…the most effective weapon we have to address greenhouse gas emissions. According to a recent analysis conducted for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), corn ethanol from a typical dry…
Funding to Educate the Future Agricultural Science Workforce
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $18 million in available funding to foster the next generation of agricultural science professionals. Funding is…
FSA and NRCS Officials Ask for Your Help in Controlling Palmer amaranth
By Chris Beyerhelm, Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency and Leonard Jordan, Acting Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service USDA has learned that Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri), an invasive weed, may have…
Pear Industry Votes to Continue Marketing Order
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that a majority of pear growers in Oregon and Washington voted to continue their federal marketing order program. This order, administered locally…
ARS Announces New Scientific Impact Video Series
…ARS research results in $17 of economic impact. Please visit the USDA YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/usda) in the future for more videos in this series. Enjoy, like and share! For more…
The Potential Effects of Increased Demand for U.S. Agricultural Exports on Metro and Nonmetro Employment
…sectors, both agricultural and nonagricultural. However, we concentrate on the agricultural and food and beverage sectors that produce agricultural exports, as defined by USDA. The model includes a regional extension…
USDA to Hold Expert Panel Meeting on Publication of Farm Operator Demographics
…e-mail at hq_rdd_od@nass.usda.gov or by mail USDA/NASS, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 6035, South Building, Washington, DC 20250–2001. Additional information about the meeting and providing oral or written comment is…
California Grape Acreage Report, 2016 Summary
…raisins, fresh market, concentrate, and wine. OBJECTIVES The California Department of Food and Agriculture partners with the Pacific Regional Office of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to conduct…
Animal Rights Groups Want Dead Animal Payments Stopped
…Indemnity Program paid out more than $134 million to cover the deaths of 2.5 million poultry and 200,000 livestock from 2013-2015. The group thinks the USDA is giving out the…
Canada Responds to Dairy Trade Disagreement with U.S.
…does not accept the contention that its dairy policies are the cause of financial loss for dairy farmers in the United States,” he said. He attached a USDA dairy outlook…
Certified Organic Operations Shows Continued Growth
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new data indicating the organic industry continues to grow domestically and globally, with 24,650 certified organic operations in the United States, and 37,032…
2017 Corn Plantings Falling Behind
…wet forecast. USDA currently projects U.S. farmers to plant four million fewer corn acres in the 2017-18 crop year at 89.9 million acres. AFBF says significant weather complications due to…
Deadline to Apply for Funding to Grow the Bioeconomy June 28th
…mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates or follow us on Twitter @USDA_NIFA, #NIFAimpacts….
Bee “Bed and Breakfast” Gets Helping Hand from Science
A female alkali bee visits alfalfa flowers for pollen and nectar. Photo by Jim Cane U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are digging into the soil around alfalfa fields near…