…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…
USDA Announces Funding to Support Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…responsible antibiotic use in both humans and animals, we need research to counter the growing threat of AMR,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “NIFA investments support extramural research, education, and…
NPPC Farm Bill Priority: FMD Vaccine Bank
…marketplace. In addition to an FMD vaccine bank, he said the next Farm Bill should include policies for disease surveillance, research and trade promotion, which would help pork producers. Among…
National Ag Day 2017
…management and marketing agricultural research and engineering food science processing and retailing banking education landscape architecture urban planning energy and other fields. Beginning in kindergarten and continuing through 12th grade,…
Building a Reliable, Low-Cost Device to Measure Moisture in Grain Bags
…Paul Armstrong, an agricultural engineer with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Manhattan, Kansas. Together with Kansas State University colleagues, Armstrong developed a hand-held device that could provide a fast,…
Budget Proposal Guts EPA
…cleanup project, which receives $73 million each year, would be cut to zero. Funding for drinking water infrastructure would remain intact, but the agency’s scientific research would suffer massive cuts….
Importance of Agricultural Research
Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, held a hearing to highlight the importance of agricultural research as part of the…
Maximizing Profits with Poultry Litter
…pollute waterways. The results also highlight poultry litter’s capabilities as a fertilizer. Read more about this research in the March 2017 issue of AgResearch magazine. For more information contact Dennis…
CDFA Introduces the California Climate Investments Web Site
…communities. At CDFA, two climate investment programs of note are the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) and the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program. Both utilize grants to…
U.S. Lacking in Organic Meat Processors
A report from the Organic Farming Research Foundation says the United States lacks enough organic meat processors. In the National Organic Research Agenda Report, the group concluded that although sales…