California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Technology, Innovation and Food Waste in the Bay Area Meeting on May 31st in Emeryville and June 1st in Palo Alto…
AFBF Supports GMO Study
…crops are safe and beneficial to agriculture, human health and the environment. “The Academies also found that we do not need a label for food made from genetically engineered crops…
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
…the GE crops. However, evolved resistance to current GE characteristics in crops is a major agricultural problem. A tiered process for regulating new crop varieties should focus on a plant’s…
Jordan Ag Center Opens Doors
First-of-its-kind Jordan Agricultural Research Center opens at Fresno State The Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology at Fresno State celebrated the opening of the new Jordan Agricultural Research Center….
USDA Increases Sugar Quantity, Access
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an increase to the fiscal year 2016 Overall Allotment Quantity (OAQ) for domestic sugar, reassigned some of the projected surplus sugar marketing allotments…
Funding Available for Foundational Agricultural Research
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $130 Million Available for Foundational Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Vilsack The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that $130 million in funding is available for…
Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Results
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Results, Additional $72.3 Million Soil Health Investment to Support Paris Agreement Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack shared the first results of USDA’s…
Agri View: Ornamental Fish
Everett Griner talks about the ornamental fish industry in today’s Agri View. Ornamental Fish From: University of Florida EDIS, IFAS Extension The Ornamental Fish Trade: An Introduction with Perspectives for…
Agri View: Ag College Enrollment
…of specializations within agriculture, as well as a variety of professors from which to learn. Specializations should include agronomy, horticulture, agriscience technology, agriculture education, agribusiness economics and animal sciences, like…
$10 Million in Green Energy Research
USDA, DOE Partner to Invest $10 Million in Green Energy Research The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Department of Energy (DOE)…
Funding to Relieve Veterinarian Shortages
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $2.4 million in available funding to relieve veterinarian shortage situations through education, extension and training as…
Wildland Fires in a Tube
…To study the potential health risks of breathing wildfire smoke, a major form of air pollution, researchers at EPA are now using a technology that mimics these phases of a…
Public Service Recognition Week
Public Service Recognition Week reminds us that our strength is our people by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture Keeping an eye on our food supply is…
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…