You cannot look at the news today and not see a story on the Colorado River and its low flows and levels of the two major reservoirs in the United States. The Colorado River systems supply water for 40 million people and the livelihood of many farmers, ranchers, recreationists, and tribes. Solutions to the lower flows …

ALBANY, N.Y. – Governor Kathy Hochul announced that ProAgni of Lavington, Australia, has been named the $1 million grand prize winner of the Grow-NY business competition, a food and agriculture startup challenge focused on enhancing the emerging food, beverage, and agriculture innovation in Central New York, the Finger Lakes, and the Southern Tier. Now in …

Rep. Cindy Axne’s Election Day loss was more than a defeat for the two-term Iowa Democrat. It continued a collapse of Democratic representation in rural areas of the Midwest that shows no sign of reversing. When the new Congress is seated in January, Iowa will have no Democrats in its four congressional districts or in …

Sharon Academy student Evan Hastings, 15, cuts back tomato plants while preparing the Food Justice Garden in Sharon, Vt., for winter on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Hastings took a month-long elective class on regenerative agriculture, Indigenous land history and climate justice taught at the academy by Karen Ganey, of Regeneration Corps. Photo by James M. …

10 Nov 2022 — During COP27, the Rockefeller Foundation announced more than US$11 million in grants to ten organizations scaling Indigenous and regenerative agriculture practices worldwide. According to the organization, the evidence clarifies the central role food systems can play in mitigating climate change. The funding will help scale the development, data …

Democratic candidate John Norwood (left) challenges Republican incumbent Mike Naig for Iowa secretary of agriculture. (Courtesy of John Norwood for Secretary of AgricultureIowa) Editor’s note: The Iowa State Daily attempted to reach out to Secretary Mike Naig four times and received no response. Republican incumbent Mike Naig faces Democratic challenger John Norwood in the race …

Nenana River bridge, July 2020 (Joshua Verhagen / Nenana). Opposition to an Alaska project designed to unlock a new agriculture district in a vast wilderness area west of Nenana escalated earlier this week when an Alaska Native tribe blockaded a public-use bridge for two days to keep construction crews out. The tribe, the Nenana Native …

The 20th century was a time of massive changes in US agriculture. From farmers scraping a living out of the land to running multi-thousand-acre operations. From cowboys and cattle drives to feedlots. From horse-drawn plows to GPS-guided tractors. Altogether, US agriculture became larger, more export-oriented, and much more efficient, write Alex Smith and Dan Blaustein-Rejto in …

New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today encouraged members of the agricultural community to join the 191st Annual Meeting and Agricultural Forum, hosted by the New York State Agricultural Society on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at the Syracuse OnCenter. The Forum offers an opportunity for farmers and other key stakeholders to discuss some …

The Almond Alliance has named Annie Romero the Director of Membership and Events. She will be responsible for developing strategy and overseeing the implementation of all member programming and services. Romero will also oversee the planning and production of the Almond Alliance’s Annual Convention, as well as various membership events throughout the year. “Annie Romero’s …

2022 OCT 21 (NewsRx) — By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Daily China News — New research on Agriculture – Agricultural Insurance is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating in Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “This paper aims to test whether agricultural insurance significantly impacts …

Literature Review Shares Potential Efficiency Opportunities SACRAMENTO, Calif., October 14, 2022 – Dr. Greenhouse, Inc., a leading provider of state-of-the-art HVAC design and controls solutions for indoor grows, vertical farms and greenhouses, is pleased to announce the public availability of “Literature Review of Energy and Water Use in Controlled Environment Horticulture and Potential Efficiency Opportunities.” This literature …

Just about everybody knows about the United States Census, which is conducted every 10 years by the government to try to get an accurate count of citizens in the United States. But, there is another census that is very important to those in the agriculture community. The Census of Agriculture is a complete count of …

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Kern County Department of Agriculture and Measurement Standards has released the 2021 Kern County Agricultural Crop Report. The crop report lists the different commercial crops grown in Kern County and how much revenue each crop brings into the county in a year. According to the report, the most lucrative crop for Kern …

(AP Images) The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced today that 16 projects will receive funding through the Food Insecure Urban Agriculture Matching Grant. The competitive grant program will provide up to $50,000 per project to address food insecurity in urban areas. “With the increase in urban agriculture operations throughout the state, these funds are incredibly …

Rogerene “Kali” Arce was officially sworn in as director of the Maui County Department of Agriculture on Tuesday. A Molokai resident and Hawaiian homesteader with more than three decades of experience in Hawaii’s agriculture industry, Arce took on her new position in July when she was appointed by Mayor Michael Victorino. She was …

LIHUE, Hawaii — On Monday, Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami signed Bill No. 2875, Draft 2 that revitalizes the county’s outdated Agricultural Dedication program and frees farmers from previous administrative burdens. The Kauai County Council passed Bill No. 2875 Draft 2 on Sept. 21, 2022. What You Need To Know Mayor Kawakami’s approval and signature of Bill …

GRAND ISLAND — Media arts students at Northeast Community College traveled to near Grand Island recently for Husker Harvest Days 2022. They assisted with sound support for Northeast’s booth and produced same-day video pieces that featured different exhibitors from around the site of the “world’s largest, totally irrigated working farm show.” The two student-led teams …

Enugu Electricity Distri bution Company (EEDC), has apprehended eight suspected vandals of electrical installations and handed them over to the Police. The Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Enugu, stated that the vandals were apprehended within a period of one month in different states in the …

DAVID Y. IGEGOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASECHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  September 22, 2022 DLNR SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURE DATES BACK TO TERRITORIAL DAYS & THE FIRST FORESTERS   Waimea & Kohala Mountains Provide Prime Example of Mutual Watershed Protection  To view video please click on photo or view at this link: https://vimeo.com/752730102 (Waimea) – This Hawai‘i Island town, …

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Now that the Farm Laborers Wage board has made its recommendations, it is time for Gov. Kathy Hochul to put a stop to all of this. A number of issues are of great concern. • Treatment of employees. There were many current farm employees who testified about their good working conditions. They explained why they …

VOLGA, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Precision agriculture has made leaps and bounds over the years, thanks to new technology. But a research project at South Dakota State University is looking to take that technology, and put it right into farmers and producers’ hands. Maitiniyazi Maimaitijiang, a Geography and Geospatial Sciences Assistant Professor at SDSU, …

The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting Fiscal Year 2023 grant proposals for its Animal Waste Technology Fund. Interested applicants should submit a Letter of Intent to the Department by October 21, 2022. Submissions will be reviewed and ranked by MDA in consultation with the Animal Waste Technology Evaluation Committee. High-ranking projects will …