…judges and audience at the American Farm Bureau Annual Convention. Still have questions? Contact Lisa Benson at American Farm Bureau at lisab@fb.org. Image credits: All images courtesy of Farm Bureau®….
Agri View: El Niño Fading
…long-term mean. Climate.gov figure from CPC data. Click for Large image. In South America, southern Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil have received much more rain than their long-term December–February average,…
National Grasslands
National Grasslands – Celebrating and Conserving Open Space by Vern Koehler and Jane Knowlton, U.S. Forest Service Photo credit: U.S. Forest Service Many know about America’s Great Plains, the vast,…
It’s Not Just Climate Change
…much control over how climate change will effect wildfires in the future. However, we do have the ability to influence the other half of the equation, those variables that control…
CA Almond Acreage Increases Again
…Agriculture Cooperating with the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Pacific Regional Office California’s 2015 almond acreage is estimated at 1,110,000 acres, up 6 percent from the 2014 revised acreage of…
Biofuels and Bioproducts
…at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in a program funded in part by BETO. Since then, BETO has competitively awarded additional funding to Lygos through the Small Business Vouchers Pilot, an…
Resource to Help Food Hubs
…local and regional food systems. USDA is committed to helping farmers, ranchers, and businesses access the growing market for local and regional foods, which was valued at $12 billion in…
Meals for Kids
…Children (WIC) and with other Child Nutrition Programs. The new standards for meals and snacks served in the CACFP are based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, science-based recommendations made…
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
Everett Griner talks about Ostrich farming having possibilities in the United States in today’s Agri View. Farming Ostriches in the U. S. From: 1.America.edu U.S. Ostrich Farming A. Identification: 1….
New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers
…in 11 American jobs, provides American consumers with more than 80 percent of the food we consume, ensures that Americans spend less of their paychecks at the grocery store than…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
…issues with an important Central American Free Trade Agreement partner, Honduras. Tom Suber, president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council said, “U.S. dairy exporters believe it is critical for USTR…
Bison Our National Mammal
…significance of bison but signals the beginning of a grand American adventure to carry out ecological, economic and cultural restoration of American bison into the future. The National Bison Legacy…
Rice Paddies Fueling Electric Vehicles
…NREL Rice is one of the top three staple foods in the world. But in the future, it may be a key part of the battery in your plug-in electric…
Garden by the Moon
…know about the moon before planting and gardening. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Garden by the Moon From: Farmers’ Almanac Why Do We Garden By The Moon?…