…efficiency and improve yields and fiber quality by: 1) gaining new perspectives in such fundamental practices as land preparation, planting, fertilization, pest control, irrigation and harvesting; and 2) observing diverse…
Saving Costs with Cover Crops
…cost-cutting option. They can kill their cover crops and plant their cotton in the same pass through a field, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. Cover crops are gaining…
ARS Geneticist Edward Buckler Receives First National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
…genomics work by developing an encyclopedic amount of information relating the 40,000 genes and nearly 2.3 million base pairs in the maize genome to specific traits in the field. Then,…
2016 California Almond Acreage Report
…were given six weeks to respond by mail. Telephone and field follow-up was then undertaken. Data collection ended in April 2017. To arrive at the estimated almond acreage, the NASS…
FSA and NRCS Officials Ask for Your Help in Controlling Palmer amaranth
…one plant can produce a quarter-million seeds. We are concerned that this weed may cause conservation planting stand failure and spread from conservation plantings into crop fields. It can greatly…
Almond Matters: Increase in Summer Disease Potential?
…spot,” Valent’s Field Development Manager Pat Clay said. “Also as you progress into May, they start thinking about scab and rust.” The uncommon wet weather the state has seen this…
Food, Conservation Groups Invest in Soil to Sustain Food Production
…by absentee landowners. Target, plan and expand the field network of on-farm demonstration sites. Coordinate soil health activities and communications for maximum impact. Mobilize and support diverse constituents in advancing…
California Grape Acreage Report, 2016 Summary
…blank questionnaire. Growers were given six weeks to respond by mail. A telephone follow-up was then undertaken. Field personnel personally visited large growers who did not respond by mail. To…
Almond Board: Air Quality Programs
…no-till or reduced-till conservation tillage and residue management practices; utilize combined-tillage implements that perform multiple tasks in a single pass during land preparation; implement a reduced-pass tillage management system; use…
$6.3 Million in Funding Available for Resilient Agroecosystems-July 13 Deadline
…Area. Among previously funded projects, The Sustainable Corn.org project gathered data from 35 field sites and thousands of farmers in nine Midwestern states to create resources that ensure productivity under…
Almond Matters: Assessing Fertility in the Orchard
…West talked to Valent’s Pat Clay. Valent’s Manager of Field Development, Pat Clay, said almond growers should be estimating yield around this time of year. “Right after nut set during…
Reebok to Manufacture Shoes Made from Corn, Organic Cotton
…from field corn. Susterra® propanediol is used to create the sole of the Cotton + Corn shoes. “Reebok’s philosophy is to ‘Be More Human,’ and sustainability is a core part…
USDA Expands Meat and Poultry Hotline Hours
…and preparation information by expanding the hours of its Meat and Poultry Hotline and Ask Karen chat services. As detailed in the Agency’s 2017-2021 Strategic Plan, FSIS is focusing on…
Guayule: Past Meets Future
…experimental guayule plants to their research partner, Bridgestone Americas, for field testing. Rubber is usually made from petroleum or from the Asian rubber tree plant. But rubber can also come…