…to cut down on the chance of disease and pest pressures. A U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast of a 1-million-hectare increase in soybean plantings was almost cut in half recently,…
Psyllid Spreads North, Found in Placer County
The Asian citrus psyllid, a small insect that can carry a devastating citrus tree disease, has been detected in Placer County. The disease, called Huanglongbing, and is also known as…
Research Targets Olive Knot Strategies
…treatments for control and prevention of this disease. Olive knot is the most destructive disease facing the olive industries in California and can lead to defoliation, tree dieback, reduced yields,…
TPP Pork Producers’ No. 1 Priority During Fly-In
…to include funding in the next Farm Bill for a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank and to oppose a U.S. Department of Agriculture regulation – the so-called GIPSA…
Livestock Groups Launch Website on Antibiotic Changes
…humans for animal growth purposes. The new policy also requires producers to consult veterinarians when antibiotics used to fight disease in humans are also used to fight disease in livestock….
Agri View: Varroa Mite Research
…CCD. That is the disease that threatens the future of the honeybee. There is nothing new to report this week except that the effort to find a solution to the…
National Food Safety Month
…food safety practices and procedures. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000…
State Ag Officials Seek OSHA Enforcement Extension
…the spread of disease and fertilizer regulation. In forty-five states, the state department of agriculture is responsible for regulating the labeling, sale, and use of fertilizer products. On July 22,…
New Corn Disease Now Confirmed in Nine States
A new corn disease is now confirmed in nine states. The nine states include Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Colorado. Gary Crawford has the story….
Little-Known Corn Disease Found in Nine States
…in South Africa, although the pathogen has caused gumming disease, a serious disease on sugarcane in several other countries. The disease has been confirmed in corn across many Nebraska counties….
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Farm Income Forecasts
…Coverage (PLC), and the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP)-are forecast to increase nearly 25 percent to $13.5 billion in 2016. For producers challenged by weather, disease and falling prices,…
Pro Farmer Releases Crop Tour Results
…bu. per acre. Iowa has potential to have a very big soybean crop. But Sudden Death Syndrome and other diseases will be an issue for some producers in eastern Iowa….
Processing Tomato Production-2016
…is expected to run through mid-October. The 2016 crop has experienced higher disease and pest pressures than last year. In addition, while the drought impact has lessened for some growers,…
Canada Testing PEDv Vaccine
…Disease Organization. The University’s prototype vaccine, first announced last year, recently moved into field testing. The PED virus is in the coronavirus group, which includes human diseases such as SARS…