…smart agriculture in key areas will be prioritized. The target resource concerns include plant productivity and forest health, air quality, water quality and quantity, soil health and quality, and wildlife…
EPA Reaffirms Efforts to Address Nutrient Pollution
…others to reduce excess nutrients in America’s waters,” said Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie. “Effective nutrient management not only improves plant health and productivity, but also…
USDA Outlines Long-Term Strategy for Addressing Wildfire Crisis
…and the American people for entrusting us to do this important work.” The Forest Service remains committed to sustaining the health, diversity and productivity of all of America’s forests. Visit…
Getting Rid of Little Pests that Cause Big Problems Naturally
…If you’ve ever encountered snails and slugs in your garden, you know they are trouble. Garden snails can chew through leaves on plants, reducing productivity. Slugs can consume an entire…
USDA Announces Agricultural Outlook Forum Theme and Program
…Sustainability and Productivity Growth,” and the program will focus on innovations to minimize the environmental footprint of agriculture and ensure sustainability while improving crop yields. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says,…
California to Receive More Than $5.5 Million for Conservation Projects
…Support System for Irrigation with Limited Water (California, Oregon) Irrigation for the Future will demonstrate an advanced decision support system designed to calculate the productivity of water and optimize the…
Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate
…approach that helps to guide actions needed to transform and reorient agricultural systems to tackle three main objectives. Those are sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and incomes, adapting and building resilience…
Working Group Highlights Ag Supply Chain Challenges and Solutions
…production, to processing, to transportation. The group suggests multiple actions to increase trucking productivity and ensure worker safety. The group also recommends several approaches to help strengthen freight transportation policy…
Support Grows for Sustainable Productivity Growth Coalition
…through productivity growth that optimizes agricultural sustainability across social, economic, and environmental dimensions. Vilsack says, “We initiated this because it’s clear that increasing agricultural productivity is essential to meet the…
Global Ag Productivity Growth Off Target for 2050 Demand
An annual report from Virginia Tech University shows agriculture is behind the pace of meeting the productivity needs of 2050. The 2021 Global Agricultural Productivity Report urges the acceleration of…
USDA Takes Steps to Build More Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Food Systems
…formation of the Coalition of Action on Sustainable Productivity Growth for Food Security and Resource Conservation. This global, multi-sector coalition will accelerate the transition to more sustainable food systems through…
MSOB: Questions to Answer in Future Biological Research
…“What happens to my soil and my field if I use these biologicals four years in a row?” Sible noted. “Are we constantly improving that soil productivity over time and…
NIFA Invests Nearly $9 Million in Plant Breeding Research
…one looking look at enhancing the productivity and nutritional quality of grain sorghum. Another project being funded is a a plant breeding partnership for the development of green chile pepper…
Climate-Smart Agriculture Report Outlines USDA Strategy
…can lead the world in solutions that will increase climate resilience, sequester carbon, enhance agricultural productivity, and maintain critical environmental benefits,” Agriculture Secretary Vilsack said in a press release. “At…