More controversy stemming from a disagreement between the Environmental Protection Agency and decades of research. The EPA’s draft risk assessment on atrazine says the herbicide is harmful to animals and…
Agri View: Japan’s Agriculture Imports-Exports
Everett Griner talks about Japan’s agriculture imports and exports in today’s Agri View. Japan’s Agriculture Imports-Exports From: USDA Economic Research Service Beautiful fresh green tea plantation at Nihondaira, Shizuoka –…
Dairy Farm Tours
…it’s real and kids can sense real. With June being National Dairy Month, Fry says he would like to see consumers use more dairy products. I love dairy products. I…
U.S. Bison Sales Increasing
…the limited supply of market-ready animals. The association’s analysis was based on the results of the latest survey of commercial bison marketers. According to the association’s research, sales of bison…
Plant Health and Resilience Research
USDA Awards More Than $14.5 Million to Support Plant Health and Resilience Research The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded more than $14.5 million in grants to support research into…
National Dairy Month
…celebrating National Dairy Month. June is Dairy Month! USDA Photo For more than 75 years, we have celebrated dairy and all of its goodness during June. What started out as…
EU Glyphosate Meeting Set for Next Week
…that glyphosate is going to be pulled from the market as another reason to go. The controversy over renewal stems from the International Agency for Research on Cancer listing glyphosate…
USDA Launches Ag Resource Management Survey
…conventional milk production in the United States. The survey is a joint effort of NASS and USDA’s Economic Research Service. USDA claims the information the agencies obtain through the survey…
The Western View: Cattle Pollution Numbers
Last week I encountered a news story that just hasn’t seen much air time with traditional media. It should; the story rights a wrong committed against dairy and beef cattle….
California Farmers Count Every Drop
California Farmers Count Every Drop with Efficient Irrigation Technologies by Andrew McElrone, CA Sub Hub Acting Director / Research Plant Physiologist, Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research…
Agri View: Growing for Future Population
…reason we’ll need more food. The spread of prosperity across the world, especially in China and India, is driving an increased demand for meat, eggs, and dairy, boosting pressure to…
Dragon Fruit Might Be Next Niche Crop
Courtesy: UCANR Researchers are looking for new crops like dragon fruit for different areas of the state and that’s especially important in a region where their major crops are facing…
Food Waste Research
Cathy Isom tells us how USDA researchers are studying ways to reduce and possibly recycle food waste. That’s coming up on “This Land of Ours.” Food Waste Research From: USDA…
CFBF Seeks Movement on Drought Bills
…products, and addressing the outdated Antiquities Act of 1906, which allows the president sole authority to designate federal lands as national monuments. Dairy farmer Tom Barcellos of Tipton said the…