…hosting over 30 webinars on organic agriculture. USDA’s National Institute of Food & Agriculture, USDA’s Risk Management Agency, and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program have also funded numerous…
Western SARE Releases Calls for Proposals
Funding for Researchers, Ag Professionals, Producers, and Grad Students The 2016 Calls for Proposals for five Western SARE grant programs have been released. Descriptions of each program and links to…
Western View: Next Big Thing?
…began research in biofertility solutions for agriculture. Monsanto and Novozymes formed The BioAg Alliance to expand their research. They are presently testing more than 2,000 bacteria taken from soils around…
Study Uses Domestic Sheep to Facilitate Sustainable Farming
…However, frequent mechanical tillage can reduce soil integrity, which increases costs for farmers and negatively impacts future crop growth. Now, Montana State University (MSU) researchers are studying an alternate technique…
CA Students Honored
…flooding after being stranded with her family in a car on a flooded road. She started by conducting original research, developing a monitoring device, and implementing a pilot project in…
Dairy Growth Could Be in Waste Stream
…great right now and forecasts don’t show factors that could improve the market. Bank of America national executive for food, wine and agriculture, Cornelius Gallagher, says industry research needs to…
Teenagers Access to Healthy Snacks
University of Kentucky Researcher Alison Gustafson wants to help teenagers change their snacking habits one swipe, click and pic at a time. Cathy Isom looks into how we can turn…
Innovative Pest Management Solutions
…to support research and extension efforts to mitigate pest issues and increase crop protection practices for the agricultural community. This funding is made through the Crop Protection and Pest Management…
Johnsongrass Research Might Benefit Sorghum
Courtesy: UC ANR Johnsongrass research looking to find better management of the problematic grass might give researchers some insights into sorghum as well. Johnsongrass Research Might Benefit Sorghum Kearney Agricultural…
Teens Snacks
…on This Land of Ours. Teens Snacks Dr. Alison Gustafson Dr. Gustafson’s research focuses on the food environment as a distal determinant in obesity among rural populations. She has worked…
Agri View: Pistachio Status
…as bad LDL cholesterol and increase good HDL cholesterol levels within the blood. Research studies suggest that Mediterranean diet which is rich in dietary-fiber, mono-unsaturated fatty acids, and antioxidants can…
Frost Tool Tested for ACP Management
…that foliage.” Cox says a lot of growers are simply trying to keep ACP away from new plantings and research is looking to see if this is an economical option….
Insight from Johnsongrass Mapping
…of the weed. Insight from Johnsongrass Mapping Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center Director Jeff Dahlberg says johnsongrass is really resilient. His part of a collaborative project with researchers across…
Agri View: Egg Prices
…Minnesota especially hard at mid-year. Read the full article. From: USDA Economic Research Service Food Price Outlook Egg prices rose for the first time in 5 months, increasing 0.2 percent…