…Puerto Rico hub is part of the USDA Regional Climate Hub network that supports applied research and provides information to farmers, ranchers, advisors, and managers to inform climate-related decision making….
Virtual Tour Shows Students Smart Farms
…conjunction with Discovery Education, is providing high school students nationwide with a firsthand glimpse into contemporary agriculture through The Smart Farm: Where Technology and Innovation Meet live virtual field trip…
Water Allocations Increased Again
…climate forecasters, and we must be prepared for the possibility of a dry 2017. Even with reservoir levels rising, conservation is the surest and easiest way to stretch supplies. “February…
Agri View: Growing a Coffee Crop in the U.S.
…for coffee trees and other exotic crops to flourish, thanks to the area’s temperate climate. Good Land Organics is located just 2 miles from the Pacific Ocean, at an elevation…
Farmers Discuss Issues at State Capitol
…and more expensive labor laws are big issues because of grower competition in our climate zone.” He noted that Farm Bureau supports the school-siting legislation—Senate Bill 313 by Bill Monning,…
Three California Organizations for Climate Action Leadership
…interested in reducing the environmental impacts associated with climate change. More information about the 2016 Climate Leadership Award winners: http://www.epa.gov/climateleadership/2016-climate-leadership-award-winners More information about EPA’s Center for Corporate Climate Leadership: www.epa.gov/climateleadership…
Warm, Dry February Stalls Snowpack Gains
…impacts of climate change, including drought and other extreme weather events. Water supply forecasts inform decisions made by individual producers and irrigation districts at the local level; as well dam…
Vilsack, Obama Travel to Cuba
…Vilsack will use this second trip to Cuba to discuss opportunities for collaboration in agriculture among the United States and Cuba, better understand how climate change is affecting agricultural production…
National Plant a Flower Day
…people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul. ~Luther Burbank, botanist (1849-1926) Are you in a warmer climate? Then it’s time to get…
$14.5 Million in Available Funding for Plant-Biotic Research
…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 updates, or follow on Twitter @usda_NIFA,…
Agri View: El Niño Weather
…weekly SST data from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Citing the latest model guidance, NOAA/CPC said Thursday El Niño, as it typically does, will continue to weaken through the spring, eventually…
Safeguarding California – Climate Change Implementation Action Plan for Agriculture
…and Development Program (DDRDP). The Healthy Soils Initiative is a central piece of CDFA’s efforts to develop climate-smart management practices. Governor Brown introduced the Healthy Soils Initiative in his proposed…
Agri View: Elections and Choices
…We also had many chime in with milk prices, climate change and immigration. All important agricultural issues impacting our ag community. Here are the poll results: Trade – 13% WOTUS-…
$20 Million Committed to Innovative Conservation Projects
…and practices to improve things like on-farm energy and fertilizer use as well as market-based strategies to improve water quality or mitigate climate change. In 2016, USDA is seeking applications…