New data released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows nearly 40 percent of all U.S. farms are managed by more than one operator. USDA’s Economic Research Service…
Almond Board Election Underway
…is comprised of five handler and five grower representatives who set policy and recommend budgets in several major areas including: production research, public relations and advertising, nutrition research, statistical reporting,…
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…growing again.” Billy Synk, director of pollination programs at Project Apis m.—a group established by farmers and beekeepers to fund honeybee research—said he expects pollination to face challenges this year,…
Dicamba Herbicide Lawsuit Cites Endangered Species Concerns
…suit include the National Family Farm Coalition, Center for Food Safety, Center for Biological Diversity, and the Pesticide Action Network of North America. The suit was filed on January 20…
NRCS California Offers Post-Flood Assistance
…their local USDA service center http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?state=CA . Landowner Technical Assistance NRCS may also be able to provide technical and educational assistance to landowners faced with erosion and flooding in a…
Smart Phone App Balances Conservation and Production
…Sustainability Innovation Lab at University of Colorado, Boulder. You can read more about LandPKS in the January 2017 issue of AgResearch Magazine. ARS is USDA’s principal intramural scientific research agency….
Fresh Winter Produce
…many of your favorites may be hard to find. To get the most for your money, do your research and buy foods that are in season while avoiding those that…
Agricultural Research Service Receives Communication Guidance
…and the American public.” The Agricultural Research Service is tasked with scientific research info issues facing agriculture, including long-term climate change. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference This Weekend
…operations officer of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation. At working group meetings, participants will be able to provide their expertise on vegetable and flower seed industry issues. LaVigne highly…
Geneticist Edward Buckler Awarded First NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
…and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s chief scientific in-house research agency. The Agency strives to…
Six California Projects that Reduce Pesticide Use
…Media interested in this project can contact Rebecca Bloomfield at rbloomfi@san.org or (619) 400-2880. San Luis Obispo County’s Project Apis m. This project funds honey bee research and education to…
Chill Hours Getting More Complicated
…foggy all day long. The temperatures were 40 to 45 degrees. You didn’t see much change, and you could accumulate 24 hours of chill,” California Research Board Manager Bob Klein…
USDA Grants California Over 5 Million for Citrus Greening Research
…Disease Research and Extension Program since 2014. Other projects in the current grant award include: Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, $4,274,523 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, $2,476,099 USDA Agricultural Research…
Rising Global Temperatures Poised to Crush Crop Yields
Scientists say if global temperatures continue to rise, the United States faces big drops in harvests of major food crops by 2100. A climate impact research document says the rising…