…Conference at Fresno’s Radisson Hotel and Conference Center. The event is sponsored by Fresno State’s Center for Agricultural Business (CAB) and Bank of America in partnership with more than 20…
California Video Shuts Down Slaughterhouse
…retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national Checkoff program,…
Animal Rights Activists vs Beef Checkoff
…to advocate for a fair, competitive agricultural marketplace; however, in doing so it partnered with an organization known for its anti-agriculture agenda. According to Alexander, independent research shows the beef…
Report Cites Big Health Benefits
…“metabolic syndrome,” in which obesity and inflammation lead to serious health issues. The lead researcher on the study is Dr. Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, AgriLife Research food scientist and an associate professor…
Walnut Twig Beetle Trapping Guidelines
…Seybold, insect chemical ecologist, USDA Forest Service, based at Pacific Southwest Research Station in Davis; Paul L. Dallara, postdoctoral research scientist in the Department of Entomology at UC Davis; and…
AF36 Approved for Pistachios
…are plant pathologist and work at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier. Michailides worked closely with Dr. Peter Cotty, USDA ARS in Tucson who has spearheaded the…
Western Ag Processors Meeting Set
…Research and Advisory Group. Ms. Barber will give the “Economic Outlook for the California Tree Nut Industry”. The early registration deadline is only a couple of weeks away, so be…
USDA’s MyPlate Celebrates First Anniversary
…to the dinner table as Americans embrace MyPlate and find practical ways to apply it to their daily lives.” USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) estimates that about…
USDA Provides Funding
…Examples of specific projects include, among others, a nationwide survey of honey bee pests and diseases, the monitoring of high-risk international and domestic pathways for invasive species, applied research to…