…rural broadband advocates, farm groups, and telecom experts are speaking up on overcoming key barriers to successfully closing the digital divide. Director of innovation policy for the International Center for…
Ag Safety Awareness Week: “Lead the Way in Agriculture”
It’s ag safety awareness week. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The Agricultural Safety Awareness Week Program is this week, March 6-10. U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers…
Cotton Trust Protocol Deadline
…form. Crop consultants can also be authorized to enter information on the grower’s behalf. Additionally, the John Deere Operations Center can pre-populate up to 40% of the data needed to…
Western Water Supply Issues to be Addressed in New USDA Strategy
…investments is the Madera Irrigation District, which is receiving $1.5 million in support. There are also 10 ongoing priority projects in California, receiving nearly $5.8 million in funding. The new…
FACA Farm Bill Priorities Heralded by Industry Members
…categories. Proposals center on issues of energy, food waste, forestry, livestock and dairy, conservation, risk management and credit, and research and extension. Over 100 recommendations are laid out in the…
Initial CVP Allocations Announced and SWP Allocation Increased
…This year, irrigation water service and repayment contractors north-of-Delta will receive 35 percent of their contract total. South-of-Delta contractors have also received the same allocation. Westlands Water District interim general…
Agronomic Minute: Keeping Vineyards Disease Free After Pruning
…help reduce the spread of disease,” said Driver. “But protecting pruning wounds as soon as possible after pruning is important especially if irrigation, rainfall, or fog is expected. Treating before…
Conservation Reserve Program General Signup Opens February 27
…benefits of the program and help ensure underserved producers can find a pathway to entry into CRP.” Ag producers and landowners are encouraged to contact their local USDA Service Center…
ARS Scientists Improve Nutrients Adding Value to Rice Crop
…team, based in the Agricultural Research Service’s Southern Regional Research Center, is making rice a more valuable commodity by developing new technologies that capitalize on the grain’s natural health benefits….
New Ways to Track COVID in Animals
…basic technology. Both technologies are being worked on by scientists in the Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit (PS&MRU) at the ARS Western Regional Research Center in Albany, California. Currently, all official…
Top 10 ‘Fancy Food’ Trends for 2023
…specialty food products showcased by more than 1,100 exhibitors at the Las Vegas Convention Center. After great deliberation through countless products, 10 overall trends have emerged from the 2023 Winter…
Significant FDA Structural Changes on the Horizon
…changes as a “transformative vision” to better protect public health. Part of the changes includes a substantial reform of the Human Foods Program. Functions of the Center for Food Safety…
Comment Period Closing Soon for Proposed Changes to Rodenticide Use
…change dramatically. COURTESY: UC ANR UC Davis Professor of Cooperative Extension, Roger A. Baldwin, and Cooperative Extension Advisor with UC South Coast Research and Extension Center, Niamh Quinn have outlined…
Time Running Out to Apply for 2022 Food Safety Certification Assistance
…producers had to pivot quickly as demand shifted away from traditional markets, like restaurants and food service, and many continue to feel the impacts of those abrupt changes.” FSCSC provides…