…is a three phase survey conducted each year jointly by NASS and USDA’s Economic Research Service. In 2016, the focus is on corn production. Earlier this year in phase I…
Food Insecurity in the United States
…of the USDA Economic Research Service analysis, Household Food Security in the United States in 2015, which points to the lowest figures on record for food insecurity among children: “Today’s…
Project Aids Food Supply for Delta Smelt
…main food source for delta smelt. The smelt, listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act, lives only in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and has been at the center…
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
…the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and the U.S. Forest Service. More information on the SBIR…
California State Organic Program
…equitable representation of statewide interests and was facilitated by the Center for Collaborative Policy at the California State University, Sacramento. The Working Group set goals to: Define the current benefits…
Transplanting System Saving Labor, Increasing Yields
…few years ago. The system was being researched and tested overseas for some time and Grabau said his company viewed it as a possible answer to a laborious transplanting process….
Ag Economy Barometer Lower in August
…costs increasing in 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture Low Commodity Prices Weigh on Producer Sentiment James Mintert, David Widmar,…
Water Use/Climate Research Fellowships for CA Students
…while conducting environmental research, were part of over $6 million awarded to 52 students across the nation. “Through EPA’s funding, the STAR fellows will pursue innovative research projects while attaining…
Increased International Collaboration on Agricultural Science
…extramural research builds on the longstanding relationship between BARD and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA’s intramural research agency, which have cooperated on research together since BARD’s inception in 1977….
U.S. Watermelon Imports Growing
…Carolina accounted for 70 percent of U.S. production last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: USDA Economic Research Service Imports supply about a third of…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 CA Drought for Ag
…results were developed by this team of researchers from UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, ERA Economics and the UC Agricultural Issues Center for their third drought economic impact assessment…
Wheat Industry Applauds End to Japan’s Wheat Import Suspension
…Congress and federal agencies. Based in Washington, DC, NAWG is grower-governed and grower-funded, and works in areas as diverse as federal farm policy, trade, environmental regulation, agricultural research and sustainability….
Agri View: Drone Rules
…critical scientific research and save lives. “We are part of a new era in aviation, and the potential for unmanned aircraft will make it safer and easier to do certain…
Animal Welfare Expert Temple Grandin to Speak at Fresno State
…event can be picked by students who show their student ID at the Jordan College Advising and Career Development Center (Ag Science Room 110) during normal work hours through Aug….