Research

In today's PNW Ag Network Wine Minute, Linn Scott, with the Washington state Wine Commission talks about how funded research benefits the wine industry now and into the future. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

The Washington state Wine Commission recently announced nearly $1 million for research efforts. The Commission's Melissa Hansen takes a look at some of the projects that will receive funding. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

In today's Wine Minute, the Washington state Wine Commission's Linn Scott has the latest update on the research review process. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

Last week, the USDA announced an additional investment of $80 million in the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives. In November, the program awarded $18.4 million to three current initiatives at the University of Tennessee, Vermont Agency for Food and Marketing and University of Wisconsin, and $1 ...

Dryland farming and practices related to it, have been around for centuries. Yet modern innovations and technologies are being increasingly incorporated into research to address issues such as sustainability and water management.  USDA researcher, Robert Lescano, said remote sensing data and satellite imagery are now being incorporated into research, with scientific collaboration across various

According to researchers, up to 75% of emerging infectious diseases in humans come from animals. And that includes COVID-19. Dr. Mike Watson, Associate Administrator at APHIS, is part of a proposed project just announced recently to create basically an early warning system of possible human disease outbreaks by doing more animal disease surveillance ...

The USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture announced more than $7 million in research grants to non-land-grant colleges and universities. “These grants aim to increase research, education, and outreach capacity at non-land-grant institutions to support the development of the innovations and workforce needed to sustain the agriculture industry in the future,” the Department said last w

A coalition of agriculture groups and universities are calling on Congress and the Biden administration to increase funding for agricultural research. The groups say an increase of $40 billion is needed for agricultural research. In separate letters to President Joe Biden and House and Senate leadership, the groups say, “We strongly support a robust investment of at least $40 billion, for agricu

The USDA’s NIFA recently announced more than $14 million in workforce training grants. Awarded was $9.4 million in funding for 19 Agricultural Workforce Training grants, and 12 awards totaling $4.8 million for rural economic development projects. The ...

When COVID-19 took over every aspect of our lives in the U.S., scientists at USDA's agricultural research service ramped up their focus on the Coronavirus. "what we did have was a level of expertise in the agency that we were able to re-direct some of our animal research scientists to this effort," said ARS Administrator, Chavonda Jacobs-Young ...