlements with two companies over the improper storage and labeling of agricultural pesticides. J.R. Simplot Company, one of the largest privately-held agribusiness companies…
$21.8 Million to Combat Citrus Disease
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $21.8 million in available funding to combat and manage citrus greening disease, also known as Huanglongbing…
100 Percent Water Allocation for CVP
…will limit the overall amount of water to be carried over to the 2018 contract year to 150,000 acre-feet. Reclamation will continue to work with contractors regarding a strategy for…
Funding to Support Disaster Preparedness
…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
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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
…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 provide…
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…