…great tip for growing tomatoes well in cages is to put a five-gallon composting bucket in the center of the cage. Drill a few holes in the sides of the…
Partnership Formed to Improve U.S. Water Quality
…Sand County Foundation, the Noble Research Institute and Farm Foundation, launched the National Agricultural Water Quality Practice Assessment this week. The groups say the assessment seeks to better understand how…
Almond Matters: Orchard Protection Techniques
…ANR “It’s important right now to have good field sanitation,” Field Market Development and Research Field Representative Tino Lopez said. “That means getting rid of a lot of the mummy…
Alternative Antibiotic Gives Piglets a Boost
…enzyme as a possible alternative to antibiotics for promoting pig health and growth. Photo by Gloria Solano-Aguilar Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists found that L-glutamine fed to piglets produced positive…
USDA Investing Millions in Wildfire Mitigation and Water Quality Projects
…a local USDA Service Center to learn more. Since 2013, USDA has invested $176 million in 56 Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership (LRP) projects, which focus on areas where public…
Farm Bureau: USDA Principles a Great Start for Farm Bill
…research and development, trade, conservation and nutrition. We applaud Secretary Perdue’s clear signal that he is looking forward to working with agriculture’s leaders in Congress, just as is Farm Bureau,…
Perdue Announces USDA’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018
…and processes that pose the greatest public health risk. RESEARCH, EDUCATION & ECONOMICS Commit to a public research agenda that places the United States at the forefront of food and…
Millennials Spend Less Per-Person on Groceries
Recent data released by the Department of Agriculture shows that millennials are spending less per-person at the grocery store. A recent analysis by USDA’s Economic Research Service of 2014 grocery…
Agri View: Honeybee Dilemma Continues
Everett Griner talks about honeybee research continues but still not quite there in today’s Agri View. It has been over a decade now since the honeybee industry almost collapsed. Scientists…
Farmers Union Releases Priorities for Farm Bill
…“additional acreage under the Conservation Reserve Program,” maintains “funding for working lands conservation programs that promote active stewardship and locally led conservation activities,” and funds “climate mitigation research and technical…
USDA-APHIS to Review Research for Determination of Non-Regulated Status for Ultra-Low Gossypol Cottonseed
Ultra-Low Gossypol Cottonseed Part of Cotton Incorporated Research Activities Cotton Incorporated-funded research into the suppression of gossypol in cottonseed is being reviewed by USDA-APHIS for a determination of non-regulated status…
CCOF Annual Conference to Focus on Organic Hotspots
…Topics will include partnerships between elected officials and the organic community, the role of education and research, along with the process of growing organic produce in local communities. The event…
U.S. Cotton Industry Contributions to Cotton USA Play Critical Role in Developing Export Markets
…for their support: the National Cotton Council; Cotton Incorporated; American Cotton Shippers Association; AMCOT; California Cotton Alliance; the Committee for Cotton Research; ICE Futures U.S.; Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.; Southern…
Secretary Perdue Outlines USDA Services in the Event of a Government Shutdown
…samples associated with foreign animal disease investigations, and, at the beginning of the period, to close out pending lab tests; Staffing at National Wildlife Research Center and its associated field…