…Bread for the World, Feeding America, the Food Research & Action Center, the National Association of Counties, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. The letter…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…that almond farmers and the industry as a whole have the tools to implement sustainable production practices that result in a plentiful, nutritious and safe food product for consumers the…
Planners Report on Implementing Groundwater Law
With a key deadline approaching, people involved in groundwater management say cooperation will be needed to accomplish goals set forth in the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Local agencies must…
NASA Report: San Joaquin Valley Land Continues to Sink
…NASA are troubling and unsustainable,” said DWR Director William Croyle. “Subsidence has long plagued certain regions of California. But the current rates jeopardize infrastructure serving millions of people. Groundwater pumping…
Funding for Plant and Animal Phenomics and Microbiome Projects
…improve human health through, for example, new insights into antibiotic resistance, and may contribute to discoveries of new bioactive compounds and the development of more efficient and sustainable food production.”…
Blum Center Relaunching With Focus on Food
…scalable and sustainable technologies and systems and by educating and inspiring a new generation of global citizens. But UC Merced’s center was missing an important component, Vice Chancellor for Research…
Smart Phone App Balances Conservation and Production
…combines cloud computing, digital soil-mapping data, and the Global Positioning System (GPS) to provide information about the sustainable potential of land under current and future climate, adds Herrick, who is…
Geneticist Edward Buckler Awarded First NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
…variation to be rapidly combined to produce a more productive, sustainable crop while addressing specific needs such as disease tolerance, nutrient quality or growing environment. Speeding such variety development is…
Role of Fossil Fuels in the U.S. Food System and the American Diet
…DGA. The diet modeling was linked to FEDS for the integrated sustainable diet analysis. Next, the study traced the total cost that would be passed on to food consumers from…
USDA Invests in Citrus Greening Research
…nanotechnology approaches. Researchers at Iowa State University will investigate the use of sustainable, naturally occurring soil bacteria to control ACP. The ARS project will identify and assess the effectiveness and…
Funding to Support Agricultural Education at 1890s Land-grant Institutions
…programs in food and agricultural sciences to support a sustainable agriculture system. Eligible applicants include Alabama A&M University, Tuskegee University, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University,…
CRB Researcher Honored with Presidential Award
…research being funded by the CRB. California citrus growers are truly getting the “best of the best” scientific researchers, who are working on cutting edge technologies to ensure a sustainable…
Agri View: Guayule Crop
…Juss.) Müll. Arg.] or petroleum-based synthetic polymers as feedstocks. However, neither material is sustainable with respect to future demands. In order to address this issue, we are investigating guayule (Parthenium…
Tom Vilsack to Take Helm of U.S. Dairy Export Council
…chain. “Secretary Vilsack is a proven leader on global issues ranging from child nutrition and food security to biotechnology and sustainable agriculture. He shares the dairy community’s commitment to advancing…