…grown in the U. S. are oyster mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms, both gourmet culinary mushrooms. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, eighteen million pounds of these tasty mushrooms were…
Climate Smart Israel – Visiting the ‘Financial Innovations Lab’
…Secretary Ross at the Financial Innovations Lab at the Milken Innovation Center in Israel. State Board of Food and Agriculture president Craig McNamara is at the far left. As our…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for June 24
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Senate Biotechnology Compromise
Chairman Conaway’s Statement House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued a statement in response to the Senate’s recently reached deal…
Agricultural Imagery and Technology
Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK), Acting Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, held a hearing to educate members about innovations in agricultural imagery…
Climate Smart Israel – to Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee
…joint projects and collaboration. In addition to water and climate smart agriculture, he is interested in advancing aquaculture, the use of satellites and drones to improve agriculture, and agri-tourism. We…
USDA Announces Key Measures to Improve Pollinator Health
…in advance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) seventh annual Pollinator Week Festival, the USDA is announcing two initiatives in support of the President’s National Strategy to Promote the…
ADC Forms Farmer Advisory Board
…potential of our agricultural data is not currently being realized because of management, storage, portability and delivery challenges,” said Joe Luck, Assistant Professor and Precision Agriculture Engineer at the University…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for June 23
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ASTA New Leadership to Guide Future of Seed Industry
…facing the industry is the general lack of understanding–by the public, legislators, and regulators—about how the seed industry operates and why innovation in plant breeding is vital, not only to…
Climate Smart Israel – the Negev Desert
by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Ross is traveling through Israel this week with a California delegation interested in adaptation strategies for climate change and…
Ag Committee Evaluates Effectiveness in SNAP-Ed
The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition education programs in promoting positive long-term health outcomes within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Members heard…
Agri View: GMO Law
…material difference. Subtitle B–Department of Agriculture (Sec. 111) This bill amends the Plant Protection Act to allow the sale of a GMO food (including imported food and excluding plant pests)…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for June 21
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