…farm accounts for decades helping protect worker safety and control risk management concerns at agribusinesses throughout Tulare County. Taylor and Williams have been involved with hosting nut and cotton harvest…
National Dairy FARM Program Releases Environmental Stewardship Reference Manual to Celebrate Earth Day
…guide provides a comprehensive suite of on-farm management practices to reduce a farm’s environmental footprint and improve its profitability. Specifically, the manual features a detailed explanation of the FARM Environmental…
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…
Food, Conservation Groups Invest in Soil to Sustain Food Production
…Wayne Honeycutt, president and CEO of the Soil Health Institute. “Soil health management systems can build resilience to drought as well as provide protection from other extreme weather events, such…
California Grape Acreage Report, 2016 Summary
…Pesticide Regulation. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We sincerely thank the many farm operators, owners, and management firms providing the information. Funding was provided by an assessment on wine grapes plus funding from the…
Almond Board: Air Quality Programs
…no-till or reduced-till conservation tillage and residue management practices; utilize combined-tillage implements that perform multiple tasks in a single pass during land preparation; implement a reduced-pass tillage management system; use…
Increased Blueberry Volumes from Naturipe
…at retail. With earlier harvests this year, “We are now seeing optimal quality and production from Florida & Georgia,” says Mario Flores, Director of Blueberry Product Management. “Northern Florida and…
National Dairy FARM Program Releases Updated Drug Residue Manual
…to develop comprehensive on-farm best management practices necessary to avoid milk and meat residues. The manual includes the most up-to-date veterinary drug information supplied by manufactures, including appropriate withdrawal times….
Bee “Bed and Breakfast” Gets Helping Hand from Science
…with ARS’s Pollinating Insect-Biology, Management and Systematics Research in Logan. Another trip to the site is planned for this June to learn more about the performance and role microbes play…
$6.3 Million in Funding Available for Resilient Agroecosystems-July 13 Deadline
…management. Projects may investigate the consequences of land-use changes, such as increased productivity, greenhouse gas emissions and/or other climate feedbacks. Projects may look at how agricultural and forestry systems responds…
Almond Matters: Assessing Fertility in the Orchard
…bloom is a good time to go out and assess the crop and try to make an estimation of what the anticipated yield is going to be. Really, fertility management…
USDA Announces $150.2 Million in Funding through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
…the demand,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “To ensure nutritional security, it is imperative to develop innovative technologies and sustainable management strategies for livestock, crops, and critical underlying resources.” The…
Canada Closes a Door on U.S. Dairy Farmers
…supply management system. In Canada, raw milk that is sold to processors is classified and priced based on end use. The classes range from fluid milks and creams (Class 1)…
USDA Seeks Nominees for the Popcorn Research and Promotions Board
…of five at-large processors who each process at least 4 million pounds of popcorn annually. The Board uses a management firm in Chicago, Illinois, to administer its program. You can…