…pruning research is nothing new. Zhuang said research into the practice started decades ago. “Mechanization, particularly mechanical pruning, is nothing new and has been around for 20 or 30 years,”…
FDA Releases New Guidance for Product Recalls
…the agency due to risk. The FDA will be using the newest technology available to help reduce the time required to trace contamination back to the source, including a type…
Students Set to Celebrate Agriculture and Leadership During FFA Week
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Farm Bureau to USDA: New Regulations Must Protect Both Farmland and Wetland
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Groups Comment on State of the Union Address
Source: USDA U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union address: “President Trump provided a unifying, hopeful vision for…
State Board to Discuss Breeding Technology
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Geaux Time: Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show Kicks Off in New Orleans
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ARS Microscopy Research Helps Unravel the Workings of a Major Honey Bee Pest
…mites damage honey bees. Courtesy USDA/ARS Research by scientists at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Maryland released today sheds new light — and reverses decades of…
Super Bowl Chicken Wings Consumption
…ate wings. At the same time, sports bars with multiple TVs and satellite dishes were becoming more and more common in America thanks to rapidly developing technology; and the most…
Study Shows GMO Opposition Highest from Those Who Know the Least
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SV Ag Tech Summit Focusing On The Present
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What Not to Miss at World Ag Expo 2019
It’s almost that time of year again when people from around the world travel to one of California’s top producing counties for the world largest agriculture exposition show. The International…