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The USDA and Microsoft Offer Agriculture and Technology Challenge to Address Food Resiliency

By |2018-11-13T08:52:23-05:00July 24th, 2015|Agriculture, Community, Education|

In this day and age of billions of mouths to feed (and counting!), Agriculture and technology go hand-in-hand. Technology helps farmers to grow more with less, it tracks data and conditions and it can keep everyone and everything connected.  The USDA and Microsoft are teaming up and challenging App developers with the “Innovation Challenge” contest to combine [...]

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USDA: Supporting the Nutrition of Older Americans

By |2018-11-13T08:52:23-05:00July 17th, 2015|Agriculture, Community|

The United States Department of Agriculture enjoys world-wide recognition, but it is usually for their programs and incentives that are directly tied to farming and ranching. However, the USDA is tasked with providing many other services; one important service the USDA provides is ensuring that all Americans have access to healthy food. One area of [...]

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Organic Agriculture Offers Additional Economic Opportunities

By |2018-11-13T08:52:23-05:00July 10th, 2015|Agriculture, Business|

The organic agriculture industry is booming in the U.S. and around the globe, despite the fact that conventionally-grown fruits and vegetables are as safe and as healthy as their organic counterparts. Some in the produce business might perceive the organic industry as an opponent or adversary, but the truth of the matter is that organics [...]

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Citrus Study Offers Lesson in “Irresponsible Science’

By |2015-07-02T20:50:36-04:00July 2nd, 2015|Agriculture, Business, Education|

Science is a beloved aspect of Agriculture, as it has long influenced Agriculture in such a positive way. A shining example of Science’s positive impact would be all the research that is ongoing on curing Citrus Greening. From Biology to Chemistry to Earth Science, Science has helped Agriculture to grow and raise more food with [...]

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Fertilizers: Agriculture’s Foundation

By |2018-11-13T08:52:23-05:00June 25th, 2015|Agriculture|

The availability of information in this digital age has made it very easy to spread facts and data. However, it also makes it very easy to spread misinformation as well. When it comes to some Ag topics—such as fertilizers—the misinformation runs a bit deeper. […]

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Help a Pollinator This ‘National Pollinator Week’

By |2018-11-13T08:52:23-05:00June 19th, 2015|Agriculture, Community, Education|

It’s National Pollinator Week, and it’s an excellent time to take steps to help pollinators in your community. If you haven’t heard, many of our go-to pollinators—bees, butterflies, moths, birds, bats and so on—are declining in number or out-and-out dying in droves. Pollinators help flowers exchange pollen, which in turn allows the plants to produce [...]

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Make Sure Your Summer Travels Don’t Include Agriculture Pests

By |2018-11-13T08:52:23-05:00June 12th, 2015|Agriculture, Business, Community|

Summer is a great time for traveling and being outdoors, but those two factors combined can contribute to the spread of Agriculture pests that can ruin crops and Ag economies. According to the Florida Farm Bureau, the Sunshine State sees a new pest at least once a month. Such pests might be new to Florida, [...]

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USDA Invests in Renewable Energy for Numerous Benefits

By |2018-11-13T08:52:23-05:00June 3rd, 2015|Agriculture, Business, Community|

We’ve all heard the messages broadcast by environmentalists and conservationists: protect the Earth or else. We’ve also all likely heard about the types of pollution that cause the most damage and that need to be addressed first in an environmental triage of sorts. For instance, replacing the burning of fossil fuels with renewable energy will [...]

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To Bee or Not to Bee: Florida’s #1 Pollinator is on the Rise

By |2018-11-13T08:52:23-05:00May 27th, 2015|Agriculture, Community|

We’ve all heard the bad news about declining bee populations and the dire predictions that accompany the loss of Nature’s #1 pollinator. In short, plants need pollinators like bees, butterflies, moths and birds to reproduce, so the absence of pollinators means that plants can’t produce the fruits, vegetables and seeds we humans need to eat. [...]

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Want to Major in a Fast-Growing Field? Consider Agriculture

By |2015-05-21T11:01:24-04:00May 21st, 2015|Agriculture, Education|

USDA Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that a report on the future job growth in the field of Agriculture shows the industry is poised to offer excellent career opportunities for Ag majors. The report, compiled by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and Purdue University, shows that there is a high [...]

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