…CDFA partnered with the Center for Produce Safety in the evaluation and recommendation of food safety related projects. These projects represent an ongoing effort to minimize outbreaks by proactive research….
Almond Board: Research a Focus of Almond Board Conference
New research is a big part of the Almond Conference coming up December 3 through 5 in Sacramento. Sabrina Hill has a preview. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Upcoming Seminar on Bee Health
The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology fall seminar series will open next month with a seminar titled “Bee Disease Resistance and Colony Health,” presented by noted research entomologist…
Almond Board: Behind the Scenes in Produce Marketing
…a diving force behind that. When it comes to almonds, the Almond Board of California takes market research very seriously. Senior Director of Global Marketing, Stacey Humble explains in the…
Changes to Income Forecast
There are more changes to the 2013 farm income forecast. Susan Carter reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report USDA Economic research service reports this year’s net farm income…
AgNet West e-News: Water Meeting; Rangeland Decline; Methyl Bromide Alternatives
This week’s issue of the AgNet West e-News includes on an upcoming water meeting, the further decline of our rangeland, research into methyl bromide alternatives and more. Click here to…
Research into Methyl Bromide Alternatives
…Their results so far are published in the summer issue of California Agriculture, UC’s peer-reviewed journal of research in agricultural, human and natural resources. To read the research, click here….
California Water Research Projects
Could it be the answer to drought conditions? Several California programs are among nine research projects with new funding to look into desalination and water purification. Sabrina Hill has more….
Desalination, Water Purification Research Projects Funded
Nine Projects Selected to Share $1.1 Million for Desalination and Water Purification Research WASHINGTON – Reclamation Commissioner Michael L. Connor announced that nine entities will share more than $1.1 million…
Citrus Roundtable Planned
…at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center in Exeter. Discussions will include Fuller Rose beetle biology and control, an update on the Asian citrus psyllid in Tulare, Fresno and Madera…
California Agriculture Headlines
…members of the California Citrus Research Board were in Florida this week to talk with the Citrus Research and Development Foundation in Florida about ways they could coordinate in the…
Deadline Extended for Central Coast Groundwater Cooperative
…planned for the program. They are scheduled for: Wednesday, September 4, at 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. at the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner’s Conference Center – 1428 Abbott St., Salinas Wednesday,…
More on Honey Bee Research
Bees are vitally important to agriculture and a researcher in a nearby state is working hard to improve the future outlook for honey bees. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open…
Certificate Program for Produce Professionals
There’s a new training program for people wanting to be produce professionals. Sabrina Hill has the details. Click to Open or Download Audio Report The UC Davis Postharvest Technology Center…