Everett Griner talks about how our food is grown and processed, and if it really matters in today’s Agri View. Does it Really Matter? Image Credit: American Falls, Idaho, USA….
John Deere Equipment About to Get Smarter
…In 1999 the company bought the global positioning company NavCom Technology, whose firmware became the basis for the satellite guidance systems in Deere machines. Blue River has been listed on…
Stocking Your Aquaponics System with Fish
Cathy Isom has some suggestions about the best fish species to source for your aquaculture or aquaponics system. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Stocking Your Aquaponics System…
Getting Started With Aquaponics
Cathy Isom has some tips about getting started with an aquaculture or aquaponics system. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Getting Started With Aquaponics An aquaculture or aquaponics…
GMO-Free Labeling Fear Based
…a “Peel Back the Label” campaign as 70 percent of American consumers look at food labels when making purchasing decisions, and says some labels are misleading. For instance, one company…
Funding to Recruit and Educate a More Diverse Agricultural Workforce
…involve scholarships to support recruiting, engaging, retaining, mentoring, and training of committed, eligible multicultural scholars. Eligible applicants include land-grant institutions, colleges and universities with significant minority enrollments and the capacity…
Cattlemen Launch Month Long Media Campaign for Comprehensive Tax Reform
…for agricultural producers. The campaign will be centered around a new website, CattlemenForTaxReform.com, and will run through September. “We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to enact truly comprehensive tax reform, and…
NIFA Support for Food and Agricultural National Needs Fellowship Grants Program
…their potential to complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the USDA. The request for applications also supports international study or thesis/dissertation research travel allowances for…
Funding to Train More Than 100 Future Agricultural Science Professionals
…competitive grants program that provides funding for foundational and translational research, education, and extension projects in the food and agricultural sciences. AFRI’s Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Education…
USDA to Measure Small Grains Production in California and U.S.
…agency is taking a comprehensive look at the 2017 production and supply of small grains, which include wheat, oats, barley, and rye. “The small grains industry is important to California…
Dairy Producers Can Enroll for 2018 Coverage
…MPP-Dairy that will provide them with the strongest safety net under a variety of conditions. The online resource, available at www.fsa.usda.gov/mpptool, allows dairy farmers to quickly and easily combine unique…
Goodyear Using Soybean Oil-Based Rubber in Tires
…commercial use of a new soybean oil-based rubber compound is helping Goodyear enhance tire performance in dry, wet and winter conditions. A Goodyear team of scientists and engineers created a…
Red Worm Composting Benefits
Cathy Isom fills us in on the benefits of red worm composting and how to get started. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Red Worm Composting Benefits If…
WOTUS Public Meetings Scheduled
…teleconference for agriculture is scheduled for Tuesday, October 17, 2017. Registration information can be found on the EPA website (https://www.epa.gov/wotus-rule/outreach-meetings). The EPA is following an executive order by President Donald…