…Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to combat Huanglongbing. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill….
Bird Flu Strain Becoming More Severe in China
…the more severe strain is localized in a single province in China, but given the livestock production within the nation, Chinese officials report preventing the spread of the new strain…
USDA Invests $4.8 Million in University Agricultural Programs
…available on the NIFA website. Among past projects, a University of Tennessee at Martin project created a mobile energy classroom to share knowledge on traditional and renewable energy production and…
UNH Research: Organic Pesticides Help Manage Cabbage Aphids on Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts infested with cabbage aphid, which can render most sprouts unmarketable. Severe infestations of cabbage aphids can virtually destroy a crop of Brussels sprouts, making them unmarketable. However, new…
CA Farmers Monitor Storms’ Impact on Crops, Water
…farmers are watching river levels carefully and preparing to move their animals if needed. • Field crops—Fall-planted grain crops that have germinated could take on too much water, which could…
National Pork Board Increases International Markets Funding
…pork production in 2016. Export value returned an average $50.20 per head back to producers. During 2016, more than 100 countries around the world imported U.S. pork. The top five…
AFBF Joins Groups in Support of Farm Bill Funding
…spending on nutrition and crop insurance alone was nearly $100 billion less than projected, while mandatory federal spending outside the Agriculture Committees’ jurisdiction has risen over the same time period….
Agri View: Avian Flu
…Pacific region have been struggling with commercial poultry production and wild birds. Officials in the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom have had their problems too. My report indicated that…
California Dairy Inches Closer to FMMO
…will be the one that will go to the vote of the producer community.” California is the nation’s top milk-producing state, accounting for 20 percent of all U.S. milk production….
Farmers File Class Action Suit over Dicamba Drift
…was filed by the same Missouri-based legal firm that also sued Monsanto over dicamba drift in November 2016 on behalf of a Missouri fruit and row-crop operation. Attorneys representing the…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…Sheppard: Importation and Preservation of Germplasm for U.S. Honey Bee Breeding and Stock Improvement Specialty Crop Block Grant Program In addition to ABC’s research program, CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant…
Agri View: More Drought?
…to continue to develop through the winter. This coming winter. That means it will take a lot of irrigation to produce a crop this year. Here is a good part….
Kansas Senator Says Wheat, Sorghum Also Key Farm Bill Debate Commodities
…facing wheat producers.” Meanwhile, Moran says the threat of sugarcane aphids to sorghum is making it harder to make a profit on the traditionally low-input crop, meaning sugarcane acres may…
USDA Seeks Nominators to American Lamb Board
…purpose of the organization is in the production or marketing of lamb or lamb products. Any producer, seedstock producer, feeder, or first handler organization or association that wants to be…