…business. Haven’t seen any fresh produce but more Dollar Stores are stocking fresh meats and dairy foods. Mrs. Smithfield and Tyson. Those are names you recognize. And look how it…
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Research Beneficial to Agriculture
…week at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. I was honored to have an opportunity this week to visit the world-class Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and learn about some of the cutting-edge research underway…
Monitoring Plant Metabolism to Detect HLB
…Some research studies have shown disease indicators in results as early as six weeks from initial bacterial infection of the tree in greenhouse research environments and tree grafting. Slupsky predicts…
USDA Data Shows Number of Midsize Farms Declining
New data from the Department of Agriculture shows the number of midsized farms is declining. The USDA Economic Research Service found midsized farms declined by five percent between 1992 and…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…the cost of removing that water. But thanks to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service, (ARS) research by plant physiologist Merle Weaver at the Western Regional Research Center,…
CDFA Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
Three public stakeholder listening sessions and one webinar are scheduled during November 2016 to discuss the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP). These listening sessions are designed to obtain…
Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Oppose TPP
…The survey, which was sent to all dairy producers in Wisconsin, is the first of its kind to ask dairy farmers directly about their views on the TPP. Over 1,000…
Scientists Work to Define Threat from Palm Pest
…agricultural officials for investigation. The UC Riverside Center for Invasive Species Research, which Hoddle directs, has a website where people can report palm trees that may be infested, at cisr.ucr.edu/palmarum_survey.html….
USDA Expands Working-Lands Conservation Opportunities through CRP
…for small-scale livestock grazing operations. Small livestock operations with 100 or fewer head of grazing dairy cows (or the equivalent) can submit applications to enroll up to 200 acres of…
USDA Seeks Nominations for Advisory Committee on Ag Statistics
…today’s diverse agriculture industry.” To submit a nomination, complete the AD-755 form , Advisory Committee or Research and Promotion Background Information, available as a .pdf on the NASS website. The…
Higher Dose of Vitamin D May Benefit Pregnant Women
…findings were published in the November 2016 issue of The Journal of Nutrition. The research team included Charles Stephensen, with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Western Human Nutrition Research Center…
Funding to Ensure Access to Needed Veterinary Services
…Tim VanDerPloeg, talk about the program’s impact online at Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Pays Dividends. USDA has invested $19 billion in research and development since 2009, touching the lives…
Almond Board: Spatial Mapping Data Uses
…viable and quantifiable. One such analysis has determined where the more permeable soils exist within our agricultural footprint to understand where groundwater recharge research and potential application are best suited….
Lab System Aims to Protect State’s Livestock
…and Research Center in Tulare. That small facility was designed more for research than as a diagnostic lab, explained John Adaska, the branch chief in Tulare. Not only will the…