USDA Begins Second Year of National Project to Quantify Effects of Agricultural Conservation The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service is contacting 25,000 farmers and ranchers now…
Agri View: Food Production
…Billion? Feeding the World By 2050 we’ll need to feed two billion more people. How can we do that without overwhelming the planet? A Five-Step Plan to Feed the World…
Farming Game Story
…world. In 1994 the World Bank sent George to Russia to oversee the translation of The Farming Game® into Russian to assist the farm privatization effort after the breakup of…
Agri View: Hydroponic Farming
Everett Griner talks about hydroponic farming and how it may not be practical in today’s Agri View. Hydroponic Farming From: MIT University Hydroponics Introduction Humans require food, water, and living…
Syngenta Calls Regulatory Talks Constructive
…to complete the deal by the end of this year. ChemChina is seeking regulatory approval for the purchase that will make it the world’s largest supplier of pesticides and other…
Office of Farm to Fork Builds Bridges
…in one of the most agriculturally productive places in the world, producing the variety we need for a well-balanced diet. We are constantly reminded of this as we travel through…
Purdue University Discovers Process Increasing Milk Shelf Life
A rapid heating and cooling of milk significantly reduces the amount of harmful bacteria present, extending the shelf life of one of the most common refrigerator staples in the world…
Tomato growers reduce acreage to match markets
…against the euro has hurt tomato paste exports, which dropped 14 percent last year, Montna said, but noted the world’s crop also fell about 3 million tons due to weather…
Summit Opens Eyes to Agriculture in Communities
The city of Salinas once again hosted the Forbes AgTech Summit. Salinas Mayor Joe Gunter was one of the speakers and talked about the importance of the agriculture industry in…
Agri View: Lost Land
…land management, America would lack a world-class system of national parks, wildlife refuges and wilderness areas; its old-growth forests would long ago have been liquidated; and roads would have devoured…
Agri View: Bad Weather
…USDA commodity forecasters as well as for the Secretary of Agriculture and other top officials at the Department. Daily U.S. Agricultural Weather Highlights (sign up for updates) Agricultural Weather Highlights…
Turkey Causes Global Shipping Concerns
…world’s oil supplies pass through that channel. Large amounts of grain from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine also navigate the channel. Reuters says over one-quarter of the world’s grain supplies are…
Help for Central Valley Rice Producers
…the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving North America’s continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 13.6 million acres thanks to contributions from…
Agri View: Cannabis Oil Possibilities
…world have complicated the relationship between users of cannabis oil and hemp and authorities in certain parts of the world. However, cannabis essential oil is a wildly beneficial essential oil,…