U.S. EPA awards more than $1.6 million in environmental research fellowships to 13 students in Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $1.6 million…
Increased International Collaboration on Agricultural Science
…extramural research builds on the longstanding relationship between BARD and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA’s intramural research agency, which have cooperated on research together since BARD’s inception in 1977….
Smithfield Foods Donations Help Louisiana Flood Victims
…committed to providing good food in a responsible way and maintains robust animal care, community involvement, employee safety, environmental and food safety and quality programs. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com….
USDA Announces Additional Farm Loan Funding
Dolcini The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Friday announced more funding for farm operating loans. Farm Service Agency administrator Val Dolcini announced the funding to assist more than 1,900…
Agri View: More Ag Technology
…environmentally friendly. Importance of Agriculture Technology Farmers no longer have to apply water, fertilizers, and pesticides uniformly across entire fields. Instead, they can use the minimum quantities required and target…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 CA Drought for Ag
…Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in these circumstances was less available due to environmental restrictions on Delta pumping. Some concerns also remain for water supplies north of the Delta regarding temperature releases…
Availability of Additional Farm Loan Funding
Reminds Lenders and Potential Borrowers of Small Business Administration Option The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini announced that additional funding will be made…
Wheat Industry Applauds End to Japan’s Wheat Import Suspension
…Congress and federal agencies. Based in Washington, DC, NAWG is grower-governed and grower-funded, and works in areas as diverse as federal farm policy, trade, environmental regulation, agricultural research and sustainability….
Funding for Ag Water Use
…water use efficiency improvements and greenhouse gas reductions. The grant funding is intended to address multiple goals including: water use efficiency, conservation and reduction; greenhouse gas emission reductions; groundwater protection;…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…competitive advantages across our product lines. We supply key products and services directly to growers, including crop nutrients, crop protection, seed, as well as agronomic and application services, thereby helping…
Little-Known Corn Disease Found in Nine States
…management. Bacterial leaf streak has surfaced in field corn, seed corn, popcorn and sweet corn. Researchers say the disease has been confirmed in Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma,…
Support for the Salton Sea
…program to help avert an environmental and public health crisis at the Salton Sea,” said California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird. “The state of California has committed more than $80…
Delta Smelt Strategy Shows Promising Results
…system and into the Delta where it created a phytoplankton bloom, the critical base of the food web for smelt. The plan was developed based on observations by agency scientists…
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
…seeking comments on a new EIS that will analyze the environmental effects of control alternatives available to the agency. Under the National Environmental Policy Act, Federal agencies must examine the…
