Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, USDA,
U.S. Senate confirms Tom Vilsack as Biden's agriculture secretary
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Tom Vilsack to head the Department of Agriculture, returning the former Iowa governor to the job he held under ex-President Barack Obama. The 100-member Senate approved Vilsack 92-7. As secretary of the sprawling department, Vilsack will oversee about 100,000 employees responsible for food stamps, crop insurance, land conservation and other missions at a time U.S. farmers are benefiting from high soybean and corn prices but hunger is on the rise throughout America.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Commodities, Markets/Pricing, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, USDA, Government / Policies,
Outlook For Farmers Is (Finally) Looking Brighter
Farmers are predicted to see income they sorely haven't seen in years.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, GMO's, Research, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, World Population, Education,
Tweaking corn kernels with CRISPR - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Corn—or maize—has changed over thousands of years from weedy plants that make ears with less than a dozen kernels to the cobs packed with hundreds of juicy kernels that we see on farms today. Powerful DNA-editing techniques such as CRISPR can speed up that process. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor David Jackson and his...
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02/23/2021 SOURCE: mjbizdaily.com
New genetic-editing technology offers cannabis companies a cost-effective way to make specific changes to marijuana and hemp plants without using GMOs.
Genetic editing offers marijuana and hemp companies a way to improve plant strains
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02/23/2021 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com
Farmers expect to be paid for climate mitigation but not at the expense of the traditional farm subsidies.
‘You cannot do climate on the backs of the American farmer’
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Team AgWiki
Nationally, the number of farms in the United States in 2020 is estimated at 2.019 million, down 4,400 farms from 2019. The number of farms in all sales classes declined. Total land in farms, at 896.6 million acres, a decline of 800,000 acres from 2019.
South Dakota farm and ranch numbers remain steady from 2019 to 2020
The number of farms and ranches in South Dakota didn't change from 2019 to 2020. According to USDA's National ...
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02/23/2021 SOURCE: www.fb.org
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the increasing momentum behind an alliance co-founded by AFBF, the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance, announced in a FACA news release.
Agriculture Climate Alliance Gains Momentum
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02/23/2021 SOURCE: www.dtnpf.com
Monday began with the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) announcing the group had expanded its tent of membership to more than 40 organizations. FACA also expanded its original eight-member organizations have added 14 more new groups to the steering committee. On Thursday, the House Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on climate issues in agriculture.
More Ag Lobby Groups Join Food and Ag Climate Alliance
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Climate Change,
Climate expert says Texas and Wisconsin will need to adapt to climate change
As Texas continues it's recovery from winter weather, climate experts say there is evidence that cold air outbreak could be a result of climate change.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Beekeeping, Young Farmers, Pollinators,
St. Louis high school student operates Amazing Grace Honey out of his backyard in Ladue
St. Louis native Peter Grace was just 10 years old when he went on his first Amazing Grace Honey sales pitch.
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