…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…
UC Berkeley to Lead Study of Crop Drought Tolerance
…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….