…USDA GIPSA Director of Policy and Litigation; and Neil Hammerschmidt, USDA Animal Disease Traceability program manager. During the Fly In, the LMA hosted two legislative staff briefings to educate attendees…
Almond Board: What to Expect at Almond Conference
…• Almond Quality and Food Safety 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…
Guarding Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease – A Partnership of Dairy Farmers, UC Davis and CDFA
…that has brought a much more rapid detection system for foot-and-mouth disease. The Foundation is funded largely by the California Milk Advisory Board, a marketing agreement overseen by CDFA and…
USDA Awards $113 Million to Support Specialty Crop Production, Grow Opportunities for Rural Communities
…to sustain the supply of high quality lettuce in the face of changing technology and climate. The University of Florida will research management strategies for Laurel wilt, a lethal disease…
UC Berkeley to Lead Study of Crop Drought Tolerance
…in both plants and humans are known to help fight disease and, in the soil, can help deliver nutrients and other resources to plants. EPICON efforts will generate a variety…
Fresno County Detects A Single Male Peach Fruit Fly
The Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner’s office is announcing that a single male Peach Fruit Fly has been detected on a trap that was placed in a peach tree of a…
Water Cuts Threaten Rice Field Bird Habitat
…food and prevent disease triggered by habitat overcrowding. Winter-flooded rice and corn fields can provide more than 50 percent of the food migrating waterfowl need, experts said. Stakeholder discussions with…
Tight U.S. Supply Boosts Sales of Specialty Eggs
…the state’s 2002-2003 outbreak of exotic Newcastle disease, when the price of specialty eggs was less than or comparable to their conventional counterparts. “There’s definitely a point where consumers will…
Packinghouse Field Manager Training for ACP
…in Exeter. Field managers may attend the meeting that is most convenient to them. Hosted by California Citrus Mutual, in partnership with the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP)…
Class 46 Fellows Selected for California Agricultural Leadership Program
…• Denise Moore, Newcastle, Fowler Nurseries, Inc • Tony Ortiz, Camarillo, Joseph and Sons • Salvador Parra, Jr., San Joaquin, Burford Ranch • Shaun Ramirez, Firebaugh, The Specialty Crop Company…
Record Walnut Production Forecast
…low disease and insect pressures. The 2015 Walnut O.M. Survey utilized a total of 745 blocks with two sample trees per block. Survey data indicated an average nut set of…
Almond Board: New Tracks for 2016 Almond Conference
…Biology, Impact of Water Regulations and Canker disease • Regulatory Updates for growers and handlers • Almond Quality and Food Safety for quality assurance and research and development audiences •…
Citrus Industry This Week: Citrus Expo Seminar Reports
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes more reports from the recent Citrus Expo seminars. Topics include growers replanting, psyllids and nutrition, disease weapons and nursery technology….
New West Nile Virus Detection in Horses
A dangerous disease, west Nile virus, has returned to California this summer. The disease has been detected in four horses – two in Riverside County, one in Tehama County, and…