…trees are giving fruit. He has a lot riding on the Florida Olive Systems, Inc., project that is being funded by the Ford/Veech family. “Planting olives is not for the…
Therapy for Veterans
…in this project that our nation’s war veterans deserve a peaceful death with dignity. Central Oregon Veterans Ranch is a 19-acre ranch property located between Bend and Redmond where veterans…
Fighting Drought With Soil
…nine research and extension centers from the Oregon border to the Mexican border. “Having agricultural research stations throughout the state is a huge part of this project,” Ying said. “It…
ABC Expands Elementary Educational Program
…activity book, which insert the teaching of agriculture — specifically almonds — into the classroom. “California is the number one agricultural-producing state, with 80% of the world’s almonds grown here,”…
Musical Vegetables
…experimental Electronic, Free Jazz, Noise, Dub, Clicks’n’Cuts – the musical scope of the project expands never-endingly, and recently-developed vegetable instruments and their inherent sounds often determine the stylistic direction. A…
HLB Bacteria Isolates Can Vary
…earlier in a tree. Experts working on the project say that the isolates differ according to the region and that relationship needs to be understood. Isolates Can Vary UC Riverside…
Research into Sustainable Crop and Livestock Production Methods
…into the AFRI Food Security Challenge Area, which funds projects that increase agricultural productivity and the availability and accessibility of safe, nutritious food. Fiscal year 2015 projects receiving support today…
USDA Unveils New ‘Urban Agriculture Toolkit’
…Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market Promotion Program grants that support direct-to-consumer marketing activities in cities, and Local Food Promotion Program grants that support food hubs, farm-to-retail, and related projects. National…
Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…2015 for antimicrobial resistance. Previously funded projects include a State University of New York project evaluating critical control points in dairy farm operations and a Texas A&M University project to…
Biofuels and Bioproducts
…on strategies that capitalize on revenue from bioproducts to improve the economic feasibility of advanced biofuel production. Over the past year, BETO has funded several successful projects that have developed…
Rice Paddies Fueling Electric Vehicles
…vehicle. Through a project supported by the Energy Department’s Vehicle Technologies Office, researchers at Stanford University have been able to produce silicon structures for lithium-ion batteries from rice husks, a…
Measuring Conservation Impacts on Water Quality
…work benefits the public and communities. “With each monitoring project completed, we gain more independent evidence that investments in voluntary conservation are working and are worth continuing,” Mills said. “The…
Clean Water Crisis Threatens U.S.
…of contamination and do the testing and ask the hard questions,” Huffman said. Not every city has turned a blind eye to the problem. Leaders in Madison, Wis., began replacing…
U.C. Berkeley Recognized
…college students in developing green infrastructure systems to reduce stormwater pollution and build resilience to climate change. The University of California, Berkeley took 2nd place in the Demonstration Project category….