…Christmas Tree, agriculture and climate change, and the connection between soil and space. For more information from this week’s USDA Week in Review go to: www.usda.gov www.fs.fed.us www.nrcs.usda.gov www.fas.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
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…
USDA Begins 49th Enrollment Period for the Conservation Reserve Program
…established on Dec. 23, 1985, CRP has: Prevented more than 9 billion tons of soil from eroding, enough soil to fill 600 million dump trucks; Reduced nitrogen and phosphorous runoff…
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…
U.S. EPA Awards $1 Million Grant to Research Impact of Drought on Water Quality
…of PPIC’s Water Policy Center. The increased demand on water resources, climate change, population growth and aging water infrastructure systems pose substantial threats to water quality and public health, which…
Almond Board: Water Issues and Yield
…the upcoming Almond Conference. Topics at the conference include many facets of water – including irrigation, groundwater, regulations and more. There are also sessions on food safety, pesticides, bee health…
NRCS Handbook to Support Conservation on Organic Farms
…across the country developed the handbook. NRCS representatives ranged from those who work directly with producers in California and Indiana to its specialists in agronomy, soil health, wildlife biology, water…
Prather Ranch Named 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
…After rice harvest, the Rickerts began tilling the stubble into the soil and keeping their fields covered in water year-round. The practice not only benefited common species of waterfowl such…
NFU Opposes Proposed Rule to Allow Beef Imports from Namibia
…animal products from countries or regions with a history of FMD.” Johnson noted that in 2006, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed to add Namibia to the…