…link to the industries integrating. The research and science behind agriculture can unite with new technologies. Napolitano said she is happy to assist that relationship in any way she can…
House Subcommittee Limits USDA Cuts to 5 Percent
…as many as 17 USDA Ag Research Facilities across the country. Aderholt says a $1.6 billion funding amount for areas such as the Farm Service Agency and conservation programs will…
In China, Perdue Welcomes U.S. Beef back to Market
Slices Ceremonial Prime Rib, Meets with Chinese Officials in Beijing U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue (center) ceremonially cuts into a Nebraska prime rib in Beijing, marking the return of…
Farmers Assess Impact of Recent Heat Wave
…said. He credited tomato-plant breeders with developing varieties better able to withstand heat, and said the recent weather could help them refine their research. “If there’s some good things that…
European Union Close to Trade Deal with Japan
…goods last year and a new agreement would boost that number considerably higher. The head of the Japan Foreign Exchange Research Department at JP Morgan says a deal between the…
Research on Pests and Beneficial Species Funding from USDA
…totaling $7.6 million for research to help manage pests and beneficial species that affect agricultural crops. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program,…
Inconclusive HLB Tests Remind Growers of Disease Threat
…Research Board and University of California Cooperative Extension combined to bring California citrus growing areas an educational seminar, and it started in Exeter for Central Valley growers. Research Entomologist, and…
Wiping Out Bacteria with Nanoparticle-Cotton Fibers
…and her team plan to develop and evaluate antimicrobial fabric floor wipes. Read more about this research in the June 2017 issue of AgResearch magazine. from USDA Agricultural Research Service…
California to List Glyphosate as Cancer-Causing
…act by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer that said glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic” in a controversial ruling in 2015. Listing glyphosate as a known carcinogen…
NIFA Announces $4.3 Million for Higher Education Support
…University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, $139,604 Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, $139,604 Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, $126,167 University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Kentucky, $731,296 University of Kentucky Research…
Sanderson Farms Sued Over Drugs in Poultry
Three of the bigger activist groups filed suit against Sanderson Farms, a major poultry-producing company. Politico’s Morning Ag Report says the Organic Consumers Association, Friends of the Earth, and Center…
Agri View: Dangerous Jobs
…Iowa, Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health Tractor Overturns Safe operating techniques reduce the risk of overturns. ROPS reduce the risk of injury or death in the event of an…
Late-Harvest Processing Peaches Bring More Green
New cost studies released by the UC ANR Agricultural Issues Center and UC Cooperative Extension show that peach growers could net roughly $800 more per acre from late-harvest processing peaches…
Almond Board: Start Planning to Lessen Harvest Dust
…and pickup machines can create a significant amount of airborne particles (PM10). Almond Board of California–funded research has developed numerous methods growers can use to reduce dust at harvest, such…