…teachers promoting hands-on agriculture. She used it to establish the #FindYourFavoriteFridays project, allowing her to bring different fruits or vegetables each Friday for students to taste. For her work in…
NIFA Focus on Two New Projects
…In 2016, NIFA invested $4,123,937 to support state and regional AgrAbility projects. Previously funded projects include a University of Tennessee Extension project that provides direct education to farmers, farm workers,…
National Agricultural Conservation Survey Begins
…cultivated and non-cultivated farmland. The results of the 2016 National Resources Inventory-Conservation Effects Assessment Project (NRI-CEAP) survey will further document on-farm conservation accomplishments and develop science-based solutions that help farmers…
A Foundation for the Future of BLM’s Renewable Energy Program
…Interior has approved 60 utility-scale renewable energy projects on public lands, including 36 solar, 11 wind and 13 geothermal projects and associated transmission infrastructure that could support nearly 15,500 megawatts…
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Research Beneficial to Agriculture
…mind-boggling. One of the amazing things I saw was a project called “Advanced Light Sources.” It’s an advanced X-Ray system in high demand for a number of innovative research projects….
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…flavor, thereby diminishing a severe health threat to some 2.8 million Americans who suffer from peanut allergies? Or that a small family business is working on a project that could…
CDFA Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
…input from a wide group of stakeholders including but not limited to dairy farmers, project developers, environmental advocates, local community members and the general public. The California Department of Food…
Pesticide Conversations Already Happening with Schools
…documents to the nearby schools or daycares. Kern County started a pilot project after some concerns were raised during public hearings about future regulations. “We tried to mirror what we…
Project to Expand Green Business in California
…greenhouse gases, diverted more than 1.5 million tons of waste from landfills, and saved more than 754 million gallons of water. EPA’s Pollution Prevention grant program supports projects that reduce…
USDA Seeks Applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
…provide new conservation opportunities through its competitive Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program. Through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the department will invest up to $25 million for projects that…
Almond Board: Spatial Mapping Data Uses
In this Almond Update, we conclude our three part series on the new almond mapping project. For the past two years, Almond Board of California (ABC), through a partnership with…
Food and Forestry Research and Development Projects
…than current greenhouse and field production systems. Details on all of the SBIR projects announced are available on NIFA’s SBIR webpage. Recent examples of successful NIFA-funded SBIR projects include work…
NMPF Pres. Commemorates Centennial / Sets Path for Future
…sustainable agriculture production is broader than dairy, Mulhern added. The farming community must continue to project a unified voice as it dispels false marketing claims about biotechnology and other claims…
Teal Pumpkins
…that means the homeowners will be passing out non-food items – for trick or treaters with food allergies. The Teal Pumpkin Project was started in 2014 as a national campaign…