…is comprised of five handler and five grower representatives who set policy and recommend budgets in several major areas including: production research, public relations and advertising, nutrition research, statistical reporting,…
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…growing again.” Billy Synk, director of pollination programs at Project Apis m.—a group established by farmers and beekeepers to fund honeybee research—said he expects pollination to face challenges this year,…
Smart Phone App Balances Conservation and Production
…Sustainability Innovation Lab at University of Colorado, Boulder. You can read more about LandPKS in the January 2017 issue of AgResearch Magazine. ARS is USDA’s principal intramural scientific research agency….
Fresh Winter Produce
…many of your favorites may be hard to find. To get the most for your money, do your research and buy foods that are in season while avoiding those that…
Agricultural Research Service Receives Communication Guidance
…and the American public.” The Agricultural Research Service is tasked with scientific research info issues facing agriculture, including long-term climate change. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference This Weekend
…operations officer of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation. At working group meetings, participants will be able to provide their expertise on vegetable and flower seed industry issues. LaVigne highly…
Geneticist Edward Buckler Awarded First NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
…and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s chief scientific in-house research agency. The Agency strives to…
Six California Projects that Reduce Pesticide Use
…Media interested in this project can contact Rebecca Bloomfield at rbloomfi@san.org or (619) 400-2880. San Luis Obispo County’s Project Apis m. This project funds honey bee research and education to…
Chill Hours Getting More Complicated
…foggy all day long. The temperatures were 40 to 45 degrees. You didn’t see much change, and you could accumulate 24 hours of chill,” California Research Board Manager Bob Klein…
USDA Grants California Over 5 Million for Citrus Greening Research
…Disease Research and Extension Program since 2014. Other projects in the current grant award include: Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, $4,274,523 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, $2,476,099 USDA Agricultural Research…
Rising Global Temperatures Poised to Crush Crop Yields
Scientists say if global temperatures continue to rise, the United States faces big drops in harvests of major food crops by 2100. A climate impact research document says the rising…
NOW Cost Pistachio Growers $100 Mil
…a lot of cost to the industry,” California Research Board Manager Bob Klein said. “The percent of damaged nuts in the harvested crop exceeded an average of 2 percent.” Last…
National Pork Producers Delegate Body Appointed
…option of not submitting nominees. The National Pork Board and the Delegate Body were established under the Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1985. By law, USDA’s Agricultural…
Role of Fossil Fuels in the U.S. Food System and the American Diet
by Patrick Canning, Sarah Rehkamp, Arnold Waters, and Hamideh Etemadnia/USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? The consumption of fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable energy by the U.S….