The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) has teamed up with the USDA to host a first-of-its-kind Growing Together conference in Spanish tailored for Latino farmers and ranchers statewide. The…
Big Data Brings Farmers New Rewards, New Risks
Farmers and ranchers see tremendous benefits with technology, but can’t turn a blind eye to the privacy concerns that remain, Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst told the House Agriculture…
The Western View : Internet of Things
…if not, telling you what needs to be fixed or replaced. It’s the next big step in Agriculture Technology. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
California livestock marketers attend LMA D.C.
…when the Packers and Stockyard Act was written in 1921. Changes to the industry structure, more access to information, modern banking, and technology such as online marketing of livestock are…
CDFA Grants Help Growers Upgrade Irrigation Systems
…the things I’m working on is calibrating the point where we have the sensors to the rest of the block.” Link to Ag Alert By Bob Johnson, from Ag Alert…
USDA Awards $113 Million to Support Specialty Crop Production, Grow Opportunities for Rural Communities
…Obama’s commitment to strengthening local and regional food systems. These grants are administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). “Increasing market…
NCBA Applauds Conclusion of Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations
…major win not only for the beef industry, but for all U.S. export products, growing the economy while supporting jobs and investments in agriculture and technology.” Beef exports currently add…
Statement by the President on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…billion in machinery products to TPP countries. • U.S. agriculture products: TPP cuts import taxes on Made in America agricultural exports to TPP countries. Key tax cuts in the agreement…
Agri View: Big Investment
Everett Griner talks about costly, but necessary, technology in today’s Agri View. Big Investment…
New Steamer Helping Fight HLB
The University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center’s new citrus tree steamer was on hand at last month’s 2015 Citrus Expo in Florida. Steaming technology is being tested as…
USDA Announces $8.8 Million to Support a Diverse Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…announcement is part of our ongoing commitment to support an agricultural landscape where there is room and opportunity for all,” said Vilsack. “Agriculture is just like any other business-it needs…
Fresno State Signs Agreement of Collaboration With University in Mexico
…and met with Sandra Witte, interim dean of Fresno State’s Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology. Chapingo offers one of Mexico’s highest-regarded agriculture and green energy curriculums that includes…
NFU Praises FAA for Addressing Challenges and Promises Offered By Drones
…“And as the technology matures and adoption becomes more significant, the uses can evolve to a much wider application. Agriculture is excited and stands by with high expectations.” Johnson also…
Citrus Industry This Week: Citrus Expo Seminar Reports
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes more reports from the recent Citrus Expo seminars. Topics include growers replanting, psyllids and nutrition, disease weapons and nursery technology….