…toward the purchase of new propane-powered farm equipment like irrigation engines and grain dryers. In exchange, participants agree to share real-world performance data with PERC. Find the application and more…
Calif. Nets Nearly $700,000 in USDA Farm-to-School Grants
…the last three years of operating a successful farm to school program focused on procurement, this project will engage with local school districts to acquire data on the quantity and…
Thanksgiving Dinner Up
…not make any scientific claims about the data, it is an informal gauge of price trends around the nation. Farm Bureau’s survey menu has remained unchanged since 1986 to allow…
SNAP Center
…say it could save the government money in the long run. SNAP Center Learn more about the USDA SNAP program. For the latest data on the SNAP program, click here….
2015 California Almond Nursery Sales Report
…data supplied by California nurseries throughout the state who sold to almond growers for commercial plantings. Results from this survey will be used in conjunction with the Almond Acreage Survey…
PMA Fresh Summit has Another Record-Breaking Year
…4084 A series of educational sessions focused on topics like trade in the global market, emerging floral trends, talent development, and leveraging data to enhance food safety. “Fresh Summit proves…
Big Data Brings Farmers New Rewards, New Risks
…said. AFBF has led the way in addressing big data concerns and recently joined with other industry players to produce a set of principles to govern data privacy and security….
The Western View : Internet of Things
…amongst themselves. These devices are operating independently with no knowledge of each other’s existence. All this data could be simplified and a person could achieve so much more if our…
Industry Leaders Back Recharge Project
…Conservation program. Sustainable Conservation is a non-profit that regularly works with growers and they will handle the data collection from landowners testing the practice. That data will then be analyzed…
USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers Facing Market Downturn
…by PLC, and 1 percent by ARC-Individual. For data about other crops, as well as state-by-state program election results, final PLC price and payment data, and other program information including…
CDFA Grants Help Growers Upgrade Irrigation Systems
…evapotranspiration data, sensors buried in the ground at each block radio back soil moisture data for every four inches to a depth of four feet. The combination of the two…
Calif. Tests Show Low or No Pesticide Levels in Many Fruits and Vegetables
…about the DPR Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program to about 160 Mexican fruit and vegetable growers at workshops in Mexicali and Ensenada. The 2014 pesticide residue monitoring data is posted at:http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/enforce/residue/rsmonmnu.htm…
Federal Pesticide Changes Mirror California Rules
…two years and a copy given to employees and handlers on their request. Safety data sheets and application information must be displayed at a central location within 24 hours of…
Statement by the President on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…addresses trade barriers that pose disproportionate challenges to small businesses, such as high taxes, overly complex trade paperwork, corruption, customs “red tape,” restrictions on Internet data flows, weak logistics services…