…school agriculture curriculum, with more onsite, hands-on activities and demonstrations, including unmanned aerial vehicles and advanced planter technologies. The project also established a Center for Knowledge and Skills to help…
Raising a Child-Where Your Dollars Go
…going toward housing. 29-percent to be exact, from middle-income married couple families. The second biggest expense is food, which as USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion Director Angie Tagtow…
River-Flow Plan Moves to Written Comment Stage
…Public Utilities Commission, pointed out its agreements with the Modesto and Turlock Irrigation Districts to share Tuolumne River water, and described the San Francisco agency’s water contracts with communities to…
Almond Board: CASP Workshops on Bee Health
…Irrigation Calculator and Nitrogen Calculator, will be given by representatives of SureHarvest, which manages CASP for Almond Board of California (ABC), along with ABC staff. Workshops run from 9 a.m….
Cost of Raising a Child
…the USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion – looks at spending by both two parent and single-parent households at multiple incomes levels. “And also examines spending across various geographic…
Helping Arizona Wheat Growers Maximize Resources
…Arizona wheat producers irrigation and fertilizer practices that maximize yield and grain quality. Bronson and his colleagues grew durum wheat for two years using varying fertilizer and irrigation rates to…
National Chicken Council Calls for Balance between Animal Care, Environmental, Economic Impact in Chicken Production
…year for the chickens to drink (excluding additional irrigation water that would be required to grow the additional feed). Economic Implications If the industry did not produce the additional 1.5…
Almonds, Walnuts Unite in Northern California
…have one on spray-application technology, one on using dendrometers for irrigation management and another on management for navel orangeworm and coddling moth.” Pre-registrtion is not required for the event, but…
Pig Farmers Complying with New VFD Requirements
…pork safety and sustainability and environmental management. For information on Checkoff-funded programs, pork producers can call the Pork Checkoff Service Center at (800) 456-7675 or check the Internet at pork.org….
Water Action Plan Progress Highlighted
…improve farm irrigation water efficiency, capture stormwater, and otherwise stretch and safeguard supplies. These state bond dollars will leverage additional hundreds of millions of dollars of federal and local investment….
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo Scholarship Available
…the future leaders of the agriculture industry,” said Jerry Sinift, CEO, International Agri-Center. “Our partnership with E.M. Tharp has been an incredible experience and we are honored to work with…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Board Appointments
…member; and Bruce Dooyema, Sioux Center, Iowa, alternate. Western States – Roy Patterson, Lewistown, Texas, member; and David Elbel, College Station, Texas, alternate. The Secretary did not appoint a member…
Long Irrigation Aids Phytophthora in Walnuts
Excessive saturation can aid the spread of phytophthora in walnuts. Growers need to manage irrigation carefully to avoid long sets and over-saturation. At the annual Walnut Trade Show, Cooperative Extension…
Bayer Honors Robert Hutmacher as 2017 Cotton Specialist of the Year
…the Beltwide Cotton Conference in Dallas, Texas. Robert Hutmacher, PhD, is the center director for the University of California West Side Research and Education Center. But that’s just the title…