…metro and non-metro areas reported here are based on the metropolitan area designations established by the Office of Management and Budget in 2013 based on 2010 Census results.) Read…
Canada Makes Big Investment in Dairy Industry
…longer be produced in Canada, resulting in a loss of $116 million dollars in revenue. The DFA called the announcement “a significant step in demonstrating their commitment to supply management…
E.U. Advisers Pushing for U.S.-Style Insurance Program
…risk management in member states.” POLITICO Europe reports a recommendation to shift resources from the Common Agricultural Policy to fund an E.U.-wide risk management policy. They also want to fund…
EPA Approves Some Dicamba-Based Herbicides
Monsanto’s new dicamba-based weed killers were approved for use this week by the Environmental Protection Agency. The weed killers are designed for use on next generation biotech soybean and cotton…
The Western View: Big Data Part 2
…the story of your farm and the successful management of your business. How well that story is told will decide how useful it is to gather all that data. It’s…
A Foundation for the Future of BLM’s Renewable Energy Program
…carbon pollution and develop clean domestic energy, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized its rule governing solar and wind energy development…
Incentives to Grow the Bioeconomy and Improve Forest Health
…risk management tools with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in farm credit. The Department has engaged its resources to support a…
Cautious Optimism Ahead in Dairy Prices
…also says farmers are using risk management tools to take some of the bumps out of the road, including futures contracts, contracting with their local co-ops to even out the…
Ag Groups React to New GIPSA Rules
…were passed along to the Office of Management and Budget, and if they’re approved, they’ll be announced for public comment. The Pig Site dot com website says a letter from…
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Research Beneficial to Agriculture
…It has enabled USDA researchers to actually see inside of grapevines, which has great potential for understanding water management and other issue to improve vine health. I got to see…
Post-Election Flurry of Environmental Rules Expected
…targets to the White House Office of Management and Budget last month for review. The White House has until the end of this month to finalize the volumes. Under statute,…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…an easy-to-use web-based information management system for the world’s plant genebanks to also share information on their genetic resource holdings. This is a close-up photograph of a parasitic mite Varroa…
CDFA Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
…manure management practices that result in reduced methane greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The public meetings will be held on the following dates and at the following locations: Thursday, November 17,…
USDA Expands Working-Lands Conservation Opportunities through CRP
…provided $5.6 billion in disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; expanded risk management tools with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in…