…about preventing pesticide residues in their commodities. Click here for a story of inspectors collecting samples and testing for pesticides. The 2015 pesticide residue monitoring data is posted at: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/enforce/residue/rsmonmnu.htm…
USDA Releases Local Food Marketing Survey Results
…Practices Survey is the first-ever survey conducted by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service to produce benchmark data about local food. Information will include the number of agricultural operations in the…
Lemons from Argentina Allowed for Import
…fly trapping data. APHIS will also have to verify that packinghouses have met the safeguarding requirements outlined in the operational work plan. APHIS carefully considered all comments received from stakeholders…
Court Dismisses Mississippi River Basin Nutrient Standards Case
…EPA to determine whether to impose a regulation based on scientific data that they say shows current controls are not working, and the agency’s refusal to do so violates the…
Panel Hears EPA Testimony on Glyphosate
…consensus is that based on the scientific data EPA has collected, glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer in humans. In addition to the EPA presentation, the panel also took public…
Funding for Smart Technology Innovations in Agriculture
…2014 Farm Bill. “Data driven analytical tools throughout the food supply chain—from production through processing, transportation, and food storage—will allow us to make smarter decisions that can promote efficient food…
Report on Investments to Grow the Rural Economy
…that rural America is rebounding. Rural unemployment dropped below 6 percent in 2015 for the first time since 2007, and rural poverty rates have fallen, according to data from the…
4-H and NASA Partner on Space Age STEM Curriculum
…educational project that encourages students and the public worldwide to participate in data collection to support scientific research. Teens involved in 4-H Clubs helped review the youth citizen science materials…
Organic produce growers sought for research study
University of California scientists are seeking certified organic growers to participate in a multistate soil and food-safety study. The researchers are gathering data to develop national guidelines and best practices…
Funding for Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
…or conference proposals that bring together stakeholders to review science-based data relevant to risk assessment or risk management related to genetic engineering. Research proposals can be applied or fundamental and…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
…official data. With supplies growing faster than use, ending stocks are raised 2.9 million tons and remain record large. Rice: The U.S. 2016/17 all rice supply and demand estimates are…
USDA Prepares for 2017 Census of Agriculture
…source of uniform, comprehensive and impartial agricultural data for every county in the nation. Through the census of agriculture, producers are able to demonstrate the value and importance of agriculture,…
EPA: Nutrient Pollution Widespread in Lakes
…on a five-year basis, future lake surveys will help water resource managers assess broad-scale differences in the data and perform trends analysis. Nutrient pollution is one of America’s most widespread…
Weather Radar Helps Researchers Track Bird Flu
…radar is used to track rain, except that we process the data to allow us to interpret the radar signal bouncing off birds instead of raindrops,” said Maurice Pitesky, UC…





















