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USDA ARS study finds beef producers not major contributors to climate change

03/11/19 12:24 PM By Ben Nuelle

A new USDA Agricultural Research Service study finds greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. beef production and inputs are not “significant contributors” to climate change.

Nine-year research project teases out new agroforestry secrets

11/14/18 6:25 AM By Ed Maixner

Researchers in North Carolina are pursuing better ways to raise trees and crops and graze livestock all in one field.

New tool predicts summer grass availability

06/20/18 6:11 AM By Sandra Cowherd

The USDA has helped develop a Grassland Productivity Forecast to alleviate ranchers’ guess work as to livestock grazing.

Americans waste a pound of food per day

04/25/18 6:10 AM By Daniel Enoch

A study by an Agricultural Research Service team and university scientists found that U.S. consumers waste a pound of food per person a day, or about a third of the daily calories that each American consumes.

Clovis pick could face rocky road

07/20/17 6:11 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2017 - Sen. Debbie Stabenow, the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, is questioning whether Sam Clovis, whom President Trump plans to nominate as USDA's Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics (REE), has the right resume for the job.

Dr. Frank Mitloehner, UC Davis

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Dr. Frank Mitloehner, a professor and air quality specialist at UC Davis who also leads the CLEAR Center, concentrating on research and communications. He has been helping the global community better understand the positive impact of livestock on marginal farmlands and opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the use of dairy digestors and feed additives. Mitloehner wants people to make informed decisions about the foods we eat, while reducing environmental impacts.

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04.26.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 26, 2024: USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt on bird flu, competition

USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt oversees the Agricultural Marketing Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. She joins us to discuss the latest on the bird flu outbreak and how USDA is responding.

Then, Michael Dykes with the International Dairy Foods Association and Fred Gingrich with the American Association of Bovine Practitioners join to chat more about the impact the bird flu has had on the dairy industry.

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