…Challenges By Ben Potter AgWeb.com Innovation Editor At the National Cotton Council’s 78th annual meeting, economists told delegates that ample global stocks, low cotton prices and other uncertainties around global…
CA Students Honored
…demonstrate creativity, innovation, and leadership to address difficult environmental challenges. Eleven year old Joshua Cigoianu, of Manhattan Beach, Calif., will receive the 2015 President’s Environmental Youth Award for his water…
Save the Bees
…Trust is enlisting conserved farms in the fight to help save bees and other pollinators. With a Conservation Innovation Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service,…
Farm Credit Top 100 Honorees
…or Rancher Achievement Debbie Raven out of Selma, California was awarded under Agriculture Education and Community Impact Vernon Peterson out of Kingsburg, California was awarded under Entrepreneurship and Innovation And…
Biofuel Trade Groups, Companies Commend Senators’ Action
…more than 32,300employees serving customers in more than 160 countries. With a global value chain that includes 428 crop procurement locations, 280 ingredient manufacturing facilities, 39 innovation centers and the…
Collaborative Projects Aim to Aid Salmon
…Guy said. “There’s a lot of creativity and innovation going on.” Guy said local sponsors undertake the projects. “Landowners and water agencies are saying, ‘I’ll take this project from start…
Confusing Chicken Labels
…for food that is safe, rich in healthy protein and affordable. Through research and innovation the industry will continue to be at the forefront of advances in food production, and…
Virtual Tour Shows Students Smart Farms
…conjunction with Discovery Education, is providing high school students nationwide with a firsthand glimpse into contemporary agriculture through The Smart Farm: Where Technology and Innovation Meet live virtual field trip…
AFBF Pres. Duvall Regarding Senate Voluntary GMO Labeling Vote
…situation that will otherwise lead to increased food costs for consumers and stifle agricultural innovation, which remains a strength of our nation. We must not let anyone forget that rural…
Ag Students Win State Farm Bureau Discussion Titles
…composed of two, four-person groups. The two best individuals from each group advanced to the final round. Discussion topics included encouraging the acceptance of new agricultural technology and innovation by…
Diversified Ag Field for College Students
…to the growth and innovation of our industry. What goals did AFA hope to accomplish with this study? Identify similarities and gaps in understanding between future leaders and industry leaders…
$20 Million Committed to Innovative Conservation Projects
…in competitive grants through the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program. The program aims to spark the development and adoption of cutting-edge conservation technologies and approaches for farmers, ranchers and other…
Five Lessons for California from Australia’s Drought
…representative organisations but not necessarily directly with representative members of the broader community and water customers,” the report states. “Governments did not take advantage of the level of innovation that…
Simplifying the Data Ownership Dilemma
…this year. Precision agriculture, sensor technology and big data have revolutionized farming, but legal agreements have not kept stride with the pace of innovation. Today, there is no standard practice…