…amend the soil. Of course, that is true. Compost can be made at home out of leftover food scraps and lawn clippings, and so it is virtually cost-free. Composting may…
Factors Impacting Cost of Production
Subcommittee Examines Factors Impacting Cost of Production Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, held a hearing to highlight the positive…
Biofuels and Bioproducts
…strategy offers a more efficient, cost-effective, and integrated approach to the utilization of our nation’s biomass resources. Revenue generated from bioproducts provides added value, improving the economics of biorefinery operations…
Meals for Kids
…by the National Academy of Medicine, cost and practical considerations, and stakeholder’s input. These improvements are expected to enhance the quality of meals served in CACFP to help young children…
Tree Removal Program Aids Fight Against ACP
…walked away from their trees due to the cost of water. Those groves can harbor Asian citrus psyllid populations even when the trees look dead. Through the newly formed ACT…
Rice Paddies Fueling Electric Vehicles
…Stanford researchers went through several steps to take the rice husks from the field to the laboratory: They first burned them in air to convert them to pure silica. After…
Clean Water Crisis Threatens U.S.
…in infrastructure replacement needs” in water systems if they were not replaced. In the next 20 years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates the total cost of revitalizing water pipes…
Agri View: Robot Tractors and Agriculture
…near doubling in global demand for food over the next 10 years – A deceleration in crop yield growth – A scarcity of farm labor due to an aging farm…
CDFA: 16M for 129 projects
…million in private cost-share dollars. The funding will support GHG emission reductions through projects that include irrigation water-efficiency modifications like drip and microsprinkler systems, energy-efficient water pumps, soil moisture sensors…
Former Los Angeles Mayor to Speak at Water Technology Conference
…Los Angeles City Council from 2003 to 2005 and state assembly from 1994 through 2000, when he served as Democratic whip, majority leader and speaker of the assembly. Cost to…
For Agriculture, Every Day is Earth Day
…this challenge by funding innovative research and sharing in the cost of both time-tested and cutting edge conservation practices, or we can thank them for feeding the world by regulating…
Transitioning to Organic Certification
…range of conservation concerns on our farm,” said Conner. “In addition, we use the Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Organic Certification Cost Share program to defray the cost of organic certification….
Earth Day – the History
…farmers, tycoons and labor leaders. By the end of that year, the first Earth Day had led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage…
Agri View: SNAP Changes
…that rob farmers of early-season buying power; it also cost them hours spent processing the transactions each week (SNAP works on an electronic debit system). Read the full article. From:…