…And the resulting cost will ultimately be felt by American farmers and consumers.” The movement of seed globally for research, development and multiplication is critical for the ultimate commercialization of…
USDA Partners with HHS to Support Rural Communities Combating Opioid Misuse
…about these efforts, visit the USDA rural opioid misuse webpage at www.usda.gov/opioids. NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension and promotes transformative discoveries that solve societal challenges….
GMO Labeling Rule Sent to OMB
…Center for Food Safety filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for failing to meet the deadline. With the rule however moving to OMB, the final rule appears to be…
Water Works: Using Subsurface Drip Irrigation in Alfalfa Production
…Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Researchers have found that subsurface drip can provide a boost to overall yields. In some instances, increases have been as high as 30 percent. …
Almond Update: Gearing Up for Almond Conference
…everyone that it is still at the Sacramento Convention Center this year. Listen to Bailey’s interview. You can find all of this year’s conference information at the Almond Conference website….
USDA to Implement Regulatory Reforms to Increase Access to Capital in Rural Areas
…Center is hosting listening sessions this month to solicit comments on the reforms. Listening sessions will be held: Sept. 10 in Denver from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MDT at…
Mitigating Wildfire Risk with Livestock Grazing
…the National Fire Information Center shows that nearly 6 million acres have been burned so far this year. As of August 30, there have been 43,255 fires, the largest number…
ASTA Outlines Priorities for Final Farm Bill
…recent letter to Conferees, ASTA highlighted the following priorities within the Conservation, Trade, Research, Horticulture and Crop Insurance titles: Conservation: ASTA is concerned with the proposal in the House version…
Latest Climate Change Assessment Illustrates Farming Challenges of the Future
…A decline in irrigated pasture availability will also present challenges for expanding the beef cattle industry. The climate change assessment is comprised of research taken from 44 technical reports, as…
The Western View: CRB Study in Ag Financial Issues
…Research Board (CRB) funded a study by a leading expert in Ag financial issues. CRB Study in Ag Financial Issues The study was conducted bv Bruce Babcock, who is a…
Beef and Pork Export Values Expected to Soften in 2019
The tit-for-tat trade war with China means a lower forecast for the value of U.S. beef and pork exports next year. The Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service said in…
USDA Scientist Receives the Borlaug Field Award
…global hunger and poverty as demonstrated by Norman Borlaug, who received the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize. Rouse, a USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant pathologist, is being honored for his research…
Transferring Sorghum’s Weed-Killing Power to Rice
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have transferred a biochemical pathway found in sorghum, which produces a weed-killing compound, into rice plants. ARS scientists are waiting to see if these rice…
Wildfire Inadvertently Provides New Research Opportunities
…at the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center John Bailey. “We’re in this great place where there’s a really solid picture of what there was before and then now we’re…