…health. However, according to Cancer Research UK, “there is no scientific evidence to prove that flower remedies can control, cure or prevent any type of disease, including cancer”. Inks and…
Agri View: World Health Organization Condemning Red Meat?
Everett Griner talks about the World Health Organization condemning red meat and questions what has changed in today’s Agri View. The World Health Organization’s latest efforts to hobble the beef…
Honey Bees’ Hard Winter
…Hard Winter for Honey Bees By Dick Rogers M.Sc., Principal Scientist / Entomologist: Bayer Bee Care Center – Bee Health & Integrated Apiculture Research There’s nothing I enjoy more than…
UC Davis Cracks the Walnut Genome
…nuts is growing, and nutritionists are touting the health attributes of moderate nut consumption in lowering the risk for heart disease. Walnuts are high in omega-3 fatty acids, a healthy…
DuPont and Dow to Combine in Merger of Equals
…include DuPont’s Nutrition & Health, Industrial Biosciences, Safety & Protection and Electronics & Communications, as well as the Dow Electronic Materials business. Together, their complementary offerings create a new global…
U.S. Cotton Sector Facing Difficult Economic Conditions
…cotton industry’s health. The hearing panel was comprised of National Cotton Council (NCC) Vice Chairman Shane Stephens, a Greenwood, Miss., warehouser; a group of four cotton producers: Nathan Reed, Arkansas…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Kern County
…tree becomes infected, and the diseased tree will decline in health and produce bitter, misshaped fruit until it dies. In California, HLB has only been detected in 2012 and 2015…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Next Week
…Rootstock Evaluations and Breeding • Irrigation and Water Management • Water and Air Quality • Pollination and Honey Bee Health • Life Cycle Assessment • Almond Quality and Food Safety…
Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released
…US-1516 rootstock trees were pulled for health reasons and those trees had the best average health rating. Read more about the testing in the release below. USDA’s Agricultural Research Service…
Collaboration Key to Antibiotic Stewardship
…need an antibiotic, that it is going to be effective. This requirement also is being asked of the human-health community, making it a no-brainer for veterinary and human-health communities to…
Foot and Mouth Disease
…State University animal health economist, we find that emergency vaccination could be justified. Their team of vets and animal disease experts have projected what the losses would be in an…
Agri View: Milk Processing
One of the most effective health aides ever developed is the pasteurization of raw milk. It has been around for almost a century, but there are still people that will…
Food Brings Us Together All Year – But Thanksgiving is Special
…are thankful for may bear a striking similarity to the things we shouldn’t take for granted, from prosperity and health to water, safe shelter, food and family. Not all of…
Calif. Nets Nearly $700,000 in USDA Farm-to-School Grants
…them up for a lifetime of healthy eating. With early results from our Farm to School Census indicating schools across the nation invested nearly $600 million in local products, farm…