…more about this research in the March issue of AgResearch. For more information contact Sharon Durham, ARS Office of Communications. The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s…
Western View: Fake Science Journals Prove Anything You Want
…authors to be included. But, those articles are peer-reviewed and subject to intense scrutiny; they are how scientists on opposites sides of the country or the world share their research….
National 4-H Conference Delegates Brief Agriculture Committee Members on the Importance of Agriculture in the U.S.
…comes to funding for research and land-grant universities. I encourage all of them to remain active agricultural leaders in their schools and communities,” said Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee Chairman…
Funding Available for Youth Farm Safety
…in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension and promotes transformative discoveries that solve societal challenges. NIFA support for the best and brightest scientists and extension personnel has resulted in…
Study Shows Capacity Funding is a Valued Investments to States
…insights on their use of NIFA funding. Other key findings: NIFA funding supports a holistic research and extension system. The capacity model of funding supports a complete continuum of research…
EU Approves Dow DuPont Merger with Agreement to Sell R&D Assets
The European Union has approved the Dow DuPont merger after the companies agreed to sell substantial assets including key research and development activities. The EU approved the $130 billion deal…
Study: 82% of U.S. Households Buy Organic Regularly
…uniform standards and research investment targeted to organic production. Organic is fueled by consumers, and it thrives when USDA recognizes the importance of organic to rural economies and to rural…
Funding to Support Research on Sustainable Water Use
…in El Paso, researchers investigated sustainable water resources for irrigated agriculture in a desert river basin facing climate change and competing demands. NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education,…
Spinach Growers See Increased Demand
…planting more acreage, the pathogen is evolving much more rapidly and overcoming resistance. In recent years, the pathogen’s rate of proliferation has begun to outpace researchers’ ability to develop new…
Fresno State Signs Ag Academic Pact with Brazilian University
…research visits by 24 University of São Paulo plant science and animal science students since 2009 to assist in Fresno State research, attend workshops, conferences and field trips and audit…
Store Formats and Patterns in Household Grocery Purchases
by Richard Volpe, Annemarie Kuhns, and Ted Jaenicke USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? Americans are buying more and more of their “food at home,” or groceries, from…
Daily Access to Local Foods for School Meals: Key Drivers
by Katherine Ralston, Elizabeth Beaulieu, Jeffrey Hyman, Matthew Benson, and Michael Smith USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? USDA’s Farm to School Program was established in 2012 to…
USDA Funding to Provide Fellowships for Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates
…universities. These awards are made through NIFA’s Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduate (REEU) Fellowships program, part of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s (AFRI) Education and Literacy Initiative. “It’s…
Funding to Support Specialty Crop Pest Management
…Rutgers University project supports the first ornamental research center in the Northeastern United States. NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension and promotes transformative discoveries that solve…