Cathy Isom tells you about the new online tools designed to beef up your learning experience in the field and on the farm. That’s coming up on This Land of…
House Ag Committee Modernizes Packers and Stockyards Act
…offered in connection with buying and selling livestock through online, video, and other electronic methods. The Meating Place Dot Com website says the bill also updates acceptable payment methods, including…
National Food Safety Month
…Month. And this year’s theme is “Notorious Virus”. Experts will share information and online tools on how to protect from some of the leading causes of foodborne illness – Norovirus…
Farm to School Grants to Increase Local Foods in Schools
…2013-2016, visit the grant awards page. A full list of this year’s grantees will be posted online once the selection is announced in spring 2017. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service…
New National Offshore Wind Strategy to Drive Deployment
…come online, DOI and DOE will collect field data on parts of offshore development including impacts on marine life and turbine radar interference in order to support future offshore wind…
National Chicken Month
…for in-store promotions and online contests, recipes, fun facts and more. If you’re into Pinterest, you can follow them there, too, and find feature recipes and ideas for all of…
The Western View: Ag Startup Resources
…the online ag investment platform, has helped compile a report about 77 different resources dedicated to food and agriculture startup companies. startup agfunder The aim of these resources is to…
Essential Meat Thermometer
…a safe temperature is to use a food thermometer.” Meat and food thermometers can be found in many stores or online and start at just under ten bucks. From: Food…
Amazon Seeking Drive-up Grocery Location in Seattle
Online retail giant Amazon is diving further into the grocery business and seeking a brick-and-mortar location in Seattle, Washington. Meatingplace reports Amazon is now looking to build a facility in…
Funding for Ag Water Use
…conservation, and nutrient management and crop health. Comments due by September 30, 2016 Draft Agricultural Water Use Efficiency & State Efficiency and Enhancement Program Public Workshop Schedule (Sept 27-29, 2016)…
Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices
…37 percent more low-fat milk than the control group. The group that simply ordered online without nudges chose 27 percent more fruits, 15.8 percent more vegetables and 16.3 percent more…
Theft of 500 Cows in New Zealand
…farm near the town of Ashburton. The 500 milking cows were reportedly taken from the herd of 1,300 head between early July and late August, according to online-based news website…
Algeria Returns to U.S. Corn
…seeking to capture through marketeting. Among the Council’s coming programs are procurement courses for Algerian buyers of U.S. corn, and a workshop to continue to provide traders with the latest…
Small Drone Rules Set to Take Effect
…UAS online training course. The Transportation Security Administration will conduct a security background check of all remote pilot applications prior to issuance of a certificate. The FAA has posted extensive…