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How robot farmers and artificial intelligence are changing agriculture
https://www.marketwatch.com/video/sectorwatch/how-robot-farmers-and-artificial-intelligence-are-changing-agriculture/3486BB06-0135-4BC6-A334-9E04631C7A5A.html | Posted onMarch 10, 2023 in NewsSmart agriculture is revolutionizing farming and creating opportunities for investors. Here are three innovations you should know about.
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Progressive agriculture groups rally for land access, climate-smart policies in farm bill
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/03/08/progressive-agriculture-groups-rally-for-land-access-climate-smart-policies-in-farm-bill/ | Posted onMarch 10, 2023 in Federal NewsWASHINGTON — Farmers and leaders from more than 20 progressive agricultural groups gathered this week to march on the U.S. Capitol, and promote climate solutions and underserved producers as priority issues for lawmakers in the upcoming farm bill.
“As farmers, we are close to the land. We love the land. We understand the sanctity and the sacredness of water. We understand the essence of life,” said Duane “Chili” Yazzie, a regenerative farmer in Arizona and member of Shiprock Chapter of the Navajo Nation, to dozens of demonstrators at Freedom Plaza Tuesday.
Workshop series to focus on workforce development in animal agriculture
https://www.psu.edu/news/agricultural-sciences/story/workshop-series-focus-workforce-development-animal-agriculture/ | Posted onMarch 7, 2023 in Agriculture NewsUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The applicant pool for high-demand livestock production occupations is shrinking, lacks diversity and often falls short in critical animal husbandry skills, according to an interdisciplinary team of educators and faculty from Penn State Extension and Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
Rural agriculture needs reliable communication: Josh Peschel launches new technology in ag hotspots
https://news.engineering.iastate.edu/2023/03/06/rural-agriculture-needs-reliable-communication-josh-peschel-launches-new-technology-in-ag-hotspots/ | Posted onMarch 7, 2023 in Rural NewsMobile communication has changed the world around us nearly overnight.
Yet still, with much progress in this realm of technology, remote, rural areas are still struggling to connect with the outside world. These remote areas are hotspots for agriculture, with acres upon acres of crops and animals.
USDA Proposes New Requirements for the “Product of USA” Label Claim
https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/03/06/usda-proposes-new-requirements-product-usa-label-claim | Posted onMarch 7, 2023 in Federal NewsWASHINGTON, March 6, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a proposed rule with new regulatory requirements to better align the voluntary “Product of USA” label claim with consumer understanding of what the claim means.
Appeals court pulls back on N. Carolina “ag-gag” law ruling
| Posted onFebruary 28, 2023 in NewsRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday scaled back a lower-court ruling that threw out portions of a North Carolina law designed in part to prevent undercover employees at farms and other workplaces from taking documents or recording video.
EPA’s new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking program will invest in America, expedite investments to reduce pollution in disadvantaged communities
| Posted onFebruary 28, 2023 in Federal NewsWASHINGTON (Feb. 23, 2023) – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the availability of $550 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to expedite investments through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking (EJ TCGM) program. This new, innovative program will fund up to 11 entities to serve as grantmakers to community-based projects that reduce pollution.
Policy Brief: The Future of Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley
| Posted onFebruary 10, 2023 in NewsHighlights
U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
| Posted onFebruary 10, 2023 in NewsWASHINGTON, February 8, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C.
Cathy Cochran has been appointed Director of the Office of Communications
Waters of the U.S. Rule Will Significantly Expand Federal Authority
| Posted onFebruary 10, 2023 in NewsHighlights