…Bread for the World, Feeding America, the Food Research & Action Center, the National Association of Counties, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. The letter…
USDA Seeks Nominees for the National Watermelon Promotion Board
…board is available on the National Watermelon Promotion Board website. More information about research and promotion programs is available at the Research & Promotions Programs page of the AMS website….
Botryosphaeria Concerns Rise with Wet Weather
…means growers need to move botryosphaeria up on their list of concerns. California Pistachio Research Board Manager Bob Klein said the fungal disease could be a big issue for pistachio…
50th Anniversary of World Ag Expo Comes to a Close
…largest annual agricultural exposition was held at the International Agri-Center and featured 1,480 exhibitors on 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space. The three day show hosted 105,780 attendees representing…
KIND CEO Pledges $25 Million for Nutrition Group
…of Let’s Move! and Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition Policy at The White House Michael Jacobson, PhD, Co-Founder and President of the Center for Science in the Public Interest Marion…
New Venture for the National Farm Machinery Show
…Held annually at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, it attracts 300,000 attendees from the U.S. and around the world. The country’s oldest indoor tractor pull, the Championship Tractor Pull,…
House Agriculture Committee Considers Pros and Cons to Restricting SNAP Purchases
…Research Fellow, Poverty Studies, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C. Dr. Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Director, The Hamilton Project, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. Ms. Leslie Sarasin, CEO,…
Influence of Income and Prices on Global Dietary Patterns by Country, Age, and Gender
by Andrew Muhammad, Anna D’Souza, Birgit Meade, Renata Micha, and Dariush Mozaffarian USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? Worldwide changes in eating habits and poor nutrition are contributing…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…world over to enjoy,” said Almond Board Director of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs, Gabriele Ludwig. Almond Board Research Investment Formally launched in 1973, the Almond Board’s research programs have been…
Agri View: More Drought?
Courtesy: NOAA Climate Prediction Center Everett Griner talks about the possibilities of the drought continuing in 2017 in today’s Agri View. Download More Drought? It was late last fall before…
High Fructose Corn Syrup Use Declining in U.S.
Domestic use of high fructose corn syrup continues to fall, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A recent report by the USDA Economic Research Service says use of the…
USDA Seeks Sorghum Board Nominating Organizations
…Research and Promotion Division; Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program at (470) 315-4246, or via email at Craig.Shackelford@ams.usda.gov. The board was established by the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of…
Copper Sulfate Kills Fungus on Fish Eggs
…gills or skin of fish and eventually kills them. Read more about this research in the February 2017 issue of AgResearch magazine. ARS is USDA’s chief in-house scientific research agency….
USDA Seeks Nominators to American Lamb Board
…regarding the certification process, contact James Brow, Research and Promotion Division, at (202) 720-0633, or via email at James.Brow@ams.usda.gov. The American Lamb Board was established by the Commodity Promotion, Research,…