…infrastructure, supporting agricultural research, and bridging the broadband gap that hurts rural America are also important for a strong agriculture. We hope that the newly elected leaders across the nation…
Celebrating National Pomegranate Month
…for the taste – but also for their incredible health benefits. November is National Pomegranate Month! Research shows they are among the healthiest fruits in the world because of their…
Animal Welfare Doesn’t Improve with Larger Facilities
Recently published research indicates that animal welfare is not dependent on the size of the facility. The data was collected by the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW), a non-profit…
New Goat Milk Facility Breaks Ground at UC Davis
…provide hands on learning opportunities for animal science, food science and animal management majors. The Noel Dairy Goat Research Fund and the Betty Nordfelt Memorial Research Fund were sizable contributors…
Proposed Bill to Spur Agriculture Innovation
…Prize Challenge Act is an important way to inject innovative federal investments in the central coast of California’s agriculture industry…Research, development, and evaluation of new specialty crop technologies can help…
Grocery Shoppers Still Prefer in Store Purchases
…viable, successful business model, according to researchers at Tabs Analytics. The research firm released the finding in its sixth annual food and beverage study which also found grocery sales overall…
Climate-Smart Agriculture Endorsed by CDFA and UC ANR in New Partnership
…new joint effort reflects our commitment to extending research-supported solutions to our farming community, so they have the information and tools they need to make climate-smart decisions,” Humiston said in…
USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables
…assumed to remain in effect through the projection period. Background on USDA’s long-term projections and past issues of the report are available at the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) website….
Federal Agencies Combine Resources for Food Waste Initiative
…Research Service, 30 to 40 percent of the American food supply is wasted and becomes the largest contributing sector for materials ending up in landfills. In 2010 alone, there were…
Only Out of Control African Swine Fever Will Hurt U.S. Prices
…the U.S., even with the high duty rates. Dermot Hayes of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at Iowa State University says that would only come about if “the…
USDA Announces 2019 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…commodity markets. An exhibit hall will showcase resources from USDA agencies and private organizations. Last year, nearly 1,600 stakeholders attended the forum. “Agricultural business, research, and policy are constantly evolving,”…
USDA Announces Update to National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
…also helps to identify priorities for IPM research, technology, education and implementation through information exchange and coordination among federal and non-federal researchers, educators, technology innovators, and IPM practitioners. Source: USDA…
Crops of the Future Collaborative Funds Downy Mildew Research at UC Davis
The first research grant issued through the Crops of the Future Collaborative from the Foundation of Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) will be focused on addressing downy mildew in lettuce….
USDA Announces Receipt of 136 Expressions of Interest in Hosting ERS & NIFA
…Research Triangle Region Wake County, Durham County and Research Triangle Park NC Chapel Hill State Employee Credit Union ND Fargo Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation, the ND Department of…