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FDA's Smarter Food Safety and China Cancels Farm Visits
The Agribusiness Update
The FDA is promising a new era of smarter food safety, and China cancels U.S. Heartland farm visits.
Ag Chemicals Robotics and Chinese Invited to Talks
The Agribusiness Update
Monsanto judgement pushes ag chemical industry closer to robotic future, and Chinese invited again to trade talks with U.S.
Smart Grid on the way to rural Colorado
Colorado Ag Today
Smart Grid Coming to parts of Rural Colorado
Food Preservation 2
Colorado Ag Today
Experienced preservers know it is important to adjust canning recipes for altitude to ensure a safely preserved food.
Food Preservation 1
Colorado Ag Today
CSU Extension specialists saw the need for a food preservation app for mobile devices.
New Farm Smart Program
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
With your Agribusiness Update, I'm Susan Allen. Last Friday the National FFA Organization announced that they have a record student membership of 649,355, up from 629,367 in 2015 an increase of 3 percent.
Palouse Watershed Regional Conservation Partnership Has Funds Available For Direct Seed and Riparian Buffers
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The Palouse Watershed Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is seeking landowners and producers to establish voluntary incentive-based conservation practices that enhance producer operations, and improve soil and water quality and wildlife habitat.
Farming With Drones..Beyond Just Pictures
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
We are also looking at new technologies like drones for applications beyond just pictures that we can use to analyze the field. I'm working on a project right now with a couple different companies to use data from the drones to count the number of plants within a field.
Potato Yield Project
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
One of the issues of using a sensor that simply measures the weight is the fact that those harvesters also will bring up rocks or dirt clods or other foreign material and weigh that alongside the potato.
Sliced Pears
Fruit Grower Report
A new market for pears may be opening soon thanks to some specialty crop dollars.
USPB SMAPO Trend Development Seminar
Farm and Ranch Report
Two years ago, the United States Potato Board launched an umbrella marketing campaign called "SMAPO," otherwise known as the Smart Potato Campaign, in Japan to highlight and promote the use of U.S. frozen and dehydrated potatoes in new foodservice menus. As part of the ongoing promotion, the USPB hosted a Trend Development Seminar in Tokyo.
Bison Study and Recall
Northwest Report
A new study of the bison industry is getting ready to take place...a manufacturer of peanut and other nut butters issues a voluntary recall and a new app will help identify weeds.
State Ag Meeting & Getting Paid to Shop
Northwest Report
A meeting of western ag directors gets underway next week...want to get paid to shop? Check out a new app...and Lacy looks at the new fair foods.
USDA Webinars & Sipster
Northwest Report
The USDA is inviting ag producers to take part in some online seminars...a new smartphone app can help you find a good glass of wine...and Lacy discusses FFA Week.