…of large datasets, which will be shared via an open, online platform that will include methods and results. “Availability of this data in an open forum will enable comparative genomic…
Meat Price Reporting Bill Sent To President
…processors to report detailed price and sales data. The law requires packers to submit to USDA regional and national data on a daily and weekly basis for hogs and similar…
USDA Funds New Pilot Project
…pilot project. As part of the project, almond growers will track nutrient application data which can be used to quantify the reduction of greenhouse gases from their orchards and fields….
California’s FREP/WPHA Conference Comes to Seaside November 5-6, 2015
…advisers, and local, state and national governmental agency personnel. Presenters from academia, industry and agricultural consulting will provide general and technical information, current research data, and practical applications addressing statewide…
Sales from US Organic Farms up 72 Percent
…organic agriculture production. “Producers reported in the 2014 Organic Survey that they expect to expand U.S. organic production in the coming years, making the data even more important for policy…
California Federal Milk Order Hearing Begins Next Week
…808 4th Street, Clovis, California 93612. The USDA has recently released new hearing information. Visit its California Hearing Page to view new data prepared by USDA and California Department of…
Pacific Region Crop Production Report
…to be in the Central Valley. Survey data indicated a fruit set per tree of 412, above the five-year average of 336. The average September 1 diameter was at 2.248,…
Navel Orange Production Forecast
…(including Cara Cara and Blood orange varieties). Survey data indicated a fruit set per tree of 412, above the five-year average of 336. The average September 1 diameter was 2.248,…
Record Walnut Production Forecast
…low disease and insect pressures. The 2015 Walnut O.M. Survey utilized a total of 745 blocks with two sample trees per block. Survey data indicated an average nut set of…
School Children Eating More Fruits and Vegetables – Fact Sheet From the USDA
…continue to participate. Data from states indicated very few schools (only 0.51 percent of schools nationwide) reported dropping out of the programs due to struggles over providing kids healthy food….
New Drone Hitting Market Soon
…field and will bring data to growers that they haven’t seen before. Kotula said the company plans to be able to launch the drone with a sling-shot mechanism from the…
Fresno State Research Uncovers Significant Drought Impacts in San Joaquin Valley
…goal of the research was to produce for the first time, reliable data on the drought’s impact in the San Joaquin Valley – the state’s farming heartland, said Provost Lynnette…
Big Data, The Ag Value Chain and the Consumer
Big data is helping farmers to meet consumer demand, while strengthening the value chain for all. Rod Bain reports. Big Data, The Ag Value Chain and the Consumer…
Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink
…costly damage.” Sinking land, known as subsidence, has occurred for decades in California because of excessive groundwater pumping during drought conditions, but the new NASA data shows the sinking is…