…GA, and Vidalia Onions.com One of America’s favorite types of sweet onion is set to ship this month. Vidalia onions are only available for a limited time each year, so…
USDA Seeks Nominations to Bolster Pollinator Research Efforts
…both established and emerging issues. Research is also classified under environmental stressors, which includes pesticide exposure, weather stress, and migratory and stocking density stress. Forage, habitat, and nutrition also comprise…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 04-08-22
…health and environmental standards, and advocacy efforts of the hemp industry. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour…
USDA Researcher’s Role in Cacao
…when you break it open inside, it has white flesh. The flesh is sweet. You can eat it, but it doesn’t taste like chocolate. The chocolate is made from the…
Agronomic Minute: Keeping Vineyards Free of Botrytis Issues
…any grower given the right environmental conditions. Technical Services Manager for Northern California for UPL, Katie Driver said there are multiple factors that growers have top of mind when contemplating…
Week in Review: Biden’s Budget Proposal & Sites Reservoir Development
…Environmental Protection Agency has announced its intent to help fund the Sites Reservoir Project. Better understanding of smoke exposure in grapes could make wineries more open to work with growers….
Center for Land-Based Learning Brings Agriculture to Urban Students
…idea is just to open their eyes,” Kimball said. “What are all of the opportunities out there in agriculture and environmental sciences?” Students involved in the program engage with professionals…
Additional Payments for Livestock Producers Affected by Drought and Wildfire
…losses due to severe drought or wildfire in 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments for increases in supplemental feed costs in 2021 through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA)…
Technical Assistance Program to Further Expand Processing Capacity
…sector that requires significant planning and forethought to manage economic viability concurrently with worker, food, and environmental safety. We are pleased to partner with these initial organizations, given their deep…
Agronomic Minute: OpenAg Seeks to Bolster Food System Sustainability
…company which is Decco, which handles our postharvest business. It’s really tying our in-service offerings that UPL has for crop protection in with Decco to really preserve food as it…
Make Your Next Strawberry Crop Taste Better than Store Bought
…picking them (better yet, smother a few in melted chocolate if your sweet tooth is calling). Planting is easy. And, by growing several different varieties in your strawberry patch or…
Progress Made on Sites Reservoir Project Development
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its intent to help fund the Sites Reservoir Project. EPA has invited sponsors of the project to apply for a nearly $2.2…
Another ‘Pop-Up’ Site Aims to Further Ease U.S. Port Congestion
…Harden said in a press release. “We appreciate Secretary Vilsack’s focus on continuing to find additional ways to tackle this concern.” USDA’s Farm Service Agency will be providing payments for…
Exceptionally Dry Conditions Prompt Further Drought Action
…and DWR, along with the federal and state fish agencies, have been coordinating throughout the winter to address increasingly challenging hydrologic conditions for environmental flows and water supply,” Reclamation Regional…
