…cleaned properly at packinghouses and some of the other stuff like stem and leaf movement is curtailed.” The CPDPP has also started a series of trainings for field crews that…
The Western View: Big Data Part 2
…wcngbigdata In Agriculture, Big Data is broken down into three main areas. There’s Agronomic Data, which includes information about activities and conditions in the field. It can be used to…
Growing Quality Tomatoes with Half the Nitrogen and a Third Less Water
…(NRCS). “A one percent increase in SOM builds your soil’s ability to hold water by 19,000 to 25,000 gallons per acre. Thus, calculating conservatively, Sano Farms’ fields hold 50,000 gallons…
Almond Matters: New Tool for California Growers
…of field development for Valent U.S.A., Clay says there is a new tool available this coming season for California almond growers. “The new product for almonds is called ReTain California…
Environmental Assessment for the Biological Control of Giant Reed
…of giant reed (Arundo donax). This environmental assessment considers the effects of, and alternatives to, the field release of a gall-forming fly into the continental United States for use as…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…of course food products. Here is a sample of USDA’s work: Frozen orange juice concentrate Turf used on many NFL and other sports fields across the country “Permanent press” cotton…
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…remained very low throughout the fall. Counts typically increase as fallow fields are disked and grazed, however, BLH populations did not increase and were still low and scattered by the…
USDA Seeks Applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
…timing, rate and placement), or address in-field vulnerabilities; Conservation finance approaches that demonstrate the potential for new investment strategies to accelerate and expand private lands conservation; Demonstration, evaluation and quantification…
Farm Bureau Scores Big
…the field. He has championed numerous charitable organizations and foundations to further his positive impact on the community, including the PeyBack Foundation, which he founded in an effort to help…
Food and Forestry Research and Development Projects
…than current greenhouse and field production systems. Details on all of the SBIR projects announced are available on NIFA’s SBIR webpage. Recent examples of successful NIFA-funded SBIR projects include work…
Dairy Industry Want Margin Protection Program Fixed
…the National Milk Producers, and he said, “There’s a strong desire to get MPP reform done early. We don’t know what the playing field is going to look like and…
Government and Industry Groups Ask Court to Overturn EPA Water Rule
…where rainwater flows across a field is a “tributary,” the brief explains: “Regulators can reach any outcome they please, and regulated entities cannot know the outcome until they are already…
National Vinegar Day
…could take months or up to a year. It comes in several varieties and has many uses for cooking and food preparation and cleaning and disinfecting. Some forms of vinegar…
Changing Organization and Well-Being of Midsize Farms
…acreage and historical production of specific commodities—mostly field crops such as barley, wheat, corn, and soybeans. Read the full report The Changing Organization and Well-Being of Midsize U.S. Farms, 1992-2014….