…of the weed. Insight from Johnsongrass Mapping Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center Director Jeff Dahlberg says johnsongrass is really resilient. His part of a collaborative project with researchers across…
Agri View: Egg Prices
…Minnesota especially hard at mid-year. Read the full article. From: USDA Economic Research Service Food Price Outlook Egg prices rose for the first time in 5 months, increasing 0.2 percent…
Farm Economy Top Focus for NFU Pres.
…attention today and others that would benefit from additional changes in the next Farm Bill. Specifically, he mentioned the Agricultural Risk Coverage program, Price Loss Coverage program, Dairy Margin Protection…
Citrus Continues to Fund HLB/ACP Research
Citrus industry leaders expressed how their research funding allocations have changed since 2008 and continue to devote money to fight huanglongbing and the Asian citrus psyllid. The Citrus Research Board…
NMPF, IDFA Urge Congress to Challenge WHO Proposal
NMPF, IDFA Urge Congress to Challenge WHO Proposal Prohibiting Promotion of Milk & Milk Products to Young Children The National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association urged…
Agri View: Drone On
…of America Merrill Lynch Global Research report. And, the report says, one large segment of that market will be drones. The agricultural drone market has the potential to generate an…
USDA Expands Safety-Net for Dairy Operations
USDA Expands Safety-Net for Dairy Operations Adding Next-Generation Family Members Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that dairy farms participating in the Margin Protection Program (MPP) can now update their production…
Agri View: Driverless Tractors
…There were no major advances in driverless tractor technologies until 1994 when engineers at the Silsoh Research Institute developed the picture analysis system, which was used to guide a small…
North American Producers Committed
…research from animal nutritionists and adopting production technologies that, when combined, have achieved tremendous advances in our industry’s ability to produce high-quality food in a sustainable manner,” added NPPC President…
Dairy Organizations Seek Congressional Support for TPP
The National Milk Producers Federation, U.S. Dairy Export Council and the International Dairy Foods Association asked members of Congress in a letter today to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement…
Climate Change Bill Moves Forward
…they provide specific strategies to accomplish that.” The proposed program would provide support such as loans, grants, research, technical assistance, educational materials and outreach to farmers whose management practices contribute…
Nearly $1.5 Million to Two Universities in California to Protect Air Quality in a Changing Climate
…use. To learn more about these awards, which were funded through the agency’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, visit: https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/index.cfm/fuseaction/recipients.display/rfa_id/594/records_per_page/ALL To learn more about EPA’s air research, visit: http://www2.epa.gov/air-research…
Climate Change a Good Thing for Wine?
…research published online March 21, 2016 in the journal Nature Climate Change. “Before 1980, you basically needed a drought to generate the heat to get a really early harvest,” says…
Almond Board: Nitrogen and ILRP
…The nitrogen management budgeting model developed by UC Davis pomologist Dr. Patrick Brown and incorporated into CASP has been updated with the latest research about almond tree nitrogen demand and…