…authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “HLB is considered to be the most devastating citrus disease and threatens U.S. citrus production,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “NIFA is funding innovative…
Funding to Support Disaster Preparedness
…scientists and extension personnel has resulted in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources…
Funding to Foster a Diverse Agricultural Science Workforce
…water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign…
USDA Announces $150.2 Million in Funding through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
…AFRI Foundational RFA supports six priorities of the 2014 Farm Bill: plant health, production, and plant products; animal health, production, and animal products; food safety, nutrition, and health; bioenergy, natural…
Canada Closes a Door on U.S. Dairy Farmers
…this demand that emerged several years ago by making multi-million-dollar plant investments and expanding production and export volumes of these milk proteins. USDA trade data reveals that in 2010 U.S….
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report
…ending stocks. U.S. fiscal year 2016/17 beet sugar production is decreased 110,000 short tons, raw value (STRV) to 4.996 million. Read the full World Agricultural Supply and Demand Report. (.pdf)…
Hog Prices Expected to Increase in 2017, Despite Challenges
…costs of production may reach 10-year lows. Estimated total costs of production reached $67 per live hundredweight in 2012 driven by high feed prices. For calendar year 2017 that may…
Making Products More Biodegradable With Starch
…found separately in either material. The films could dramatically enhance future production of food packaging, plastic bags and other synthetic products. Scientists expect to apply the technology to additional items,…
Ag Confidence Grows as Latest DTN/PF Survey Suggests Strong Future
…said. “We’re not going to hit a grand slam this year, but as long as we can work on our cost of production, keep prices at or above that, we’ll…
Ag Leaders Meet with EPA Administrator
A coalition representing various agricultural groups recently met with leadership from the Environmental Protection Agency. The Production Agriculture CEO Council, which includes CEO’s of the American Soybean Association, the National…
March FAO Food Price Index Slips
…value in March 2016. Ample available supplies, combined with good production prospects in the new season, weighed on export quotations. International rice prices were little varied, while wheat quotations were…
USDA: Agriculture a $992 Billion Economic Factor
…figure because related sectors rely on agricultural inputs like food and materials used in textile production to contribute added value to the economy. In 2015, farming’s contribution to GDP fell…
Agri View: GMO Crops Advance
…produce a crop. Also the amount of pesticides necessary to protect it. One other thing, genetically modified crops increases production. Most farmers who grow them are convinced that GMO crops…
Funding to Repay Educational Loans for Veterinarians
…and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact…