…Ours. Safe Fruit and Juice From: USDA Agricultural Research Service Appalachian Fruit Research Station Genetic Enhancement of Fruit Crops Research Unit FasTrack Breeding Initiative ‘FasTrack’ plums flowering and fruiting in…
USDA Announces Key Measures to Improve Pollinator Health
…acres are enrolled in a pollinator-specific initiative, but these creatures are also helped by several other CRP initiatives on private land that provide wildflowers, shrubs, and safe nesting sites through…
FAA Rules Clear Runway for Small Drones
…as the result of a year-long outreach initiative with privacy advocates and industry. Part 107 will not apply to model aircraft. Model aircraft operators must continue to satisfy all the…
U.S. Meat Industry Represents $1.02 Trillion in Economic Output
…poultry industry create jobs, it also generates sizeable tax revenues in two forms. Traditional direct taxes paid by firms and their employees provide over $108.4 billion in revenues to the…
NMPF Endorses Creating Tax Incentive Legislation
NMPF Endorses New Legislation Creating Tax Incentive for Investments in Biogas and Nutrient Recovery Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives will help dairy farmers increase their investment in…
FARMS Students Report on Agriculture
…Learning and Fresno Program Coordinator Claudia Sersland split the students into groups and gave them sections of the interview to write a radio report based on Efird’s comments. Here is…
Plant Health and Resilience Research
…plant health, production and resilience. These grants were made through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill and administered by USDA’s National…
USDA Streamlining Crop Reporting
…and RMA will be securely and electronically shared with the other location.” The change is part of the USDA Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative, an interagency collaboration working to streamline…
USDA Unveils New Improvement to Streamline Crop Reporting
…shared with the other location. This new process is part of the USDA Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI). This interagency collaboration also includes participating private crop insurance agents and…
Adama Reports Strong Volume Growth, Increased Profits
…provision due to a tax-related event from 1985, and expenses due to the early retirement of employees under an agreement from 2010. Commenting on the results, Yang Xingqiang, Chairman of…
Funding for Bioeconomy Research and Development
…available through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill and administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). “This announcement marks the…
Funding for Critical Water Research
…problems in rural and agricultural watersheds across the United States. This funding is available through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill and administered…
Funding Available for Foundational Agricultural Research
…Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational Program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill and administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). “Investing in agricultural research ensures that our farmers…
Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Results
…10 Building Blocks for Climate Smart Agriculture, a comprehensive set of voluntary programs and initiatives that is expected to reduce net emissions and enhance carbon sequestration by over 120 million…