…an $8,000 first place prize. Winning teams will be recognized at the American Dairy Science Association’s annual meeting in June. With the announcement, the Council offered some insights, saying research…
Agri View: Peanut Yield Success
…accomplishment. It takes time, study, and hard work. Peanuts are a regional crop grown mostly in the southeast. Sufficient funding for the necessary research was a little slow. There is…
Senate Ag Leaders Question USDA Reorganization
…diseases. The Economic Research Service has been under the undersecretary for research, education and economics. However, Perdue plans to put the Office of the Chief Economist under the Office of…
OTA Moving Forward with Voluntary Checkoff
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is moving forward with plans to create a voluntary checkoff program. The Association says the program would provide industry-invested organic research, promotion and education check-off…
OTA Wants Voluntary Checkoff Program
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) announced a plan to move the industry toward a voluntary industry-invested organic research, promotion, and education checkoff program. It will be put together and in…
Swine Fever Spreads; FAO Calls Emergency Meeting
…of the new cases in China have appeared over the past week, increasing concerns about the rising speed of the infection. The Swine Health Information Center reported on September 3rd…
University Analysis: EPA’s Refiner Waivers Could Cost Ethanol Industry $20 Billion in Losses
A recent analysis by economists at the University of Missouri’s Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) shows that the U.S. ethanol industry could lose 4.6 billion gallons of domestic…
ASTA Requests Exemptions for Seeds on Proposed Chinese Tariffs List
…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…