…track water, fertilizer or pesticide applications, or any other changing condition. The smart use of the right devices creates a thorough understanding of a specific plot of land, the condition…
A Foundation for the Future of BLM’s Renewable Energy Program
…carbon pollution and develop clean domestic energy, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized its rule governing solar and wind energy development…
Incentives to Grow the Bioeconomy and Improve Forest Health
…risk management tools with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in farm credit. The Department has engaged its resources to support a…
Cautious Optimism Ahead in Dairy Prices
…also says farmers are using risk management tools to take some of the bumps out of the road, including futures contracts, contracting with their local co-ops to even out the…
Ag Groups React to New GIPSA Rules
…were passed along to the Office of Management and Budget, and if they’re approved, they’ll be announced for public comment. The Pig Site dot com website says a letter from…
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Research Beneficial to Agriculture
…It has enabled USDA researchers to actually see inside of grapevines, which has great potential for understanding water management and other issue to improve vine health. I got to see…
Post-Election Flurry of Environmental Rules Expected
…targets to the White House Office of Management and Budget last month for review. The White House has until the end of this month to finalize the volumes. Under statute,…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…For our part, USDA researchers are taking a hard look at the causes behind the stressors impacting pollinator populations, such as mites, bacteria pesticides and management practices, and are using…
CDFA Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
…manure management practices that result in reduced methane greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The public meetings will be held on the following dates and at the following locations: Thursday, November 17,…
Scientists Work to Define Threat from Palm Pest
…pesticides, these could include quarantines, control methods, outreach and research. “We have put in a farm-bill request to do a trapping program for exotic palm pests, which would include South…
USDA Expands Working-Lands Conservation Opportunities through CRP
…provided $5.6 billion in disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; expanded risk management tools with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in…
FSA County Committee Elections to Begin
…ranchers; expanded risk management tools with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in farm credit. The Department has engaged its resources to…
USDA Seeks Applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
…tools—such as software and mobile apps—that increase producer knowledge of conservation benefits and alternatives; Precision conservation tools that uncover opportunities for better input management (for example, nutrient management addressing source,…
Nominations for Trade Advisory Committees
…and ranchers; expanded risk management tools with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in farm credit. The Department has engaged its resources…