…global market demand for almonds as well as investing in research to address resource efficiencies, food safety and growing practices. The Board does this on behalf of the 6,800 almond…
FMC Closes Transaction with DuPont
…transaction means FMC has acquired DuPont’s global chewing pest insecticide portfolio, its global cereal broadleaf herbicides, and a substantial portion of DuPont’s global crop protection research and development capabilities. The…
Another Successful California Small Farm Conference
The 2017 California Small Farm Conference was held on October 29 and 30 at the Robert Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton. The two-day event was an opportunity for farmers’ market…
USDA Aims to Improve Food and Nutrition Education for Low-Income Communities
…Liberty`s Kitchen Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, $33,890 Columbia Center For Urban Agriculture, Columbia, Missouri, $35,000 United Way of the Midlands, Omaha, Nebraska, $34,001 Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons, Nebraska, $35,000…
Voting Begins for 2017 FSA County Committee Elections
…For more information, visit the FSA website at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. You may also contact your local USDA service center or FSA office. Visit http://offices.usda.gov to find an FSA office near you….
Data Integration Vital to the Farm of the Future
The Open Farm 2018 field day centered around the future of data integration and how to bridge the gap between the end users in agriculture and the developers of ag…
Seed Company Helps Jump-start Elementary Garden
…because we can meet all of the different requests that come in and then coordinate with the research on which trials that are being worked on in the field can…
Breeding Resistant Chickens for Improved Food Safety
…are also mapping the genomes of the pig, cow, and honey bee. Photo by Stephen Ausmus A new test developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in College Station, Texas,…
Agri View: Cattle Rustling or Cruelty
…in today’s Agri View. Is this cattle rustling or cruelty to animals? Cattle Rustling or Cruelty Image credit: Cattle Rustling 101/NC Cooperative Extension-NC University/Wilkes County Center – NC State University…
USDA Strengthens Agricultural Sciences at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
…(HSIs). These grants will strengthen the ability of the institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs. “These grants highlight NIFA’s commitment to Hispanic-Serving Institutions by…
Register for the Latino Farmer Conference
Registration is open for the Third Annual “Growing Together” Latino Farmer Conference happening Tuesday, November 7th at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Center. The National Center for Appropriate Technology along…
USDA Invests in a More Diverse Agricultural Science Workforce
…supports research and extension activities to increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas who will pursue and complete postsecondary degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics…
Reuters Says WHO Glyphosate Report Full of Lies
…examined documents from the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s assessment of glyphosate, a report that has prompted international disputes and lawsuits. The examination found key sections of the report…
Coalition Calls for Double the Funding for USDA Research
More than 60 farm and commodity groups are calling for lawmakers to double the funding for agriculture research in the next farm bill. The coalition of 63 organizations sent a…