…more fully in NIFA’s research opportunities. Eligible applicants include tribal colleges or universities designated as 1994 institutions under the Equity Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994. The deadline for applications…
Hungry Americans Benefit from Farm Bureau Donations
…addition, three state YF&R committees received $250 grants from Nationwide for “most innovative” programs. Those winners were Michigan, New Hampshire and Tennessee. The awards were presented during AFBF’s FUSION Conference…
Cotton Council International Elects 2017 Officers
…programs in more than 50 countries globally under the COTTON USA trademark. “U.S. cotton has a great story to tell, and COTTON USA is communicating it to our industry’s current…
Notice of Availability of Proposed Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards
…consists of a variety of programs intended to prevent and control poultry diseases. Participation in all Plan programs is voluntary, but breeding flocks, hatcheries, and dealers must first qualify as…
USDA Seeks Local Food Grant Reviewers
…both programs will be compensated for their service. FMLFPP reviewers are expected to have operational knowledge of local food direct-to-consumer marketing and background in agriculture, retail, or farm-to-table marketing. The…
Almond Board: Pollination
…including the almond community, beekeepers, researchers, California and U.S. regulators, and chemical registrants, “Honey Bee Best Management Practices for California Almonds” represents the Almond Board’s most extensive educational documents to…
National Dairy Promotion and Research Board Members Appointed
…administer a coordinated program of promotion, research and nutrition education. The 37-member Dairy Board is authorized to design programs to strengthen the dairy industry’s position in domestic and foreign markets….
State Agriculture Leaders Call Food Safety a Farm Bill Priority
…similar fashion to the 2014 farm bill, which took an extra year to finalize. Other priorities for NASDA focus on enhanced funding for invasive species programs, the Specialty Crop Block…
ARS Genetics Researcher Named Fairchild Medal Recipient
…University of Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center from 1987 until 1999 when he joined ARS. Meerow has overseen breeding and selection programs for a variety of subtropical ornamental…
Funding for Plant and Animal Phenomics and Microbiome Projects
…integrated research, education and extension programs support the best and brightest scientists and extension personnel whose work results in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural…
NCBA Cattle Industry Convention Underway
The 2017 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show is underway in Nashville, Tennessee. NCBA kicked off the convention this week with Cattlemen’s College educational sessions focusing…
Unified Bee Health Data Key to Finding Trends
…doesn’t rely only on beekeeper participation, however. “Our tech transfer teams are one of our programs,” vanEngelsdorp said. “(The teams) go out, and we have specialized beekeepers — people who…
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…growing again.” Billy Synk, director of pollination programs at Project Apis m.—a group established by farmers and beekeepers to fund honeybee research—said he expects pollination to face challenges this year,…
NRCS California Offers Post-Flood Assistance
…technical and financial assistance where possible. Assistance programs through NRCS include the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Watershed Assistance “EWP allows us to…