…service center or go to www.fsa.usda.gov/conservation. To locate the nearest FSA office, go to http://offices.usda.gov/. Throughout the Obama Administration, USDA has generated thousands of critical partnerships to conserve and protect…
Immigration Crackdown Could Increase Food Prices
…cents of every dollar on average. An Agriculture Department Economic Research Service economist predicts the impact of stricter immigration policy on grocery costs overall would be “very small.” From the…
Meeting Growing Demand for Organic Products
…Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “Research investments in programs like Organic Transitions helps more farms become certified organic and gain access to this growing market opportunity.” Priority research areas include: Documenting and…
EPA: Nutrient Pollution Widespread in Lakes
…These efforts involve overseeing regulatory programs, conducting outreach and engaging partners, providing technical and programmatic support to states, financing nutrient reduction activities, and conducting research and development. In September, EPA…
Almond Board: Waycott on State of the Industry
…Board of California. While compliance is still a crucial part of its activities, the board now engages in production, nutrition and market research, advertising and promotion in domestic and international…
Weather Radar Helps Researchers Track Bird Flu
The same weather radar technology used to predict rain is now giving UC researchers the ability to track wild birds that could carry the avian influenza virus. Avian influenza, which…
Easy-to-Harvest Raisin Grape Reduces Production Cost
By Dennis O’Brien, USDA Agriculture Research Service “Sunpreme” grapes dry naturally on the vine, eliminating the costly pre-harvest step of cutting the canes (branches) to speed up drying. (Photo by…
Western View: Pulse Irrigating Saves the Farm
…every day. So Tom did his research and found that automated valves would save him tremendous amounts of time and labor. The brothers enlisted the aid of Guillermo Valenzuela and…
National Pork Board Statement on Discovery of Antibiotic-Resistant Gene
The National Pork Board reacted to the recent research paper from the Ohio State University research study detailing the researchers’ discovery of an antibiotic-resistant gene in one farrowing barn. According…
Funding for Robotic Research
…the program encourages research to introduce robotics in educational curricula and research to better understand the long-term social, behavioral, and economic implications of co-robots across all areas of human activity….
National Honey Board Members and Alternates Named
…of the National Honey Board in accordance with the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 and the Honey Packers and Importers Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Information Order….
Cost Studies for Growing Plums and Raisins in SJV
UC Agricultural Issues Center has released three new studies, one on the cost and returns of establishing an orchard and producing fresh market plums, and the cost and returns of…
The Meat-Cancer Link Debate Heats Up Again
The Center for Science in the Public Interest restarted the debate this week over processed meats and a potential link to cancer. Politico’s Morning Agriculture report says the group petitioned…
Trade Group Suing Dr. Oz Over Fake Olive Oil Claims
…real deal” and “may even be fake.” The association says those claims are untrue. The lawsuit centers around a May 12th episode in which the host talked with a so-called…