White rot remains the top concern for California’s garlic and onion industries. Producers received the latest research findings on the disease, including bioactive volatile compounds and white rot GPS mapping,…
Notice of Availability of Proposed Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards
…in the Plan’s various programs. As a result, customers can buy poultry that has tested clean of certain diseases or that has been produced under disease-prevention conditions. The regulations in…
Foot and Mouth Disease Concerns Growing in South Korea
South Korea last week raised the nation’s foot-and-mouth disease alert status to its highest level, as a second strain of the disease was confirmed at a dairy farm. South Korea…
Almond Matters: Bloom Imminent, Disease Concerns Rise
…raise concerns about diseases this time of year. “There are a number of diseases that will thrive under wet conditions particularly during bloom,” Clay said. “The one that comes to…
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Confirmed in South Korea
South Korea has confirmed the presence of foot-and-mouth disease at a dairy farm this week, the first confirmation in the country in nearly a year. Government officials say there is…
Scientists Give Old Elm Tree a High-Tech Helping Hand
…more than 200 years of American history. Throughout those centuries, it has withstood bouts of Dutch elm disease and poundings from brutal storms like 2012’s Hurricane Sandy. This winter, U.S….
State Agriculture Leaders Call Food Safety a Farm Bill Priority
…Grant Program and the Market Access Program. The group also wants robust funding for research, new tools for animal disease coordination and investments in voluntary conservation programs. NASDA represents the…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…agriculture; policies and statutes relating to marketing and promotion orders; pest and disease management; bioterrorism; adulteration and quarantine matters; research, education, and extension; and biotechnology. Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13), Chair…
Unified Bee Health Data Key to Finding Trends
…disease information and giving it back to the beekeepers.” The Almond Board of California (ABC) is a major proponent of the tech transfer teams. The partnership is a non-profit, and…
Bird Flu Fears Growing
…make a jump into humans like H5N1 did in the late 1990s. Disease experts fear a deadly strain of avian flu could then mutate into a pandemic form that can…
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…now, they have dwindled down (in number).” Beekeepers have attributed annual honeybee losses to a variety of factors, including lack of natural forage, drought, pest and disease problems such as…
Geneticist Edward Buckler Awarded First NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
…variation to be rapidly combined to produce a more productive, sustainable crop while addressing specific needs such as disease tolerance, nutrient quality or growing environment. Speeding such variety development is…
Six California Projects that Reduce Pesticide Use
…Costa County Department of Agriculture and cherry growers, this project helps to prevent the establishment in Contra Costa County of cherry buckskin disease, which can wipe out entire orchards. It…
CCM Supports Stay on Argentine Lemon Rule
…and diseases known to be present in northwest Argentina.” The final rule, issued on December 23, 2016, creates significant vulnerability for the domestic citrus crop to invasive pests and diseases….