Everett Griner talks about science protecting our food future in today’s Agri View. Food Safety I knew there was a global seed-bank somewhere. I had just forgotten about it. Well,…
Pesticide Initiative Launches Safety Pilot Project
…additional safety protections for farmworkers. The initiative launches a pilot program with leading growers to enhance worker notification through warning signs when pesticides are used in the fields. Additionally, up…
State Seeks Way to Solve ‘A Big Biomass Problem’
…contracts between biomass plants and utility companies, established in the 1980s, resulting in the construction of 66 power plants with an operating capacity of almost 1,000 megawatts. Now, only 22…
Packing Safe School Lunches
…for food poisoning we want to take special care with packing their lunches to make sure that they don’t get sick. USDA Food Safety Expert Marianne Gravely says the key…
Pro Farmer Releases Crop Tour Results
…the May 15 frost and three weeks of heat in late June/early July. Nebraska: 179 bu. per acre. We found irrigated corn disappointing in the Husker state. South-central and southeastern…
Pallet Project
…imagination with a wooden pallet can go a long way. For example: Use them for gardening as a Vertical Planter by standing the pallet on its side, creating pockets between…
Small Drone Rules Set to Take Effect
…Manager of the UAS Safety, Data Management, and Flight Operations sections in the UAS Integration Office participated in a conference call and gave more detail about the rules and what…
Farm, Dairy Groups Praise USDA Surplus Cheese Purchases
…spend more than $20 million on the purchases, but USDA cited budget restraints, limiting the purchase amount. Vilsack also further extended the signup period for the dairy industry safety net—the…
Citrus Growers, Packers Discuss Disease Threat
…north via infected plant material or psyllids, but when. Nelsen said CCM, other grower organizations and CDFA are preparing a response plan to address HLB in California. Grower assessments are…
USDA to Purchase Surplus Cheese, Continue to Assist Dairy Producers
Vilsack U.S. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack talks with AgNet West on cheese purchase, extension of dairy MPP As the U.S. Department of Agriculture announces plans to purchase approximately 11 million pounds…
ChemChina / Syngenta Merger
…are generally identified by words or phrases such as “believe”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “will”, “may”, “should”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, “continue” or the negative of such terms or other similar…
Senator Says TPP Will be A ‘Challenge’
…a proponent of trade, but says in regards to TPP “I think it’s going to be a challenge.” Her comments come despite a plan by the Obama Administration to send…
New MyPlate Resources for Families
…your family, whether it’s going to a farmers market together or letting kids plan your next healthy dinner menu. Visit ChooseMyPlate.gov/Families for more ideas to get kids of all ages…
Farm Groups Discuss Ag Policy with Trump
…Soybean Association said the groups used the meeting to highlight “several big, broad policy areas as examples of matters deserving attention during the election, including agricultural trade, food safety, farm…