agriculture

ZAG Technical Services launches ag business webinar series

ZAG Technical Services (ZAG) announced it will offer a new agricultural business webinar series, which will address how to protect digital infrastructure against increasing cyber threats. Zag is an I... more »

UC ANR offers scholarships for agriculture students

UC ANR will accept applications and nominations of outstanding students pursuing careers in agriculture through May 13, 2024, for UC Agriculture and Natural Resources scholarships and awards. Stud... more »

USDA seeks public input for statistical programs

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will hold its biannual Data Users’ Meeting from 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on April 16 CDT, at the University of Chicago – Gleacher Cent... more »

John Deere Foundation offers grant to ‘lift up’ next generation of ag leaders

A three year grant from the John Deere Foundation is designed to support future farmers. The $3.9 million grant goes to the National FFA Organization (FFA), an organization that prepares youth for le... more »

EFI celebrates National Farmworker Awareness Week

Equitable Food Initiative (EFI), the capacity-building and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, has released an updated communications too... more »

UC Merced shares report on risks to agriculture of too much, too little water

UC Merced shared a report, "Water risks to agriculture: Too little and too much" that recommended policies, programs and tools for farm resilience on risks to agriculture of too much, too little water... more »

USDA, UGA break ground on new agriculture research facility

The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the new state-of-the... more »

USDA releases 2022 Census of Agriculture data

The USDA National agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has announced the results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture, spanning more than 6 million data points about America’s farms and ranches a... more »

USDA kicks-off the National Agricultural Classification Survey on Jan. 24

Already preparing for the 2027 Census of Agriculture, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the National Agricultural Classification Survey (NACS) starting Jan. 24. ... more »

Leadership duo managing Organic Trade Association

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has appointed a new leadership team. Tom Chapman and Matthew Dillon, co-CEOs, will lead the organization based in Washington, D.C. Reflecting the expanding v... more »