…increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability and ensuring food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email…
Sustainability and Collaboration Focus for Yara
…of getting grower feedback. From Yara International: Yara promotes climate smart agriculture on the global agenda, and we address all three elements of climate smart agriculture with research and concrete…
The Western View: As the Pendulum Swings
…signal of this change. Now we’re seeing that pendulum swing continue with efforts to reverse some of the changes of the last 8 years. For example, a new bill on…
Monsanto Shareholders Approve Merger with Bayer
…vision, we can do even more together to benefit growers around the world and to help address broad global challenges like climate change and food scarcity.” “The acquisition of Monsanto…
Funding for Food, Energy, and Water Systems Research
…research partnership between NIFA and the National Science Foundation (NSF). “Our food, energy and water systems are taxed by numerous challenges, from climate change to food waste, to disconnected policies…
Funding for Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
…user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that are combating childhood obesity, improving and sustaining rural economic growth, addressing water availability issues, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability and…
Lukewarm Reaction to Pruitt, EPA Chief Nominee
…rubber-stamp Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma Attorney General Trump has nominated to take over as Chief of the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt isn’t a believer in climate change and isn’t a…
EPA Nominee Opposes RFS, WOTUS
…the legal and scientific basis for the Obama administration to attack climate change, saying, “Scientists continue to disagree about the extent of climate change and its connection to the actions…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
Corn: No changes are made to this month’s 2016/17 U.S. corn supply and use projections. Forecast U.S. corn exports are unchanged this month, despite a sales and shipment pace that…
December Crop Production Report
…from November. Production forecasts are released on a monthly basis and do not reflect final production estimates. Late summer and fall harvests may change these estimates considerably. The next production…
Incentives for Conservation Reserve Program Participants
…ranchers and landowners have willingly stepped up to address the growing impacts of a changing climate. With USDA’s support, they are working to implement voluntary practices that improve air and…
Meeting Growing Demand for Organic Products
…mitigation, and biodiversity. Improving technologies, methods, model development and other metrics to document, describe and optimize the environmental services and climate change mitigation ability of organic farming systems. Developing cultural…
USDA Boosts Healthy Food Access
Final Rule Balances Concerns Raised by Retailers While Still Improving Access to Healthy Food Choices for SNAP Participants U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced final changes to…
Ross Updates Almond Industry on Focus
California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross updated the almond industry on the governor’s agriculture projects and focus moving into next year. Ross said fiscal stability and climate change continue to be…