…not just in October! All year long, we offer research, grants, training and technical assistance to help connect child nutrition programs with local foods. Here’s why. Farm to school helps…
Most Consumers Say They Lack Access to Information about Food
New research by the from The Center for Food Integrity shows consumers want more information about food and how it’s produced. The research, announced last week, shows only 28 percent…
Fruit Fly’s Genetic Code Revealed
…medfly populations. It can also work as a preventative measure, notes Al Handler, a research geneticist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE)…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…map of CFP and other federally-supported local food projects, can be found at www.usda.gov/knowyourfarmer. NIFA invests in and advances innovative and transformative research, education and extension to solve societal challenges…
Mosquito Scents
…which mosquitoes find irresistible. Including pregnant women. Mosquitoes find you less appealing when you’re stationary and tend to go after those who are active and producing body heat. Research also…
California Saw Snow Drought in 2016
…California experienced average to slightly above average precipitation. The forecast for Water Year 2017 is uncertain. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center currently sees slightly better than…
Support for Minority and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…Rio Grande Valley, Texas; also serving New Mexico $199,977 West Virginia State University, West Virginia, $199,973 Additionally, Alcorn State University will continue to administer the Socially Disadvantaged Policy Research Center…
China Wants GMOs, Citizens Don’t
…in China might be its most damaging scandal yet. A former doctoral student at a national testing center in China accused the testing center of scientific fraud, including claims that…
Almond Board: Post-Harvest Irrigation Tools
…the information.” Growers can learn more about the irrigation tools, and many aspects of irrigation at the annual Almond Conference. The conference is December 6-8 at the Sacramento Convention Center….
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
California announces proposed rules on agricultural pesticide use near schools and child day-care centers The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has released a proposed regulation that would give further…
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Research
…Pocantico Hills, N.Y. The grants are to be funded through NIFA’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI). “The Specialty Crop Research Initiative offers strategic investments to help bring specialty crops to…
Two New Berries for You
Columbia Giant, a new blackberry cultivar developed and released by ARS. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist Chad Finn and his colleagues at the Horticultural Crops Research Unit in Corvallis, Oregon,…
Organic Research and Extension Programs Funding
…through the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) and Organic Transitions Program (ORG). Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy “America’s organic industry continues to grow and is an increasingly viable option for…
Chicken Peck
…Peck If you’ve ever kissed a chicken and never gotten sick, count your blessings. A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a rise in salmonella…