The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of up to $5 million in funding for research to better understand how food,…
Agri View: Food Inspection
…facility that is licensed to operate. But our own government officials say there is need to more, and better, food inspection service. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner…
EPA to Reduce Diesel Emission
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a total of $6,329,500 in Diesel Emission Reduction Act funds to public and private partners in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and American Samoa….
National 4-H Council, AFBF Establish Partnership
…of a memorandum of understanding between the two groups. Recognizing the need to support agricultural education and highlight the impact ag plays in our daily lives, National 4-H Council and…
Stronger Standards for Applying the Riskiest Pesticides
…Jim Jones, EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. “By improving training and certification, those who apply these restricted use pesticides will have better knowledge…
Water Bill with Drought Relief on President’s Desk
The FY17 Water Resources Development Act is now on the President’s desk, after passing both the House and the Senate late last week. The water bill includes drought relief legislation…
EPA Nominee Opposes RFS, WOTUS
…calling the RFS a “flawed program.” Pruitt has also filed legal challenges against the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank law, under which the Administration has implemented new regulations on…
Almond Matters: Thinking about Peach Twig Borer
…is a little tunnel or cave that they build,” Lopez said. “They overwinter in those hibernaculas and you can find them, typically in the young trees, in the crotches of…
USDA Boosts Healthy Food Access
…the same time, the definition of variety has been expanded to make it easier for stores to meet the new requirements mandated by the Agricultural Act of 2014, and the…
Agricultural Relationship Key to China Ambassador Nominee
…me an opportunity to help the President-elect and serve Iowa, the United States and the world for the better. This new mission to continue serving my state, and my country,…
Continuing Resolution Includes FSA Loan Funding
…Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, which covers 11 of the 12 annual appropriations bills, will maintain government operations at a rate of $1.07 trillion through April 28th, 2017….
Easy-to-Harvest Raisin Grape Reduces Production Cost
…Ledbetter. To give growers added guidance, Ledbetter and his colleagues compared the overall quality of Sunpreme grapes produced on vines that received three different irrigation levels and two pruning techniques….
Western View: Pulse Irrigating Saves the Farm
…the frequent short bursts. They had found a better way to water. Their pulse irrigation method utilizes new technology to monitor their trees’ water, and now reduces their water demand…
Past, Present, and Future of SNAP
…the front lines of the fight against poverty and those who have faced hardship themselves. By understanding what works and what doesn’t, we can better help those who fall on…