…which local agencies had the opportunity to ask questions and offer guidance. DWR evaluated the comments and additional data supplied before releasing the final list. View the final list of…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…data. USDA is an active founding member of the Global Data Partnership through the memberships of both the U.S. Government Open Data and the Global Open Data for Agriculture and…
State Water Project Allocation Boosted
…water. Long-range weather forecasts are uncertain, and there is no way to know if this winter will deeply dent the state’s historic drought. DWR’s California Data Exchange Center (CDEC) Web…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…grown to better understand how to respond to these drastic changes,” Orrey told ThinkProgress. Giving farmers better access to quantitative data in the field also has co-benefits for the environment…
2015 Warmest Year By Far
…weekly report using data and products from the National Water and Climate Center and other agencies. The report focuses on seasonal snowpack, precipitation, temperature, and drought conditions in the U.S….
Agri View: Agriculture Productivity
…changes in technology, is the main contributor to economic growth in U.S. agriculture. ERS data, research, and analyses quantify productivity improvements, the sources of improvement, and investigate the role of…
Agri View: Biofuel Big Business
…the vehicles sold in the United States this year have been produced by the Detroit Three, according to industry data. Other automakers offering explicit approval of E15 in MY 2016…
USDA to Measure the Financial Health of American Farms
…survey gives farmers and ranchers an opportunity to provide accurate, real-world data that will help shape the policies, programs and issues that affect them. “ARMS asks a small, but representative,…
Agri View: Water Management
…size, and location of irrigated farms; and the legal and institutional measures governing water use. The ERS research, data, and information program investigates water allocation, conservation, and management issues associated…
Farm Bureau Delegates Chart a Course for 2016
…reaffirmed support for the protection of proprietary data collected from farmers, as well as fair compensation for farmers who choose to sell their data to third parties including other farmers….
Newly Identified Enzyme May Be the Culprit in Pierce’s Disease Grapevine Damage
…key roles in triggering many plant diseases. The resulting data indicated that an enzyme, which the researchers named LesA, was quite abundant during Xyllela fastidiosa infections and shared characteristics with…
Truth Matters to Consumers
…providing the numbers behind hormone levels in beef, when compared to leafy greens and other commonly consumed foods – data these women had never been exposed to. It was there,…
Stallman Ready to Pass the Gavel – #AFBF16
…they were just a generation ago. “We have tremendous potential through new technologies: unmanned aircraft, data mining, biotechnology, robotics and who knows what else is coming,” Stallman said. “These advances…
Agri View: Check First
…compile the data, QSR survey partner Insula Research made more than 2,000 visits to seven top operators — McDonald’s, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, along with two southern-based regional…