The USDA’s Economic Research Service recently issued a report showing a projected drop in global food insecurity. The drop is expected to be significant over the next decade. The report…
UC a Key Link for AgTech
…link to the industries integrating. The research and science behind agriculture can unite with new technologies. Napolitano said she is happy to assist that relationship in any way she can…
House Subcommittee Limits USDA Cuts to 5 Percent
…as many as 17 USDA Ag Research Facilities across the country. Aderholt says a $1.6 billion funding amount for areas such as the Farm Service Agency and conservation programs will…
Farmers Assess Impact of Recent Heat Wave
…said. He credited tomato-plant breeders with developing varieties better able to withstand heat, and said the recent weather could help them refine their research. “If there’s some good things that…
European Union Close to Trade Deal with Japan
…goods last year and a new agreement would boost that number considerably higher. The head of the Japan Foreign Exchange Research Department at JP Morgan says a deal between the…
Research on Pests and Beneficial Species Funding from USDA
…totaling $7.6 million for research to help manage pests and beneficial species that affect agricultural crops. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program,…
Inconclusive HLB Tests Remind Growers of Disease Threat
…Research Board and University of California Cooperative Extension combined to bring California citrus growing areas an educational seminar, and it started in Exeter for Central Valley growers. Research Entomologist, and…
Wiping Out Bacteria with Nanoparticle-Cotton Fibers
…and her team plan to develop and evaluate antimicrobial fabric floor wipes. Read more about this research in the June 2017 issue of AgResearch magazine. from USDA Agricultural Research Service…
California to List Glyphosate as Cancer-Causing
…act by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer that said glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic” in a controversial ruling in 2015. Listing glyphosate as a known carcinogen…
NIFA Announces $4.3 Million for Higher Education Support
…University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, $139,604 Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, $139,604 Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, $126,167 University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Kentucky, $731,296 University of Kentucky Research…
Almond Board: Start Planning to Lessen Harvest Dust
…and pickup machines can create a significant amount of airborne particles (PM10). Almond Board of California–funded research has developed numerous methods growers can use to reduce dust at harvest, such…
Ag Committee Features University Leaders in Agricultural Research
…research and scientific advancement. Following the hearing, Chairman Conaway made the below remarks: Conaway “Research is the driving force behind American agricultural innovation. Farmers and ranchers have long depended on…
UC ANR Vice President Testifies Before House Ag Committee
…June 22 about the importance of university agricultural research and innovation. Humiston speaking to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture In her address, Humiston highlighted the fact that…
Celebrating Dairy Month in June
…nutritious milk while protecting the land on which they live and work. They also fund research that leads to dairy product innovation. Few things are as refreshing, or nutritious, on…