…of Defense (DoD). Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a science-based, sustainable decision-making process that uses information on pest biology, environmental data, and technology to manage pest damage in a way…
New BeeWhere Program to Provide Better Protection of Bee Hives
…from potential theft. Arroyo noted that the design of the program ensures that hive data will be safe and only accessible by the parties it is intended to be accessed…
New Record Set for California Table Grape Shipments
…The information provided is fairly consistent on a yearly basis and the data that is compiled is typically 22 percent lower than the actual overall volume. “It is pretty easy…
NBB to EPA: Small Refinery Exemptions Destroy Demand for Biodiesel
…300 million gallons. The letter also thanked Acting Administrator Wheeler for increasing transparency around the agency’s granting of small refinery exemptions. However, the agency’s data dashboard now makes it easy…
U.S. Now has 6.5 Million Acres of Organic Certified Land
An organic industry data service says the U.S. now has 6.5 million acres of organic certified land. A report from Mercaris reveals that, as of August 2018, there are 17,648…
Another African Swine Fever Outbreak Reported in China
…in China were reported at the hundreds of thousands of small farms in the nation, not any large-scale operations. A representative of China-America Commodity Data Analytics says: “The fact that…
Livestock Groups Petition Department of Transportation for Hours of Service Flexibility
…the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found that livestock haulers were underrepresented in truck-involved fatal crashes. Data cited in the petition also shows that, between 2013 and 2015, livestock haulers…
USDA: Honey Bee Colony Number Steady
Elevated winter colony losses have not resulted in enduring declines in colony numbers, according to new data released by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Instead, the number of U.S. honey…
USDA Launches Interactive Data Tool to Help Rural Communities Address the Opioid Crisis
New Community Assessment Tool Empowers Rural Leaders to Make Data-Driven Decisions to Build Resilient Communities Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced the United States Department of…
Scientists and Economists Unite Against USDA Move
…to objectively collect and analyze data on issues ranging from agriculture and conservation to food and rural development and moving the agencies out of Washington would reduce their access to…
USDA-NASS Announces 2017 Census of Agriculture Response Rate, Data Release Details
…provides the only source of comprehensive agricultural data for every State and county in the nation. As such, the data are widely-used by local and national decision-makers to help shape…
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on Modernizing Standards of Identity and the use of Dairy Names for Plant-Based Substitutes
…choices for themselves and their families. The FDA hopes to receive new data submissions as part of this RFI to help us learn more about the nutritional profiles of different…
Pork Industry Commits To Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
…uses, including ensuring people have access to them when needed; developing new vaccines, drugs and diagnostic tests; improving infection prevention and control; and enhancing antibiotic use data sharing and data…
USDA Outlines Next Steps for Advancing Animal Disease Traceability
…animal disease traceability data with the federal animal health events repository (AHER). Use electronic ID tags for animals requiring individual identification in order to make the transmission of data more…