…billion. It is also the top dairy county in the nation, with the 2015 milk production of $1.7 billion. Fresno County also saw a decrease in crop production. It’s numbers…
Transplanting System Saving Labor, Increasing Yields
…few years ago. The system was being researched and tested overseas for some time and Grabau said his company viewed it as a possible answer to a laborious transplanting process….
Water Use/Climate Research Fellowships for CA Students
…while conducting environmental research, were part of over $6 million awarded to 52 students across the nation. “Through EPA’s funding, the STAR fellows will pursue innovative research projects while attaining…
Increased International Collaboration on Agricultural Science
…extramural research builds on the longstanding relationship between BARD and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA’s intramural research agency, which have cooperated on research together since BARD’s inception in 1977….
World Dairy Expo® Announces Special 50th Anniversary Events
…the global dairy industry, World Dairy Expo attracts more than 70,000 attendees from over 90 countries to Madison, Wisconsin, each year. The annual event will take place Oct. 4-8, 2016,…
U.S. Watermelon Imports Growing
…Carolina accounted for 70 percent of U.S. production last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: USDA Economic Research Service Imports supply about a third of…
Vermont, Grocery Industry, Agree to Dismiss GMO Labeling Lawsuit
…Manufactures Association, Snak International, the International Dairy Foods Association, the National Association of Manufacturers, Syngenta, DuPont, Dow, Bayer, Monsanto and Conagra. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
U.S. Senators Urge Investigation into Canada’s Dairy-Pricing Policies
…dairy products. The U.S. Dairy Export Council in response to the letter says Canada has created a “deeply problematic” track record of instituting programs to “intentionally create roadblocks to dairy…
Wheat Industry Applauds End to Japan’s Wheat Import Suspension
…Congress and federal agencies. Based in Washington, DC, NAWG is grower-governed and grower-funded, and works in areas as diverse as federal farm policy, trade, environmental regulation, agricultural research and sustainability….
Agri View: Drone Rules
…critical scientific research and save lives. “We are part of a new era in aviation, and the potential for unmanned aircraft will make it safer and easier to do certain…
Animal Welfare Expert Temple Grandin to Speak at Fresno State
…faculty. Her visit will wrap up with a tour of the University Agricultural Laboratory animal units that include about 300 beef cattle, 380 dairy cattle, more than 500 swine, 20,000…
USDEC, NMPF Laud Senators for Urging Investigation
The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) praised Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) for urging an investigation into Canadian dairy pricing…
Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices
…food and resource economics and the lead author on the study, emphasized researchers must further study the impact of nudges on school lunch selections. “While more research is needed to…
DOJ Seeks to Stop Deere from Purchasing Monsanto’s Precision Planting Division
…high-speed planting systems in 2014, after years of research and development. The complaint details how the intense head-to-head competition between Deere and Precision Planting since that time has directly benefitted…