…of volunteers, some eating a high-fiber diet, others a diet low in fiber. To universal surprise, the high-fiber diet showed no benefit in reducing risk. Produce in Perspective Sharon Ross,…
USDA Initiative Restores Forests, Reduces Wildfire Threats through Local Partnerships
…resiliency of the forest ecosystem and at-risk aquatic ecosystem in an area spanning 1,328,733 acres by focusing on outreach and education, reducing sediment loads, improving water quality, removing non-native invasive…
Soil Sampling for Salinity Challenges
…water that is held between soil particles – it is what the tree drinks), reducing salt exposure to the roots of the tree. Read more from The Almond Doctor blog….
Hortau Secures $10 Million Investment to Further Growth in North America
…crop. This proprietary, plant-centric approach helps detect plant stress using soil tension, ensuring optimal crop growth, and reducing water and energy consumption, as well as environmental impacts such as fertilizer…
Kern County Ag Community Promoting Spray Safe Effort
…has shown that through an industry initiative like SpraySafe improvements can occur voluntarily, therefore reducing the need for formal regulatory actions by DPR,” said Mary-Ann Warmerdam, former Director of the…
Global Cleantech Recognizes Ag Companies
…impact on the crop. This proprietary, plant-centric approach helps detect plant stress using soil tension, ensuring optimal crop growth, and reducing water and energy consumption, as well as environmental impacts…
Almond Board: New Incentive to Reduce Dust
A new incentive from the NRCS encourages almond and other tree nut growers to reduce dust during harvest. Sabrina Hill has more in this week’s Almond Update. Almond Update –…
Robotic Sorting Powered by Color-Sensing Camera
…reducing the likelihood of workmen’s compensation claims – consider your best alternative: automation. The ICE Robotic Pick and Sort System is quick, consistent, accountable, and resilient. It’s the perfect worker…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…technology that helps farmers use as few resources as possible to produce the largest amount of food — from reducing the amount of water needed to grow certain crops to…
Governor Brown’s Budget Invests in Climate Smart Agriculture
…while reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). There is $75 million proposed for CDFA in this area. The funding would come from the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and would include…
Agri View: Avian Flu Recovery
…influenza (AI) and reducing its effects on both agriculture and public health. USDA is aware of and prepared for the emergence of new types of AI virus. The nature of…
Vilsack Urges Congress to Pass Wildfire Funding Fix
…activities are essential for reducing risks of catastrophic fires, increasing the resiliency of lands to recover from fire, and to protect communities and infrastructure. The Administration proposes that Interior and…
Dairy Digesters Beneficial to Control Greenhouse Gasses
…the state meet both the overall goal of reducing GHGs and the important near-term goals of reducing SLCPs. In addition, many digester projects, including all five projects funded in 2015…
Agri View: GMO Salmon
…efficiency and localized production, AquaBounty’s AquAdvantage Salmon increases productivity while reducing costs and the environmental impacts associated with current salmon farming operations. Land-based aquaculture systems can provide a continuous supply…