By Tim McCabe / Photo courtesy of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. How one Ohio farmer’s experience of voluntary conservation efforts have grown over a five decade period. That’s coming…
Malaysian Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…not to transport or mail fruit or other agricultural products into the United States of America and California. Please help us protect our agricultural production, backyard gardens and landscapes, and…
Commentary: Farmers Must Stay Engaged in Groundwater Planning
…become well informed as basins form Groundwater Sustainability Agencies and begin developing Groundwater Sustainability Plans. It is particularly important for agricultural representatives—whoever attends meetings and speaks on behalf of farmers…
Women in Agriculture Seminar Series This Week
…Agriculture for Mentoring and Empowerment (WAME) and focuses on several aspects of agricultural issues and careers. Several industry leaders are scheduled to speak, including USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden and…
Seed Industry Working to Protect Butterfly Population
…modern herbicides, milkweed has all but disappeared from the thousands of agricultural acres along the Monarch’s migration route. “But milkweed has been identified as one of the key species of…
Citrus Greening Grants Awarded
…University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., $2,800,000 University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., $3,999,508 USDA Agricultural Research Service, Ithaca, N.Y., $1,951,763 New Mexico Consortium, Los Alamos, N.M., $3,320,000 Washington State University, Pullman,…
Application Deadline for 2016 Conservation Stewardship Program is March 31
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is making available $150 million this year through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), and private landowners interested in participating are encouraged to get their…
Cost Estimates for Growing Romaine Hearts and Organic Spinach Released
Two new studies on the costs and returns of growing romaine hearts and organic spinach have been released by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Issues Center. Sample costs to…
TPP Agreement Formally Signed
…are now coming out in support of it.” Including agricultural groups like the American Farm Bureau Federation as well as manufacturing, business, and IT organization. “These are organizations represent literally…
$35 Million to Help Schools Serve Healthier Meals, Strengthen Childhood Nutrition
Amid pre-Super Bowl 50 celebrations today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, and Paul Rovey, dairy farmer and leader of the National Dairy Council (NDC), announced the availability…
Grants for Food Safety and Plant Health Improvements
…area. These grants focus on plant breeding for agricultural production; plant growth and development, composition, and stress tolerance; and photosynthesis and nutrient use in agricultural plants. Since AFRI’s creation, NIFA…
USDA to Invest $150 Million through Conservation Stewardship Program
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that $150 million in funding is available for agricultural producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), USDA’s largest conservation program, by acres impacted, that…
National Cotton Council Statement on Cottonseed Designation
The National Cotton Council is extremely disappointed in Agriculture Secretary Vilsack’s comments today that USDA believes its legal interpretation of the farm bill does not provide the authority to make…
Hortau Secures $10 Million Investment to Further Growth in North America
Hortau, a provider of precision irrigation management systems and services since 2002, has secured $10 million in financing to fuel company growth and broaden its service offering to growers in…