…military veterans, and new and beginning farmers. “The Conservation Innovation Grant program is a highly competitive conservation grant program that helps put the very best conservation tools to work on…
Women in Agriculture Trade Mission is Underway
…for U.S. agricultural exports reaching $23.5 billion. Sustained high demand for bulk commodities such as soybeans and cotton continues, and demand for high-value food, meat and alcohol products is surging….
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
…including the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to encourage domestic small businesses to engage in high-growth research and development that has the potential for commercialization and could lead to significant…
New York Moving Toward E-15 Approval
…of Western New York’s renewable resources to provide consumers with a high-octane, earth-friendly option at the pump. With higher blends like E15 in the marketplace, we can continue to help…
U.S. Watermelon Imports Growing
…be grown in most parts of the United States, but do best in the South due to long growing seasons and consistently warm temperatures. Florida, Texas, California, Georgia and South…
Tight Wheat Supply for India Brings Hope
…wheat are at record-high levels and could climb further this year. A wheat industry expert from India tells Reuters “the supply situation is getting very serious,” and that reviewing import…
Essential Meat Thermometer
…Safety.gov Safe Minimum Cooking Temperatures Use this chart and a food thermometer to ensure that meat, poultry, seafood, and other cooked foods reach a safe minimum internal temperature. Remember, you…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 CA Drought for Ag
…temperatures for fish habitat. Delta environmental water operation constraints this year have prevented additional through-Delta water transfers, effectively shutting down the 2016 water market across the Delta. Water transfers from…
Suggested Cooking Temps for Meat and Poultry Products
Marianne Gravely with USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline giving the proper grilling temperatures for various types of meat and poultry. Meat and Poultry Products…
Planning a Safe Picnic
…can be sure that you have cooked the meat thoroughly.” Also know or make a list of the temperatures needed to kill any bacteria that might be on the meat…
DOJ Seeks to Stop Deere from Purchasing Monsanto’s Precision Planting Division
…mean higher prices for farmers who want to buy equipment for high-speed precision planting, according to Reuters. In a statement, Deere announced the company would fight the lawsuit, calling the…
Little-Known Corn Disease Found in Nine States
…(Figures 1-2) can be used to highlight the lesions. By Tamra Jackson-Ziems, Extension Plant Pathologist, Kevin Korus – Coordinator Plant & Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Tony Adesemoye – Extension Plant Pathologist,…
USDA Sharply Revises Farm Income Forecasts
…farm income for 2015 was revised up significantly to $80.7 billion, an increase of 43 percent from the numbers released in February. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the forecast highlights…
Delta Smelt Strategy Shows Promising Results
…year; studying the potential of re-operating salinity control gates in the Suisun Marsh to attract smelt into high-quality habitat; assessing the feasibility of adding sediment to certain zones in the…