…matching federal investment and private capital to advance natural resource conservation and support agricultural production. Partners in the 84 new high-impact projects we announced in February are matching USDA funding…
El Nino Leaves Some Dry, Brings Back Runoff
…Resources State Climatologist Michael Anderson talked to the dairy industry about the status of El Nino, most of which may have passed already. “So the tropical sea surface temperatures did…
National Ag Day
…High School for Health Professions, Mission, TX Ag Day Information for Download These files are in a .PDF format. About Ag Day 2016 How To Host an Ag Day Event…
Warm, Dry February Stalls Snowpack Gains
…in recent weeks throughout much of the West due to warm temperatures combined with lower precipitation.” Streamflow forecasts in some areas have seen a double-digit reduction. “The most dramatic decrease…
Beet Curly Top Virus Report
…from the stressed peppergrass, but counts were higher from sweeps off of Plantago. When the Plantago begins to stress and dry out, the BLH population will increase. The first beet…
Agri View: El Niño Weather
…of red warmer-than-average sea-surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. (NOAA) Sea-surface water temperatures (SST) in the equatorial east and central Pacific Ocean were still well above average during January,…
Quest to Convert Algae to Biofuel
…ROC40 was the most induced when the cells made the most oil. The high induction of that protein suggested to scientists that it could be playing an important biological role,…
Diversified Ag Field for College Students
…and demand for high potential talent: – 57,900 annual jobs available, B.S. and higher, food, renewable energy, environmental specialties – 35,400 agriculture, forestry/natural resources, and veterinary medicine graduates Agriculture Talent…
Some Mating Disruption Becoming Cheaper
…Advisor Emily Symmes says mating disruption is proving to be beneficial in many management systems. She says many growers didn’t want to add the high cost of the practice to…
Five Lessons for California from Australia’s Drought
…“Water customers are still repaying substantial capital costs but getting a minimal benefit,” the report states. “These examples highlight the risks associated with building large, expensive new supplies to meet…
50 Years of School Breakfast
…breakfast programs. USDA has also worked with schools to encourage the use of the Community Eligibility Provision, a cost-sharing agreement that allows high-poverty schools to serve both breakfast and lunch…
Agri View: Trees
…Trees tend to be long-lived, some reaching several thousand years old. The tallest known tree, a coast redwood named Hyperion, stands 115.6 m (379 ft) high. Trees have been in…
Two Storms Could Prove El Nino Predictions
Could this be the ‘El Nino’ forecasters keep talking about? High pressure systems have finally eased over California and two storms are suppose to bring rains to over 60 percent…
Commodity Classic Underway
The 2016 Commodity Classic convention is underway in New Orleans, Louisiana. AgNet West’s Sabrina Hill is there and speaks with Doug Bice, High Value Markets program director, with the Sorghum…