…program. They can be found on the Environment page of the FARM website. NMPF, along with dairy community partners Dairy Management, Inc. and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, support…
New ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued
…by clicking the “subscribe” link on the newsletter’s home page, readers can sign up for either of two e-mail options: They can receive the full text of the newsletter by…
USDA Seeks Local Food Grant Reviewers
…FSMIP reviewers will have 4 to 5 weeks beginning in early May to review up to 10 applications, each consisting of a 10-page narrative plus supporting materials. Reviewers serve in…
NCC Releases Economic Outlook
…3) weakness in other commodity markets and 4) a stronger dollar. Although several bearish indicators are still in place, a lack of exportable supplies in Central Asia and West Africa…
Planners Report on Implementing Groundwater Law
…heard in formation of a GSA. He said his agency, along with the Monterey County Farm Bureau, Grower-Shipper Association of Central California and Salinas Valley Water Coalition, had retained a…
Strong Finish for 2016 Red Meat Exports: New Volume Record for Pork
…compared to 2015. However, chilled exports to Japan set a new record of 218,211 mt, up 8 percent. Led by a record performance in Central America and a fourth-quarter surge…
NASA Report: San Joaquin Valley Land Continues to Sink
…areas of the San Joaquin Valley, putting state and federal aqueducts and flood control structures at risk of damage. “The rates of San Joaquin Valley subsidence documented since 2014 by…
Western View: Living History at Fort Tejon
…in the swamp of the central valley. This place is Fort Tejon, located in Grapevine canyon on I-5, south of Bakersfield. The fort was established in 1854 to maintain law…
Ethanol Exports Reached Record-High 1.01 Billion Gallons in 2016
Net exports of ethanol from the United States set a new record of 1.01 billion gallons in 2016, according to a new eight-page summary of 2016 ethanol trade data published…
Record Attendance in Nashville as NCBA Members New Elect Officers
…Inc., a commercial cattle feeding operation in central Nebraska. Craig and his wife, Terri, also own and manage a commercial cow-calf operation. In addition to electing the new officer team,…
ARS Genetics Researcher Named Fairchild Medal Recipient
…Central and South America. His field research is focused on bulb and tuber-born plants and searching for new plant germplasm. His books on palms and horticulture are mainstays of the…
Snow Survey Shows Big Gains
…will be one wet year in another string of dry ones.” Many Californians continue to experience the effects of drought and a number of Central Valley communities still depend on…
Almond Board: Irrigation Workshops
…Listen to the report: Growers within the central and southern regions are invited to sustainability workshops featuring efficient irrigation and nitrogen use. The Modesto workshop is scheduled for February 22…
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
…For now, the research could make wine drinkers happy, too, as the researchers plan to start with grape vines after talking to growers in the Central Valley and Napa Valley…
