…remainder roughly split between Oregon and Idaho. Washington’s primary hops-growing area is the Yakima Valley, located in the Yakima River basin on the eastern (lee) side of the Cascade Mountains….
Farm Bureau Donations Benefit Hungry Americans
…food farmers and ranchers produce. In addition to raising food and funds for the initiative, farmers and ranchers tallied nearly 16,000 volunteer hours assisting local hunger groups in 2015. “We’re…
Western View: Riding the Blossom Trail
…passes then roll their way north, with waves of colorful bursts of flowers. Usually, nuts apples and plums are white blossoms; you can tell the trees apart by their height…
Open Data Powers Conservation Mapping Tool
…as part of USDA’s ongoing Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI) and presents geospatial data covering a 100 million-acre landscape in eight western states. “Bringing this data together in an easy-to-use online…
Preparing for an Uncertain Future with Climate Smart Agriculture
…levee structure in a region where most of the land is below sea level. In California we can prepare for such multi-faceted impacts through our own climate smart agriculture initiatives….
Agri View: Drugs, Unsolvable Problem
…2008, the United States government initiated another program, known as The Merida Initiative, to help combat drug trafficking in Mexico. This program increased US security assistance to $1.4bn over several…
Almond Board: More on AIM
…and sustainable through four major initiatives. Almond Update – AIM Initiatives Chairman of the Board, Mike Mason explains the goal of AIM. He says there will be additional funding for…
USDA Initiative Restores Forests, Reduces Wildfire Threats through Local Partnerships
…countless partners are demonstrating that smart, proactive investments to restore forests yield extraordinary benefits for landowners, communities and taxpayers.” Now entering its third year, the Arkansas & Oklahoma Woodland Restoration…
ASTA Participates in FarmNext National Summit
…farming, technology, and the source of our food is increasingly in the spotlight. The group is a joint initiative between YI Advisors and Global Prairie. To learn more, visit: www.farmnextgeneration.org/….
Farmer Big Data
…insight into some new issues; sort of a multi-functional survey.” Thatcher says Farm Bureau wants to know more about transparency in data. Farm Bureau plans to roll-out a transparency evaluator…
Citrus Greening Grants Awarded
…fight Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease. This funding is available through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program (CDRE), which was authorized…
Grants for Food Safety and Plant Health Improvements
…the resilience of plants in the face of climate change. The grants are made possible through USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), the nation’s premier competitive, peer-reviewed grants program…
USDA to Invest $150 Million through Conservation Stewardship Program
…the Sage Grouse Initiative, Lesser Prairie-Chicken Initiative, Longleaf Pine Initiative and Ogallala Aquifer Initiative. Funding is available for more than 100 kinds of enhancements nationwide to help participants: Improve soil…
Farm Bureau Approves Strategic Action Plan for 2016
…of 2016. Those issue areas include advancing legislation that addresses agriculture’s long- and short-term labor needs, implementing business tax reform, monitoring the overall farm economy, and energy availability and affordability….