…“low-dust” nut harvester technologies instead of conventional nut harvesters; stabilize unpaved on-farm roads and vehicle traffic areas with dust suppressants; establish windbreaks and shelterbelts around animal feeding operations; install a…
China Growing Less Corn as Acreage Drops
…Reuters says the shift towards rising soybean output and falling corn production reflects Beijing’s goal of reducing corn growing to cut its bloated stockpiles. China currently has around 250 million…
Reebok to Manufacture Shoes Made from Corn, Organic Cotton
…the next range of shoes. We want to take the entire cycle into account; to go from dust to dust.” For the Cotton + Corn initiative, Reebok partnered with DuPont…
NFU Urging Trump to Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Agreement
…Agreement, has a current target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 26-28 percent by 2025. Many of the actions that would help the country achieve that goal would create…
Almond Board: Big Increase for Low-Dust Incentive
…build on years of Almond Board-funded research on reducing dust emissions at harvest. The Almond Hullers and Processors Association (now Almond Alliance) worked closely with NRCS to develop this funding…
Farm Bureau Applauds Law to Restore Local Control of Federal Lands
…federal land and dismantled the ideal of cooperative federalism. By reducing the opportunity for public comment, minimizing federal requirements to coordinate with state and local governments and imposing new mitigation…
Trump Executive Order Reverses American Climate Change Progress, Leadership
…curbing carbon emissions that trap heat and change the climate. They also paved the way for agriculture to be a major contributor to reducing the amount of carbon in the…
Subcommittee Examines the Future of SNAP
…the most efficient manner possible while maintaining program integrity and reducing administrative burdens,” said Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway. Written testimony provided by the witnesses from today’s hearing is…
Agri View: Changing Weather
…the increase in damaging storms was due to one thing. The warmer winter. Now I am reading that we could have another dust bowl. Worse than the one that occurred…
Funding to Support Research on Sustainable Water Use
…Challenge Area (WFPS) is to sustainably increase agricultural productivity and availability of safe and nutritious food while significantly reducing water use and preserving water quality. For Fiscal Year 2017, NIFA’s…
Yara West Sacramento is Newest Addition
…nutrition programs and technologies increase yields, improve product quality and reduce the environmental impact of agricultural practices. Our industrial and environmental solutions improve air quality by reducing emissions from industry…
Parasitic Wasps Released in Asian Citrus Psyllid Project in Santa Clara County
…to fleas or particles of dust. (Courtesy CDFA) This approach is one of many examples of CDFA pursuing biological control methods in its pest prevention programs. In this video shot…
Proposed Pesticide Rules Near Schools Revised
…applications by aircraft, sprinklers, air-blast sprayers, and all fumigant applications. In addition, most dust and powder pesticide applications, such as sulfur, would be prohibited during this time. Require California growers…
NACD Expresses Disappointment in Trump’s Budget
…to the president releasing a more thorough budget in the coming weeks and will continue to work with Congress to ensure strong funding.” The president’s budget calls for “reducing staffing…