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Diverse Field Crops Cluster: Crop Diversification for a Climate Resilient Agriculture
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With new federal and industry funding, the Diverse Field Crops Cluster (DFCC) is focused on increasing environmental sustainability in Canada’s agriculture sector through innovative research on five crops: camelina, flax, carinata, mustard and...Read more -
Kazakhstan and EU Seek Increase in Trade of Agricultural Products
On May 29, Kazakhstan Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov entered discussions with European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski for the removal of trade barriers for agricultural products. The conference took place during the European Commissioner’s first High-Level Mission to K...Read more -
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences announces summer field days
The South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station hosts research station tours for the public every summer. Each station, part of South Dakota State University and supporting programs in several colleges and SDSU Extension, will be the site of field days with guided tours and presentations show...Read more -
A-State, UAPB receive grant to develop more Black agriculture teachers
From Talk Business & Politics: An Arkansas State University professor in the College of Agriculture is part of a team that has received a grant of almost $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Dr. Nina Crutchfield, assistant professor of agricultural education, along with tw...Read more -
USDA statistics service cancels some agriculture reports, and lawmakers push for return
Farmers, ranchers and agriculture groups will no longer be able to get county estimates for crops and livestock from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The department’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is stopping those estimates this production year, along with the July Cattle r...Read more -
Agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions could surge without climate guardrails
Greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. farming could surge if House Republicans get their way. They’re fighting now to scrap legislative guardrails designed to ensure that Department of Agriculture funding goes to climate-smart practices that reduce emissions and build soil carbon. The practices can ...Read more -
European Parliament’s PRM Report is a Worrying Step Backwards for EU’s Agricultural Future
The following statement was posted to the Euroseeds website: Following the European Parliament’s plenary vote on a new Regulation for Plant Reproductive Material (PRM), Euroseeds reaffirms its strong concerns in relation to parts of the current text and renews its commitment to constructive enga...Read more -
Agriculture students win National Championship at NACTA
The OPSU College of Agriculture, Science, and Nursing attended the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Judging conference, where 23 students competed in various competitions. While all students achieved notable success, one team rose to the top. The Livestock Management ...Read more -
Gov. Holcomb discusses agriculture industry, Mayor Henry in interview with WANE 15
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Thursday, WANE 15 sat down with Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb to discuss his economic development trip to Brazil and Mexico, as well as the recent passing of Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry. Gov. Holcomb left for Brazil and Mexico April 12 in order to “cultivate innovation and...Read more -
Report details ransomware attacks in agriculture
The Food and Agriculture – Information Sharing and Analysis Center released its first annual report on ransomware incidents in the U.S. food and agriculture sector. The report shows that while there were fewer ransomware incidents in the industry than other sectors, ransomware actors have...Read more -
Brazil, an agricultural giant, could expand cropland by 35%, say analysts
Already a major soybean, corn, and cotton grower, Brazil could expand its crop area by more than a third by converting overgrazed and overgrown pastureland, according to a research agency that is part of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture. Besides the potential addition of 70 million acres of ...Read more -
Sustaining Conservation Agriculture initiatives: lessons from Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has experienced the worst impacts of climate change on agriculture over the past decades and projections show such effects are going to intensify in the coming years. Diminished agricultural production has been the primary impact channel given the high reliance on rainfed...Read more