…John Hoeven (R-ND), Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO), Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD), and Rep. José Serrano (D-NY) championed the bill in Congress,…
Measuring Conservation Impacts on Water Quality
…in nine states including Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin. The financial assistance is available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to install and…
Clean Water Crisis Threatens U.S.
…in infrastructure replacement needs” in water systems if they were not replaced. In the next 20 years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates the total cost of revitalizing water pipes…
Agri View: Robot Tractors and Agriculture
…robotics industry players, according to a new report issued by market intelligence firm Tractica, Boulder, CO. Major agricultural manufacturers, including John Deere, UK-based CNH Industrial and Yamaha, along with a…
Keys (2.0) of Soil Taxonomy available in Spanish
…As the world struggles with global warming and other environmental challenges, having a universally accepted method that can be applied when soil problems are addressed will contribute to successful outcomes….
CDFA: 16M for 129 projects
…such incentive programs comes through the Environmental Farming Act of 1995. The Act mandates that the Department establish and oversee an Environmental Farming Program to provide incentives to farmers whose…
Dairy Groups Thank Senators
…that the U.S. government shoulder the costs to enforce protection for hundreds of EU geographical indications in the U.S. domestic market. The senators cited two earlier letters that urged negotiators…
Smithsonian – “Ask a Farmer”
…Hill Farms • Las Cruces, NM Carla Wardin, Evergreen Dairy • St. Johns, MI Ask a Farmer and other agricultural programming is made possible through generous support from: John Deere…
U.C. Berkeley Recognized
U.C. Berkeley Recognized in U.S. EPA’s Campus RainWorks Challenge The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the winners of its fourth annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a design competition created to engage…
For Agriculture, Every Day is Earth Day
…environmental benefits. In a bewildering contrast, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with a few extreme environmental groups, continue to take the latter approach, undermining the hard work of USDA…
Pork Producers “Fly-In”
…the agency’s Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan and $25 million of additional funding for research on antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic alternatives through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and/or its…
Citrus Greening Research Funding
…Group includes representatives from the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), USDA NIFA, USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, Environmental Protection Agency, State Departments of Agriculture from California, Florida, Texas and…
Transitioning to Organic Certification
…for conservation practices during the transition to organic. “Through NRCS’ Environmental Quality Incentives Program’s Organic Initiative, we established nitrogen-fixing cover crop mixes, developed a nutrient budget for using organic fertilizers,…
Almond Update: Growers Input Needed on ILRP
…and ground water quality. The state’s water board, which had jurisdiction over regional water boards, was petitioned by environmental justice groups that claim the Central Valley’s water board’s regulations were…
