…Monarchs Wildflower plantings are an essential part of many conservation efforts by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), especially ones aimed at creating habitat. Wildflowers, especially milkweed, form the core…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for May 4
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HLB Bacteria Isolates Can Vary
…a branch to test is a shot in the dark. Wenbo Ma, associate professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at UC Riverside, believes that the proteins secreted…
Adapting to a Changing Climate
How Food and Forestry Are Adapting to a Changing Climate Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack listens to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) supervisory plant physiologist Dr. Jerry…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for May 3
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Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the launch of a new private investment fund with the potential to inject $100 million…
Research into Sustainable Crop and Livestock Production Methods
…Agriculture (USDA) awarded $16.5 million in grants to support research into methods for boosting agriculture productivity and ensuring food security in the face of pests, diseases and a changing climate….
CA Farm Products to Food Banks
California agriculture contributes record amount of farm products to food banks The California Association of Food Banks’ Farm to Family program received a record 150 million pounds of donated produce…
New Cost Studies for Growing Almonds
…Issues Center, which is part of UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. For additional information or an explanation of…
USDA Unveils New ‘Urban Agriculture Toolkit’
Online Resource Draws on USDA’s and Partners’ Experience with Launching and Sustaining Urban Agriculture Operations Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled theUSDA Urban Agriculture Toolkit, a new resource created by USDA’s…
Farmers Check Impact of Spring Storms
…claim with crop insurance, which reimburses between 50 percent and 75 percent of the damage, depending on a grower’s coverage level. Jeff Yasui, director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Antimicrobial Resistance Research
USDA Announces $6 Million in Available Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance Research The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of $6 million to fund research to address antimicrobial resistance…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for May 2
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Agri View: Cattle Ranching
…2015) • U.S. beef production (commercial carcass weight) was 23.69 billion pounds. (2015) The total U.S. beef consumed was 24.807 billion pounds. (2015) Average annual U.S. retail Choice beef price…