California Egg Production California’s egg production during March totaled 294 million, up 28 million from February’s production but down 3 million from March 2016. The all layers during the month…
National Dairy FARM Program Releases Environmental Stewardship Reference Manual to Celebrate Earth Day
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…
RFA Celebrates Earth Day 2017
…but would have been 33% without the addition of 15.3 billion gallons of ethanol to the fuel supply. Looked at another way, 2016 ethanol production displaced an amount of gasoline…
Funding to Educate the Future Agricultural Science Workforce
…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 up for email updates or…
FSA and NRCS Officials Ask for Your Help in Controlling Palmer amaranth
By Chris Beyerhelm, Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency and Leonard Jordan, Acting Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service USDA has learned that Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri), an invasive weed, may have…
Earth Day Love
Cathy Isom tells us why we celebrate Earth Day and what you can do to show our planet some love. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. …
Idaho Researcher: Farmers Benefit from Drought
…them, they understand.” Taylor adds: “You’ve heard farmers say, gee, if we could just get everybody to reduce potato production 10 percent this year or onion production 20 percent, we’d…
Canada Doubling Down on Dairy Trade Comments
Canada continues to say ‘it’s not our problem’ when asked about dairy trade with the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (true-doh) told Bloomberg News Thursday: “It’s not Canada…
Australia and New Zealand Dairy Leaders Would Support U.S. WTO Action on Canada
Dairy industry leaders from Australia and New Zealand say they would support the U.S. in potential World Trade Organization action against Canada. Leaders from both nations say they would support…
Agri View: Seafood or Fish Consumption
Everett Griner talks about consumption of seafood increasing in today’s Agri View. Are you eating enough fish? A recent study shows that Americans are eating more fish…
Food, Conservation Groups Invest in Soil to Sustain Food Production
…and communities for generations to come. Global populations are expected to grow to more than 9 billion by 2050, doubling the demand for food, fuel and fiber production, and placing…
Pear Industry Votes to Continue Marketing Order
…fresh pear growers voting in the referendum or by fresh pear growers representing two-thirds of the pears produced during the production year. Growers of pears for processing must meet the…
ARS Announces New Scientific Impact Video Series
…occurred because of ARS research. This first YouTube video highlights ARS’ role in large-scale commercial production of penicillin. While discovered in England, the ability to mass-produce penicillin occurred in the…
The Potential Effects of Increased Demand for U.S. Agricultural Exports on Metro and Nonmetro Employment
…in 2015. Yet, the economic linkages between U.S. agricultural exports and rural employment are not fully understood, particularly in the metro and nonmetro regions of each State and among production…