Speaking on National Irrigation Administration’s (NIA) 60th Founding Anniversary, Sen. Cynthia Villar acknowledged the significant impact of the NIA on the country’s agricultural sector. Villar noted that the NIA has been instrumental in reducing our dependence on rainfed agriculture This…
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (June 21, 2023), Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12), and Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-02) introduced bicameral legislation, The 1890s Advancing and Building Leadership and…
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed a memorandum of understanding today strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts to improve agricultural and Earth science…
SALINAS, Calif.–Weeding, harvesting, picking, carrying,… Robots are today’s answer to the main challenges facing agriculture. And they will show up next fall in Salinas for the second edition of FIRA USA. September 19 to 21, the Salinas Sports Complex, home…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Young farmers would get a boost from a bipartisan proposal by U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) as generational turnover looms in the agriculture industry. The Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act would expand who qualifies for federal crop insurance…
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski has announced Mike Strigel as Assistant Deputy Secretary, Robby Personette as Administrator of the Division of Agricultural Resource Management, and Michelle Reinen as Administrator of…
Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed Senator Rick Scott’s companion legislation to his Block Grant Assistance Act led by Congressman Scott Franklin. This critical bill provides needed authority for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue block grants to…
(Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo) It’s no secret that agriculture represents a sizable portion of Saskatchewan’s economy. According to a report by Economic Development Regina (EDR), Saskatchewan producers are expected to invest more than $11 billion in spring seeding in…
SolRiver Capital, a renewable energy investment firm, has unveiled plans for the Canyonville Solar Project, which will combine sustainable energy generation with agricultural practices. Located in Myrtle Creek, the project will be the first Oregon Community Solar Program available in…
Posted by Scott Elliott, ARS Office of Communications in Health and Safety Research and Science Jun 07, 2023 Today is World Food Safety Day, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has launched a sweeping new initiative…