John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Food/Nutrition, Gardening, Sustainability, Urban Farming,
Community Supported Agriculture - The Reader
The last year has done a great deal for exposing and demonstrating the weak links in the food supply chain Americans are reliant upon, but that reliance is a relative blip in our collective agricultural history. Prior to our parents’ generation, the word “farmer” didn’t conjure images of hazmat-suited hothouse workers, and “fresh fruit” didn’t […]
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Water,
Conservation agronomists lead the way on water quality
The Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance is promoting the use of conservation agronomists in the countryside to help establish water quality practices.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Education U.S. West, Water, Research,
U scientists plumb the depths of the world’s tallest geyser | @theU
Seismologists learn all they can from Yellowstone's Steamboat Geyser before it goes quiet again.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Soybeans, Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage,
ASA Congratulates the 2021 Regional Winners of the Conservation Legacy Award | American Soybean Association
The American Soybean Association (ASA) congratulates the regional winners of the 2021 Conservation Legacy Award. Jason Russell, Monticello, Iowa
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03/16/2021 SOURCE: www.fb.org
Information about the impact of COVID-19 on agriculture, rural broadband, food security, labor and more.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Agriculture - American Farm Bureau Federation
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Tech, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Education,
Twisting, Flexible Crystals Key to Solar Energy Production
Researchers show how shapes and movements of halide perovskites create desirable renewable energy properties
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Gardening, Urban Farming, Coronavirus/COVID,
The miracle of a tiny seed
TOWNSEND — There is nothing like the taste of homegrown vegetables, herbs, and fruits and even though we have a few more months before we can plant in the ground, it is never too late to star…
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03/13/2021 SOURCE: www.google.com
More than a year after two U.S. Department of Agriculture research agencies were moved from the nation’s capital to Kansas City, Missouri, they remain critically understaffed and some farmers are less confident in the work they produce
USDA relocations curtail ag research, farmer confidence
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03/13/2021 SOURCE: modernfarmer.com
It’s been a truly wild year in food and agriculture. To be fair, it’s been a truly wild year everywhere, one marked by massive societal and economic upheavals as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic—and, in the case of the United States, by the government’s response to the crisis. We’ve put together a timeline of some of the most important moments over the past year related to food and agriculture and its intersection with COVID-19. January 20, 2020. The first official positive COVID-19 test in the United States is found in Washington state. It’s likely that there were other cases
A Year (Plus) of COVID-19: How the Pandemic Hit Food and Agriculture
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