…this area Cates was named the 2015 Outstanding Educator of the Year by Ag in the Classroom. “I am in love with agriculture and nutrition education,” Cates said. “I enjoy…
NIFA Focus on Two New Projects
…youth seeking employment or already employed in agricultural production. “Agricultural safety and access are key to a thriving agricultural community,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “Through our investments in AgrAbility,…
Canada Makes Big Investment in Dairy Industry
…in funding to help spur investments into updating the nation’s dairy processing infrastructure. The DFA says it’s a good step to help grow the dairy sector but it doesn’t do…
Agri View: Agriculture Curriculum
Everett Griner talks about educating our youth on agriculture in today’s Agri View. Agriculture Curriculum More and more public schools are adding agriculture subjects to their curriculum. Why not? One…
Preparing Veterans for Ag Careers
…often lacking, ultimately presenting a high barrier to entering agricultural jobs and further marginalizing these veterans. Agriculture is not directly supported by Veterans Affairs – veterans cannot use education funds…
Peterson Named U.S. Wheat Associates President in 2017
…producer checkoff dollars managed by 19 state wheat commissions and through cost-share funding provided by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. For more information, visit www.uswheat.org or contact your state wheat commission….
West Coast Ports Improving Infrastructure, but More Needed
…port disruption in various ways. In July 2014, the labor agreement that covers most West Coast port workers expired and was not renewed until February 2015. During this period, as…
Monitoring Plant Metabolism to Detect HLB
…testing and it could be used to screen and identify large areas of infection. Funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will aid in further development of software, making this…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…that came from. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack looks through a microscope at plant tissues at the USDA Agriculture Research Service (ARS) National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation (NCGRP) Tissue Culture…
CDFA Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
…and Agriculture (CDFA) was appropriated $50 million dollars from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, authorized by the Budget Act of 2016, to provide financial assistance for early and extra methane…
Project to Expand Green Business in California
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $173,479 to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to help small and medium-size businesses across the state reduce their environmental impacts. Alexis Strauss,…
USDA Seeks Applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
Funding is available in six focus areas, including data analytics tools and precision conservation Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is seeking new proposals for cutting-edge projects that will…
Funding to Ensure Access to Needed Veterinary Services
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded more than $4.3 million to 48 American veterinarians to help repay a portion of their veterinary…
Food and Forestry Research and Development Projects
…federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). “I offer my sincere congratulations to these recipients who have demonstrated that their ideas…