…laying hens seem to think they do not matter. The fact is so many backyard operations are one of the major concerns in stopping the spread of this devastating disease….
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Kern County
…San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, and Stanislaus counties also under quarantine. The ACP is an invasive species of grave concern because it can carry the disease huanglongbing (HLB),…
New Pig Breed Resistant to Deadly Disease
…industry hundreds of millions of dollars from this incurable disease. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) virus was first detected in the U.S. in 1987. Pigs that contract the disease…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Next Week
…Additionally, you can meet with researchers on Thursday, December 10 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Featured topics will include: • Insects and Mites, Disease and Weed Management • Almond Quality…
Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released
…California and has been released for commercial use in Florida due to the damage the citrus industry has seen from the disease. The rootstock has been primarily tested in Florida…
USDA Announces 2016 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…Blending Technology and Tradition.” The challenges and opportunities for agriculture and rural America are changing. In 2015, American farmers persevered in the face of drought and an unprecedented animal disease…
HLB Summit Updates California Growers
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Citrus growers received updates at a huanglongbing (HLB) technology summit on the status of the disease in California and the challenges they face in the detection…
Healthy Walnuts
Cathy Isom gives us some healthy information about walnuts. A new study finds that consuming tree nuts, such as walnuts, may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. The study was…
Understanding Antibiotics in Agriculture
…She has also worked on research examining the food environment as a determinant for obesity and community-based behavioral interventions focused on chronic disease prevention. She received her bachelor’s degree and…
Agri View: Peanuts Lost
You know it is bad to lose a crop to drought, bugs or disease. Even worse to harvest a very good crop and then lose it. It happened to some…
Collaboration Key to Antibiotic Stewardship
…said Dr. Robert Tauxe, deputy director of the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and…
Foot and Mouth Disease
Cathy Isom asked after 86 years of being free of foot and mouth disease in the U.S., the big question still being asked, are we ready if it returns? There…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for the 2015 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program
…multi-state projects. Proposals must include partners located in at least two different states and address regional or national-level specialty crop issues, including food safety, plant pests and disease, research, crop-specific…
California Citrus Mutual Donates $25,000 Biological Control Research
…be in California that can carry a deadly citrus disease called Huanglongbing, which was recently discovered on multiple properties in San Gabriel. The donation is the result of partnership between…