Scientists from UC Davis recently published their paper evaluating the use of genome editing to prevent dairy bulls from growing horns. Cooperative Extension specialist at UC Davis and corresponding author…
NIFA Grant Helps Guide Future Organic Research
…the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) and the Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) through NIFA’s Organic Research and Extension Initiative (OREI). The two organizations were jointly awarded funding for the proposal…
Bailey Appointed to USDA Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
John Bailey at UC Hopland Research and Extension Center (UCANR-Oct 8, 2019) — John Bailey, director of the University of California’s Hopland Research and Extension Center, has been appointed to…
Rotating Insecticides to Combat Resistance
Alternating between insecticides, instead of mixing, may be a better approach for combating resistance among pests. At the recent Alfalfa and Forage Field Day at Kearney Ag Center, Cooperative Extension…
Almond Update: Sanitation a Must as Harvest Wraps Up
California is on the home stretch of the 2019 almond harvest with later varieties like Fritz and Monterey now coming off the trees. UC Cooperative Extension Entomology Farm Advisor David…
President Trump Signs Stopgap Spending Bill to Fund Farm Payments
…eight-week extension contains several provisions important to agriculture. The spending bill averts another government shutdown and also allocates $20.5 billion to reimburse the account that the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Senate Bill 1 Veto Official, Governor Praised
…Western Agricultural Processors Association worked in opposition of the bill throughout the legislative process. The underlying concern was that the bill would have eliminated the cooperative work that has been…
Sugar Beets Show Strong Potential as Livestock Feed
…Steve Kaffka, Extension Specialist in the Department of Plant Sciences at UC Davis. “It seems a natural opportunity for dairy producers to take a look at what would be a…
UC ANR Takes In-Depth Look at the Cannabis Industry
…that cannabis is having on communities. Some of the cannabis research highlighted in California Agriculture includes the first known survey conducted by UC Cooperative Extension researchers looking at production practices…
Participating in Agricultural Meetings Creates Long-Term Benefits
…industry informed on important issues. “It’s an all-encompassing benefit for everyone,” said Brooke Latack, Cooperative Extension Livestock Advisor serving Imperial, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. “Not just the farmers, but…
Public Comment Sessions for Healthy Soils Program Begin Today
…County Cooperative Extension Building. The final session is scheduled for Wednesday, September 25 at the CDFA Auditorium in Sacramento, beginning at 2 p.m. Each of the meetings will also include…
More Time Provided for Dairy Producers to Enroll in DMC Program
…dairy producers who are hurting out there: Don’t leave this kind of financial assistance on the table,” said Northey, who announced the deadline extension today as part of a hearing…
Almond Update: Mummy Shake Contest A Creative Sanitation Reminder
…lyrics to contain sanitation information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGsoV5ceFeo&feature=youtu.be U.C. Cooperative Extension Advisor David Haviland and his family won the contest last year with their video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVUd2vJ8NNI Find all of the contest details,…
Hope Remains for SB 559 Despite Failing to Pass in Legislature
…viable. “The bipartisan work on SB 559 is just a glimpse of what we can accomplish if we work together,” Senator Hurtado said in a press release. “Although the extension…