The National Dairy FARM Program has released its Environmental Stewardship Continuous Improvement Reference Manual in cooperation with the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. Released in celebration of Earth Day, the…
Almond Matters: Increase in Summer Disease Potential?
…spacings, less pruning, denser canopies, irrigation practices and the wet weather we are having all lead to conditions where you might have pre-moisture,” he said. “That’s favorable to the development…
Yellow Almond Trees More Widespread?
…the end of the rows, where there is a little more compaction, or in the wetter areas of the orchard. “So low spots, near irrigation lines or where the backwash…
Almond Board: Air Quality Programs
…injection methods on dairies. Agricultural Irrigation Engines: Significant emission reduction benefits are achieved when higher-polluting agricultural irrigation engines are removed from service and permanently destroyed and repowered with new electric…
2017 Corn Plantings Falling Behind
…average. Over the next ten days, the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting normal to cooler temperatures in the Eastern Corn Belt and normal to above average precipitation…
Group Wants Congress to Cap Ag Subsidies
The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Free Markets and Regulatory Reform wrote an op-ed piece for the National Review Dot Com on agricultural subsidies. The piece by a senior research fellow…
Tom Nassif Wins Agriculturalist of the Year Award
…system resulting in the formation of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, and opening the Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology to accelerate solutions to the agriculture industry’s biggest…
Making Products More Biodegradable With Starch
…in films and coatings to provide flexibility. However, it has limited biodegradability. At the USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Illinois, scientists develop new…
State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life
…efficient irrigation systems.” After Governor Brown called for a 25 percent reduction in urban water use in 2015, Californians rose to the challenge and saved 24 percent during the 12…
APHIS Announces Public Meetings on Animal Disease Traceability
…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…