…California experienced that caused many growers to believe irrigation demands were going to be low. Overwatering vineyards can cause problems when approaching harvest time, but many growers were forced to…
Secretary Perdue Announces USDA Improvements
…solutions to reinvigorate rural America, the new structures announced today to establish an Innovation Center within RD. The RD Innovation Center will be tasked with evaluating the impacts of the…
Is Subsurface Drip Irrigation the Way to Go?
…much irrigation, too much water, and not too little.” One of the major components for success using subsurface irrigation is frequency. “We totally advocate high-frequency irrigation with subsurface drip. High-frequency…
Reasons to Plant in the Fall
…fall rather than delaying until next spring. For starters, fall is usually a less busy time than spring, especially in garden centers. So you’re more likely to have better customer…
Swine Disease Monitoring System in Development
…the pork industry. The system is a collaborative project between the University of Minnesota and USDA/APHIS Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health. Swine Health Information Center Executive Director Paul Sundberg…
NIFA Invests $35 Million in Specialty Crop Research
…stakeholders. NIFA has invested more than $400 million through the SCRI program to date. Among past projects, a University of Maryland project developed a wireless irrigation system to save water,…
ISU Study Shows No Impact of RFS on Greenhouse Gasses
…study, produced in June, was released by the Renewable Fuels Association recently, highlighting the net positive to the U.S. economy. Iowa State University’s Center for Agriculture and Rural Development developed…
Producers Receive Favorable Decisions on Regulatory Matters
…for drainage and irrigation. Farmlands adjacent to these waters would also be affected. Major farm groups, homebuilders, and others spent years fighting the proposal, defended by environmental groups. From the…
USMEF: Pork Export Success
…also been an area with exceptional growth. Japan is the highest-value market for U.S. pork. For more information, producers can contact the Pork Checkoff Service Center. Go to Pork-dot org…
Congress Returns Next Month Facing Challenges
…farm bill, based on comments from panel leaders at recent hearings. Tax reform will also be front and center this fall, though its prospects are clouded by the limited bipartisan…
A Faster, Less Costly Way to Process Walnuts
ARS engineer Zhongli Pan (right) and post docs Ragab Khir (center) and Chandrasekar Venkitasamy use an infrared thermometer to check walnut temperatures. Photo by Mathew Reiff. The popularity of walnuts…
Foreign Investment in U.S. Farmland Rising
…surge of foreign investment in American farmland and it’s raising concerns in Congress and among rural advocacy groups. Tim Gibbons, a director for the Missouri Rural Crisis Center, calls the…
Western View: Teosinte and GMO Foods
…in the wild. The Mayan culture grew to be advanced and used sophisticated farming technology, including extensive canals and ditches for irrigation. They applied their technology to mutate Teosinte into…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…New York, $498,000 Reinvestment Partners, Durham, North Carolina, $398,960 Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation, Youngstown, Ohio, $498,880 Nurture Nature Center, Easton, Pennsylvania, $267,394 Rhode Island Public Health Institute, Providence, Rhode Island,…