…requires the law to go into effect if the rulemaking process is not completed by that date. USDA was working to implement the law with an Advanced Notice of Proposed…
Scientists Give Old Elm Tree a High-Tech Helping Hand
By Jan Suszkiw, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) USDA-ARS scientists will try to “cryopreserve” the twigs of this old historical elm in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, to safegaurd the tree’s…
Farm Groups Endorse Agriculture Secretary Nominee Perdue
…for a vote. Highlighting Perdue’s personal and professional life in the letter, the groups agreed that he is “imminently qualified” to lead USDA. Perdue, a former Republican governor of Georgia,…
GMO Labeling Bill Facing Uphill Battle
…2018. USDA took steps toward implementing the law, and while a proposal for the rule was not expected until later this year, USDA was working to publish an Advance Notice…
ARS Genetics Researcher Named Fairchild Medal Recipient
by Dennis O’Brien, Agricultural Research Service Alan Meerow with Griffinia intermedia (Amaryllidaceae) in Brazil. Photo: Judy Dutilh. Alan W. Meerow, a research geneticist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s (USDA)…
Super Bowl Food Safety
…everywhere. Some simple reminders from the USDA’s Food and Safety Inspection service if you’ll be hosting the party this year: -keep hot foods hot (above 140-degrees) -and keep cold foods…
Funding for Plant and Animal Phenomics and Microbiome Projects
…mitigate climate variability and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates or follow us on Twitter @usda_NIFA, #NIFAimpacts….
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
…of Agriculture (USDA) is helping University of California researchers refine collaborative robotic technology that could change the way crops are maintained worldwide, saving millions of gallons of water each year…
Super Consumption Bowl
…Download Super Consumption Bowl According to the USDA, Super Bowl Sunday comes in second place behind Thanksgiving when it comes to Americans eating the most food in a single day….
Statistics Available for California Crop Year 2015
…(USDA/NASS) reports. The California Department of Food and Agriculture also publishes statistics related to California dairy production and, in cooperation with the University of California at Davis, statistics for California…
Making Spinach with Low Oxalate Levels
…and may be useful for breeders in reducing oxalate concentrations. The scientists analyzed oxalate concentrations in 300 USDA germplasm accessions and 10 commercial cultivars and found oxalate concentrations that ranged…
USDA NASS Conducting Certified Organic Survey
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting the 2016 Certified Organic Survey to gather new data on certified organic crops and livestock commodities in…
40 Percent of Farms Managed by Multiple Operators
New data released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows nearly 40 percent of all U.S. farms are managed by more than one operator. USDA’s Economic Research Service…
January Cattle and Calves on Feed Review
…6 percent from December 2015. Other disappearance totaled 3,000 head during December, down 40 percent from December 2015. Read the full USDA January Pacific Region Cattle on Feed Review. (.pdf)…