…immunizations with extracts from tick tissues to fight the disease. It has been estimated that more than 80 percent of beef cattle are affected by ticks. The targeted disease infects…
Pork Industry Pressing for FMD Vaccine Bank in 2018 Farm Bill
The pork industry is pressing for a Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccine bank in the 2018 farm bill. The price tag would be high, but the industry argues the cost of an…
Agri View: Tree Nut Research
…with ways to better protect the trees currently being grown. When I say protect, I mean from disease and insects. Not that the walnut is threatened. They just want to…
Quarantine for Citrus Disease Huanglongbing Extends to Portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
…portions of Riverside and San Bernardino counties following the detection of the citrus disease huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, in a single citrus tree in the city of Riverside. HLB…
Over 20 Trees Added to California HLB List
Over 20 new trees in Southern California have been confirmed HLB-positive. The new finds raise the total number of trees with huanglongbing disease found in California to around 100. All…
Disease Resistant Strawberry Research Gets Funding Boost
…Food and Agriculture of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve the disease resistance and sustainable production of strawberries throughout the nation. The collaborative grant is good news for strawberry…
Swine Disease Monitoring System in Development
…capability for identifying potential hazards due to new diseases or potential changes in current diseases. It will also be able to screen the information collected and regularly report it to…
Agri View: Resuming Beef Trade
…that 14 year period of business loss is the result of one case of Mad Cow Disease. Isn’t that hard to believe. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
NIFA Invests $35 Million in Specialty Crop Research
…industry-driven needs. The University of Arkansas is leading a multi-state and multi-agency collaboration to meet growing consumer demand for spinach by developing new, disease-resistant cultivars, and conducting outreach to industry…
USMEF: Pork Export Success
…another top-performer. Sales haven’t been at this level since 2011 when Korea had a severe domestic shortage of pork due to a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. South Korea South America has…
South Korea Lifts U.S. Poultry Ban
…disease outbreak. Our hope is that Korean officials will recognize that our system works and will move towards a regional approach in the event of any future findings of bird…
Agri View: Honey Bee Update
…last year than in 2015. As a matter of fact, the survey showed that the number of lost colonies to insects and disease has been in a slow decline since…
USDA Proposes Less Restriction on Mexican Pork Exports
…importation of pork and pork products from Mexico, while continuing to protect the United States against the swine disease, according to USDA. APHIS is inviting public comments on the evaluation…
Laurel Wilt Experts Caution California Avocado Industry
…three seminars in avocado producing areas of California. Laurel wilt is a vascular disease caused by a fungus that affects trees in the Laurel family. The disease isn’t in California…