…Committees requesting Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds be allocated to the biomass facilities to keep their plants running. With so many plants being shut down, piles and piles of prunings are…
Potential Impacts Of Western Heat Wave
…and potential flooding are items to watch for as the Western heat waves continues for the next few days. Brad Rippey has the story. Potential Impacts Of Western Heat Wave…
Plant Health and Resilience Research
…supports basic and applied research in the following areas: understanding plant-associated microorganisms and plant-microbe interactions; controlling weedy and invasive plants; and plant-associated insects and nematodes. Fiscal Year 2016 grants include:…
Analysis of California WaterFix Potential Effects
…the south Delta, where it would flow into a redesigned Clifton Court Forebay, which connects to the existing water project pumping plants. Construction of north Delta intakes would allow greater…
Agri View: Growing for Future Population
…for nine billion? Feeding the World By 2050 we’ll need to feed two billion more people. How can we do that without overwhelming the planet? by Jonathan Foley A Five…
Grilling Safely
…Bridgette Keefe, Food Safety Education Staff, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA With the summer right around the corner, families across the country will take out their grills and start…
EPA, Army Corps of Engineers Violate Law, Farm Bureau Tells Congress
…farmers some real certainty so they can plan their farming operations and protect the environment at the same time.” Parrish’s testimony also included a detailed analysis of recent Army Corps…
Monsanto Issues Statement on Glyphosate Renewal in EU
…of an agricultural product ever conducted. The risk assessment conducted by Germany and reviewed by the European Food Safety Agency included more than 90,000 pages of data. It also had…
NMPF Chairman: Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work
NMPF Chairman Tells House Agriculture Subcommittee That Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work Adjustments Needed in Margin Protection Program, along with Action on GMO labeling and TPP The challenging economic…
Adama Reports Strong Volume Growth, Increased Profits
…sales personnel in ten provinces. The Company’s performance in the country in the first quarter has exceeded its plan. In addition, Adama has become the sales platform of formulated products…
Biomass Incentives Resumed by USDA
…2016, there is $3 million available for BCAP. A portion of the funds will be provided to two existing BCAP projects in New York and Ohio/Pennsylvania to expand acres planted…
AFBF Supports GMO Study
…not based on science or food safety issues and would be misleading and costly for consumers. The study gives senators all the evidence they need to support a national, voluntary…
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
…previous Academies reports. In determining whether a new plant variety should be subject to safety testing, regulators should focus on the extent to which the novel characteristics of the plant…
Butterfly and Pollinator Garden
…the kinds of plants you can grow, or may require special considerations. If you find that your soil type doesn’t match the plants you’d like to plant, you might consider…