The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is surveying 16,000 farmers and ranchers across the country through February 2017 about their conservation and production practices on…
The Western View: Big Data Part 2
…wcngbigdata In Agriculture, Big Data is broken down into three main areas. There’s Agronomic Data, which includes information about activities and conditions in the field. It can be used to…
A Foundation for the Future of BLM’s Renewable Energy Program
…fee structure in response to market conditions, which will bring down near-term costs for solar projects. The rule complements the Department’s landscape-scale planning efforts, including the Western Solar Plan, California’s…
Incentives to Grow the Bioeconomy and Improve Forest Health
…agriculture and how USDA is working to reduce greenhouse gases. For more information, visit Chapter 5 of https://medium.com/usda-results USDA works to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry that supports…
Growing Quality Tomatoes with Half the Nitrogen and a Third Less Water
…Video from: NRCS California Some people want to build better mousetraps. Jesse Sanchez wants to build better soil. It’s been his goal, his passion, for a long, long time. More…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Sessions
…at almondconference.com. From the Almond Board: Every year in December, the Almond Board of California hosts The Almond Conference, which provides opportunities for growers and processors to interact with researchers…
Almond Matters: New Tool for California Growers
…of field development for Valent U.S.A., Clay says there is a new tool available this coming season for California almond growers. “The new product for almonds is called ReTain California…
Motor Fuel Choices
…is just one important piece of a broader national effort to expand our ethanol infrastructure throughout our country.” Acting Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse at a Sheets convenience store/gas…
Cautious Optimism Ahead in Dairy Prices
…stocks to use ratio. U.S. milk production trends are starting to move east. Bailey said the most recent milk production report showed a decline in California milk production and a…
The California Kitchen: Garlic Chicken
…cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream…
New Administration May Benefit Seed Industry
…affect agriculture overall with the seed industry included. With a new administration, there’s obviously a massive change-over within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency and all of…
Big Increases for Corn, Cotton and Rice
…is at 484 thousand bales, up 34 percent from last year. Rice – All rice harvested acreage in California is at 559 thousand acres, up 33 percent from last year….
Duvall Comments on Election Results
Duvall “The American Farm Bureau Federation congratulates President-elect Trump on his election, as well as those candidates elected to serve during the 115th Congress. The important issues facing American agriculture…
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Research Beneficial to Agriculture
…that has value to agriculture. The Berkeley lab is an example of our lengthy and fruitful partnership with the University of California, which touches on many aspects of agriculture. During…