…expected to spur innovation in rural America and contribute to rural prosperity. Included among the grants announced is a University of California Riverside project that uses electronics and chemistry to…
Pork Producers Applaud Withdraw Of GIPSA Rules
…hogs. “That would have reduced competition, stifled innovation and provided no benefits to anyone other than trial lawyers and activist groups that no doubt would have used the rule to…
RFA Thanks 38 Senators for Leadership
…the RFS. EPA must reconsider this anti-farmer, anti-consumer, and anti-innovation proposal. “All told, EPA is sending all the wrong signals on a program that has helped clean the air, reduce…
UC ANR and AgStart Receive Funding to Cultivate the VINE
…innovation resources in cluster locations around the state, such as the BlueTechValley Regional Innovation Cluster, the Western Growers Innovation & Technology Center, UC Merced’s VentureLab and others. Youtsey and Selep…
USDA Restructuring Efforts Move Forward
…agency more customer friendly. The actions involve innovation, consolidation and the rearrangement of certain offices into more “logical organizational reporting structures,” according to USDA. The most notable change is the…
Secretary Perdue Announces USDA Improvements
…solutions to reinvigorate rural America, the new structures announced today to establish an Innovation Center within RD. The RD Innovation Center will be tasked with evaluating the impacts of the…
Dow-DuPont Merger Deal Closes
…argued that merging would help them cut costs and drive seed and chemical innovation. However, a Texas A & M study shows seed prices rising 2.3 percent for corn and…
Goodyear Using Soybean Oil-Based Rubber in Tires
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is harvesting some unique “seeds” of innovation as it introduces a new tire technology with support from the United Soybean Board (USB). The first…
Renewable Fuels Association Calls RFS Proposal for Conventional Biofuels Justified
…the RFS, which is to maximize the nation’s use of these fuels, to drive marketplace innovation and investment in these new technologies, and to make the U.S. more energy diverse…
Growth Energy Calls Court Decision on RVO’s a Win for Consumers
…the American Coalition for Ethanol, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, the National Corn Growers Association, National Sorghum Producers and the Renewable Fuels Association filed the petition. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor…
Antitrust Institute, NFU, Say Monsanto-Bayer Merger Puts Farmers at Risk
…choice, and less innovation.” Given the merger’s potential adverse effects, the letter encourages the DOJ to be skeptical of any claims that the companies need to be bigger to innovate…
Readout on Principals Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force
…groups, which are gathering recommendations on issues regarding the quality of life in rural America; the rural workforce; innovation, technology, and data; and economic development. The meeting participants held a…
Almond Board: Almond Crop Forecast
…improve farming practices through research and innovation,” said Richard Waycott, ABC president and CEO, in response to the announcement. “It’s one of the few places on earth with a Mediterranean…
Development of Technologies Vital for Specialty Crops
The House Agriculture Committee heard testimony from California growers on the significance of technology and innovation in the production of specialty crops. Wenger speaking to the House Agricultural Committee. Paul…