…a.m. to 3 p.m. in seven locations: April 11: Oklahoma City, OK, Tower Hotel Oklahoma City, 3233 Northwest Expressway April 13: Riverdale, MD, USDA Center at Riverside, 4700 River Road…
U.C. Davis Tops in Ag Economic and Policy
…the number of research articles published by its affiliates in top-tier academic journals. The Center for World University Rankings released its inaugural subjects ranking Monday. The ranking, which factors in…
USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Program Contracts
…for CSP for the first time should contact their local USDA service center to learn more. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From USDA/NRCS USDA Offers Renewal…
USDA Warns it Only Takes One Person to Spread Harmful Invasive Pests
…phone numbers for reporting signs of invasive pests. Questions? Visit www.aphis.usda.gov/planthealth/sphd to find contact information for your local USDA office. Or call USDA’s Customer Service Call Center toll-free at 1-844-820-2234…
NCC Pleased With EPA’s Chlorpyrifos Action
…Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH). The investigators would not release their data to EPA for independent review and the National Cotton Council (NCC) along with other agricultural stakeholders…
Snowpack’s Water Content Remains Far above Average
…available at the California Data Exchange Center’s (CDEC) Snow Water Equivalents webpage, For earlier readings, click the calendar icon below the map, select a date, then Refresh Data. Water Year…
California and Australia – a Continuing Partnership
…agriculture is an ongoing theme. When visiting Ferrero’s Rocher’s hazelnut operation for instance, we saw that the company has employed a number of different irrigation pumps, micro-irrigation systems, and plantings…
Subcommittee Examines the Future of SNAP
…Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, D.C Mr. Russell Sykes, Director, Center for Employment and Economic Well-Being, American Public Human Services Association, Washington, D.C. Mr. Joe Arthur, Executive Director,…
Fresno State Signs Ag Academic Pact with Brazilian University
…campus farm, the Bee Sweet Citrus Fresh Fruit Packing Line and Laboratory and the Jordan Agricultural Research Center. The trip also included meetings with Fresno State students and faculty from…
Daily Access to Local Foods for School Meals: Key Drivers
…Center of Education Statistics’ Common Core of Data (Public School District Universe Survey for the 2011-12 school year and School District Fiscal Survey for the 2010-11 school year) and State…
Pruning Patience
…out from the ground comes these bigger chutes that will flower in the summer.” If you’re still not sure, ask a garden center expert in your area. I’m Cathy Isom……
Funding to Support Specialty Crop Pest Management
…Rutgers University project supports the first ornamental research center in the Northeastern United States. NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension and promotes transformative discoveries that solve…
Almond Matters: Making Ag Day, Everyday
…of the year, National Ag Day, is not enough to really talk about the importance of agriculture. We want to keep it front and center in the minds of consumers…
Building a Reliable, Low-Cost Device to Measure Moisture in Grain Bags
…are used to estimate moisture content, explains Armstrong, with the ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research. The device, known as the Post-Harvest Loss (PHL) moisture meter, costs about…