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Daybreak: DPR finds few traces of pesticide residues on California produce

10/20/19 9:28 PM By Brad Hooker

Tom Nassif’s exit interview * Closing in on USMCA deal * FDA eyes next steps in food safety

New matrix tracks food sector movements

10/02/19 6:26 AM By Ed Maixner

Researchers are peeling back the onion to produce a closer geographic view of farm product and food transfers across the U.S.

Fixing photosynthetic glitch could boost crop yields by 40 percent

01/03/19 3:26 PM By Steve Davies

Crops engineered to use less energy fixing a “photosynthetic glitch” are about 40 percent more productive, according to new research from the University of Illinois and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service published today in Science.

Opinion: University of Illinois Leading the Way in Global Food Security

09/10/18 9:35 AM By Rep. Rodney Davis and Dr. Peter Goldsmith

To improve food security in Sub-Saharan Africa and many other regions of the world, agricultural production systems need to be transformed.

DOE invests $17M in clean coal technology

02/27/18 6:57 AM By Sandra Cowherd

Six projects aim to make carbon capture more affordable and feasible at primarily coal-fired power plants with a financial boost from the Energy Department's (DOE's) Office of Fossil Energy.

Analysis: Farm bill changes could encourage cover crops

09/27/17 6:41 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 - University of Illinois experts say lawmakers should consider using the next farm bill to lift restrictions that may discourage farmers from planting cover crops to reduce soil erosion.

FFAR joins $45M project to boost crop yields through photosynthesis

09/15/17 12:36 PM By Daniel Enoch

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2017 – The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) today announced a $15 million contribution – its biggest grant to date – to a five-year, $45-million research project at the University of Illinois that is already promising to boost crop yields 20 percent by improving photosynthetic efficiency.

FFAR targets bacterial leaf streak in corn

07/26/17 6:05 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2017 - The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, a nonprofit established in the 2014 farm bill, has awarded $148,499 to Colorado State University scientists who will focus on bacterial leaf streak, ...

Bioenergy research gets a $40 million boost from DOE

07/19/17 5:35 AM By Sandra Cowherd

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2017 - The Department of Energy has awarded $40 million to establish four Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs), aimed at developing a new generation of sustainable, cost-effective bioproducts and bioenergy.

Study finds link between farm subsidies, food prices

03/05/17 3:52 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Mar. 8, 2017 - Does subsidizing farmers lower food costs? Modern farm programs aren’t supposed to affect farmers’ production decisions, and it’s been hard for policy makers to argue that farm programs save consumers money.

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This week’s guest on Open Mic is U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger, D-Va. Serving in her freshman year in Washington, Spanberger has become a strong leader on voluntary farm conservation practices and the need for rural broadband. The Virginia representative says USMCA will benefit farms and businesses in the region she serves and offers her thoughts on the timing and consideration of the accord. Formerly serving in the Central Intelligence Agency, Spanberger sees the national security issues at stake in global trade negotiations and is leading the charge in developing a national 5G strategy.

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