Article: Black farmers expecting change under Biden administration - TheGrio
Black farmers expecting change under Biden administrationLoading the player...Sedrick Rowe was a runningback for Fort Valley State University in Georgia and discovered an organic farm on the grounds …
Sandison: COVID, Trade Issues Remain Into 2021 – PNW AG Network
"...we anticipate that the social distancing requirements and all the other things that I’ve already talked about in terms of partitioning and PPE will continue to be something that we have to implement or to put into play with our agricultural operations.”
Up-trending farming and landscape disruptions threaten Paris climate agreement goals
One of President Joe Biden's first post-inauguration acts was to realign the United States with the Paris climate accord, but a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine demonstrates ...
Ranchers back blueberry growers in trade claim | Livestock | capitalpress.com
Some cattlemen are cheering on blueberry farmers who are seeking protection from foreign competitors, countering the jeers from sectors of U.S. agriculture that depend on serene trade relations.
Using Satellites to Improve Sustainability, Yield - California Ag Network
Two of the nation’s great agricultural regions are the focus of new research that aims to head off emerging threats and improve sustainability. Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are joining colleagues to create and use artificial intelligence to help farmers in the Colorado River Basin and Salinas Valley, CA, improve their management of irrigation, fertilization, …ARS has three primary roles in the project: To calculate project area crop water use and anomalies with crop water use across the entire region; develop tools that help growers avoid salinity damage while minimizing the leaching of fertilizer; and to gather field data to validate satellite algorithms.
Florida-based Kalera set to open indoor farm in Lacey | The Olympian
Kalera, an Orlando, Florida-based company that grows lettuce and microgreens such as cilantro and basil, is set to open a new indoor commercial growing facility in Lacey this year, the company has announced.