…a healthy and safe food supply, we need innovations,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “NIFA investments help foster the discovery and translation of new knowledge into science-based management practices to…
UC Asian Citrus Psyllid Scouts Trying to Avert Huanglongbing Disaster
…solutions to reduce the spread of huanglongbing. Led by Neil McRoberts, a professor of plant pathology at UC Davis, the grant also provides funds for two other activities. One is…
Health Care Reform: NFU on What’s Happening Now
…Perdue explains. He said there is a lot of action happening at this moment in health care reform that could have a big impact on farmers, ranchers, and rural Americans….
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, July 24
…the calculator at the University of California integrated pest management website. All locations use CIMIS weather stations. NOW Degree Day reports are sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Intrepid Edge insecticide….
Antitrust Institute, NFU, Say Monsanto-Bayer Merger Puts Farmers at Risk
…system to a corporate cabal that thwarts the movement to build a fair, sustainable and healthy food system.” With such a small group of firms in the industry, the task…
Delay of Decision to Impose U.S. Ethanol Import Tariff
The Executive Management Committee of CAMEX, Brazil’s Chamber of Foreign Trade, announced Tuesday a 30-day delay of a decision on a pending proposal to impose a 20 percent tariff on…
California Lawmakers Extend Cap and Trade
…Investments, which fund several Climate Smart Agriculture programs such as the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, and the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program. The bill also maintains current industry…
Almond Board: Reducing Harvest Dust
…which will, in turn, help determine the management activities for the next year. Pickup machines sweep the windrows into carts or trailers for transportation to a huller/sheller facility. With the…
FDA Grants to Help States Comply with FSMA Produce Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing $30.9 million in funding to support 43 states in their continued efforts to help implement the Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA)…
Dairy Farmers work to Help Cows Stay Cool
…any different for me than previous Junes or Julys that have been hot.” Peter Robinson, a University of California Cooperative Extension dairy nutrition and management specialist, said a heat wave…
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, July 17
…the calculator at the University of California integrated pest management website. All locations use CIMIS weather stations. NOW Degree Day reports are sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Intrepid Edge insecticide….
Perdue Farms to Upgrade Animal Welfare Standards
…Perdue, and we have to keep improving.” Perdue also became the first major poultry company to promise its current and future customers a sustainable supply of chicken that meets all…
U.S. Dairy Increasing Pressure on Canada
…United States. Dairy farmers have been upset for some time at Canada’s “supply management system,” which is what Canada calls its system of tariffs and quotas designed to keep domestic…
USTR Releases NAFTA Negotiating Objectives
…and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA), which requires that USTR releases objectives at least 30 days prior to formal negotiations. Negotiations will begin no earlier than August 16, 2017. Through…