The Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Fresno State will host an agricultural technology delegation from Brazil beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, as part of the Lyles…
Fuel Up To Play 60 Growing Success And Support
…National Dairy Council and National Football League in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This free program offers funding opportunities for schools and an online Playbook full of school-tested…
UC Online Tool Delivers In-Field Information
…at a recent chlorpyrifos meeting. Delivers In-Field Information Attendees using tool A meeting at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Education Center addressed integrated pest management in almonds, with a focus…
Dietary Guidelines
Now that the departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services has released its new dietary guidelines for the next five years, many may be left wondering where to start…
New Air Quality Incentives for Nut Farmers to Adopt Low-Emission Harvesters
California air quality should get a boost from farmers using lower emission harvesting equipment, according to USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in California. Beginning in 2016, the agency is offering…
Agri View: COOL Labeling
Everett Griner talks about COOL labeling in today’s Agri View. COOL Labeling From USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) is a labeling…
Newly Identified Enzyme May Be the Culprit in Pierce’s Disease Grapevine Damage
…near rivers and streams. The disease became a serious threat to California agriculture in 1996 when the glassywinged sharpshooter — another Pierce’s disease carrier native to the Southwest — was…
USDA Awards $3 Million for Robotics Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $3 million in grants to advance the use of co-robots that benefit and assist stakeholders in…
California Among State Farm Bureaus Honored for Excellence at #AFBF16
…Implementation; and Public Relations and Communications); • Connecticut (Education and Outreach; Leadership Development; Member Services; Policy Development and Implementation; and Public Relations and Communications); • Florida (Education and Outreach; Leadership…
Outstanding, Creative County Farm Bureau Programs Honored at #AFBF16
…a Farm, Douglas Ohio Agriculture Awareness Day, Athens-Meigs The Life of a Cow, Auglaize, Logan, Darke and Clark Breakfast on the Farm, Fulton Family Agriculture Education Tents, Medina Texas Grain…
Agriculture Education Supported by CDFA
CDFA Awards More Than $240 Thousand to Support Agricultural Education Through the California Agricultural License Plate Program The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded $249,352 for three projects…
Governor Brown’s Budget Invests in Climate Smart Agriculture
…in a vitally important direction for our state – climate smart agriculture. It’s called climate smart agriculture because it represents a set of practices that sustainably increase productivity and resilience…
Citrus Industry This Week: Cold Protection; HLB Test; Center Dedication
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes information on the dedication celebration for the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in Immokalee as well as a discussion with Rick…
Agri View: Agriculture Education
In today’s Agri View Everett Griner talks about requiring agriculture education and training in high schools. Agriculture Education From: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Agricultural Education is the teaching of agriculture,…