…decline $4.3 billion, a 6.7 percent reduction from 2017 levels. This represents the lowest net farm income, in nominal dollars, since 2006 and is a 50-percent decline in net farm…
UCCE to be a Leader in Climate Change Awareness and Education
…tillage reduction, practices that sequester carbon in the soil, reduce fertilizer needs, improve soil quality and increase yield. Greg Ira, coordinator of the UC California Naturalist program, said a new…
How Dairy Farmers Are Helping Us Meet Our Climate Goals
…Achieving our ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals will require cooperation between industry, government agencies and the public. To quote Governor Jerry Brown, “Taking significant amounts of carbon out of our…
Syngenta Acquires Satellite Imagery Innovator
…as its “Dealer’s Choice for Innovation”, noting the system is “realizing for users the reduction in time and effort to target field scouting activities, better manage (and many times reduce)…
USDA Partners with Dairy Innovation Center
…resources and a variety of programs that have advanced sustainability within the dairy community, including anaerobic digesters on farms, food waste reduction and the development of nutrient recovery technologies through…
President’s Infrastructure Plan Paves Way for Boosting Rural Economy, Farm Bureau Says
…country roads, bridges and broader infrastructure that farmers and ranchers depend on to reach customers at home and abroad. While past infrastructure plans have left rural America in the dust,…
Plant Biostimulants Looking for Federal Definition
…soil, and provide a host of different benefits including improved yield and the reduction of nutrient runoff. “What encompasses biostimulants can range from certain amino acids to beneficial microbes, to…
Sunpreme Raisins Show Quality Yields with Less Labor
…best production method for the variety, which illustrates significant promise for a substantial reduction in labor. “The vines can be pruned by machine and then the dried raisins can be…
Latest WASDE Report from USDA
…bushels, up 26 million from last month as an increase in yield to a record 176.6 bushels per acre is partially offset by a 0.4-million acre reduction in harvested area….
USDA Investing Millions in Wildfire Mitigation and Water Quality Projects Through Joint Chiefs’ Partnership
…more than 30,000 residents of Helena and East Helena, Montana. The Capital 360 effort continues to build on the successful implementation of smaller-scale fuels reduction projects by various entities in…
Grain Sorghum Is Now an Advanced Biofuel
…sorghum oil results in no significant upstream agricultural GHG emissions. That means biofuels produced from sorghum oil would meet the GHG-emissions reduction threshold required for advanced biofuels and biomass-based biodiesel…
Citrus Avoids Damage with Short Periods of Freeze
…is beneficial for fruit quality, color, and flavor. The gradual reduction in temperatures, and the mild winter conditions season to-date has also helped to “harden off” the trees so that…
Wendy’s to Reduce Antibiotics Use in Beef Supply Chain
…Starting next year, Wendy’s will source about 15 percent of its beef from producers that have committed to a 20 percent reduction of the only medically important antibiotic product routinely…
U.S. Rice Production Down, Prices Up
…World-Grain reports the drastic reduction largely was the result of reduced planted and harvested area as rice lost acreage mainly to soybeans and cotton. Rice prices were dropping in March…