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May 19, 2015
Lincoln University, NE Hicks, C.E. and R.A. Pierce II. Managing Ponds and Lakes for Aquaculture and Fisheries in Missouri: Pond Construction and Management Considerations. May, 2014. Link to publication information Hicks, C.E. and R.A. Pierce II. Managing Ponds and Lakes for...
January 28, 2015
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Todd Sink, 979-862-1558, Todd.Sink@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – From alligators to water gardens and fish to oysters, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s new Aquaculture Fisheries and Pond Management...
January 13, 2015
The National Agricultural Library (NAL) has unveiled PubAg, a user-friendly search engine that gives the public enhanced access to research published by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. NAL is part of USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS). PubAg, which can be found at PubAg....
October 10, 2014
Mark and Jeff Nelson have reeled in and landed an unlikely new opportunity on their grain and hog operation in Webster City, Iowa: fish farming. Read the full story here.
October 07, 2014
Development of an online Fish Health Certificate Program for producers that will provide them with relevant risk assessment and management principles and practices to reduce losses due to fish diseases is now complete.   Part one of the fish health certificate program included the development of a...
October 07, 2014
Dan Burden and Allen Pattillo, along with Craig Tordson and Ron Prescott traveled to Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny to discuss the Market Maker Program. The National Food Market Maker Partnership is a free network that connects local producers with Land Grant Universities,...
October 07, 2014
"Closed-Loop Aquaponic Growing System Combines Land And Lake" "Aquaponics is popular as a concept now, and it’s going to be popular as industry practice very soon.  I would say in the next 20 years we’re going to have a lot of our produce in the Midwest coming from aquaponics.”...
October 07, 2014
SBIR targets the entrepreneurial sector because that is where most innovation and innovators thrive. However, the risk and expense of conducting serious R&D efforts are often beyond the means of many small businesses. By reserving a specific percentage of federal R&D funds for small...
October 07, 2014
For a video on how to use MarketMaker and related aquaculture and closed-system production links, please visit NCRAC's cooperator, the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC) tutorial page at https://www.agmrc.org/media_room/agmrc-videos/.
October 07, 2014
The presentations for the 2014 North Central Regional Aquaculture Conference in Toledo, Ohio are now available in the 'Presentations' tab and through the Ohio Aquaculture Association.

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