…U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting America. Each dollar invested in agricultural research results in $20 of economic…
NRCS Invites Proposals for 2019 Conservation Innovation Grants
…farms and ranches. “These grants present an outstanding opportunity for us as an Agency to find the intersection between cutting-edge, innovative thinkers and on-the-ground conservation doers,” said Tom Hedt, Assistant…
Conservation Stewardship Program Applications Due by May 10
…agency a lot more flexibility just to administer,” said NRCS Deputy Chief Jimmy Bramblett. “Much like EQIP and all of the kinds of special programs that are primarily focused on…
New California Cattle Council Set to Take Shape
…showed that 68 percent of those eligible to participate were in favor of the council being created. The new agency has officially been declared operative by the Secretary of Food…
Follow the Basic Steps for Stewardship of Treated Seed
…applicators, wildlife and the environment.” Seed treatments undergo rigorous testing and review by the EPA prior to being permitted to be used commercially. The industry is constantly evolving to improve…
USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…Department of Agriculture (USDA) promptly began implementation of key programs. USDA held several listening sessions with stakeholders and the public, specific to each agency’s respective mission areas. “At USDA we…
2017 Census of Agriculture Data Now Available
…those who responded did so online. Conducted since 1997 by USDA NASS – the federal statistical agency responsible for producing official data about U.S. agriculture – it remains the only…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Vietnam’s Ban on the Importation of Glyphosate
…Environmental Protection Agency and other internationally recognized regulatory bodies concluding that glyphosate is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard to humans. This ban flies on the face of that scientific…
More Virulent Newcastle Disease Now Detected in Arizona
…of it as a state agency we absolutely have to be working together and so we’re seeing that but some of them still are very resistant because they believe their…
Almond Matters: Sustainable Practices Improve Overall Industry
…started with two modules, in the meanwhile, we’re now up to essentially nine modules,” said Gabriele Ludwig, Director for Sustainability and Environmental Affairs at ABC. “This whole program is set…
NPPC Cancels 2019 World Pork Expo as Precaution
…producers are asking Congress to appropriate funding for 600 new U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture inspectors to further strengthen our defenses against African swine fever. “Our farmers are highly…
Study Sheds Light on Major Disease in Roses
…published today in the Journal of Environmental Horticulture. The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting America….
Centennial Reflections video series with Bob Wynn
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is celebrating its 100thanniversary as a state agency in 2019. Throughout the year this blog will feature a number of items to commemorate…
Make the Border Wall an Asset not a Liability
…an investment, with returns from electrical power sales and land development. New industrial and agricultural centers would grow out of the desert sand, under controlled circumstances which could reduce environmental…
