Agriculture
Mars Pledges $27 Million to Help Dairy Farmers Reduce On-Farm Emissions
The Farmer Forward Program, created in partnership with dairy supplier Fonterra, aims to empower dairy farmers to embrace climate-smart agriculture practices.
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Unpacking the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement
What lies ahead is a maze of political tactics and complicated decision-making processes.
USDA Begins National Milk Testing Strategy to Address H5N1 in Dairy Herds
USDA is issuing a new federal order, as well as accompanying guidance, requiring that raw (unpasteurized) milk samples nationwide be collected and shared with USDA for testing.
Climate-Smart Soybeans Enter U.S. Market
The Transforming the Farmer to Consumer Supply Chain project leads the effort, funded by a U.S. Department of Agriculture Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant.
McDonald’s USA, Syngenta and Lopez Foods Collaborate to Help Produce Beef More Sustainably
Enogen corn is an in-seed innovation available from Syngenta that has been shown to increase feed efficiency in cattle and help reduce emissions intensity compared to other corn.
Fed Cattle Are Getting Bigger and Have More Lameness and Heart Problems
Breeding for heavier weights at a younger age and a large ribeye has contributed to increased problems with both lameness and congestive heart failure.
Migratory Birds Raise Bird Flu Concerns
Three cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza were detected in Washington state in October.
USDA’s Agricultural Research Technology Center Breaks Ground in California
The Agricultural Research and Technology Center (ARTC) will include customized laboratories, greenhouses and capacity for scientists as part of the ARS’s ongoing efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change, water scarcity, emerging pests and increasing global need in support of a resilient agricultural production system.
World Food Prize Foundation Announces $50,000 Innovate for Impact Challenge
The challenge is aimed at identifying and supporting early-stage, tech-driven startups whose solutions hold the potential to revolutionize agriculture and address the most pressing issues of global food security.
USDA Builds on Actions to Protect Livestock and Public Health from H5N1 Avian Influenza
In partnership with state veterinarians, USDA will implement a tiered strategy to collect milk samples to better assess where H5N1 is present, with the goal to better inform biosecurity and containment measures, as well as to inform state-led efforts to reduce risk to farm workers who may be in contact with animals infected with H5N1.
Agricultural Research Service Develops Long-Term Roadmap for PFAS in U.S. Agriculture
ARS, its Center of Excellence for Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation and the University of Maine collaborated recently during a three-day workshop with more than 150 interagency researchers, state and university partners and other subject matter experts to identify key research and solutions that address the challenges PFAS poses to agriculture, agroecosystems, food systems and farming communities.
