The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced an extension to the original deadline for Market Facilitation Program applications. Agricultural producers who are seeking payments through the program, which is…
Sterile Navel Orangeworm Project Tweaks Expected
…to help control overall populations are not performing well on a small scale. UC Cooperative Extension Specialist Houston Wilson said this year they will focus on tweaking the process in…
Developing Vineyard Management Technologies to Improve Efficiency
…use that data in our vineyard management,” said Terry Bates, Director of the Cornell-Lake Eerie Research and Extension Center and Project Director of the Efficient Vineyard Project. Bates noted that…
Salinity Yield Trials in Alfalfa Show Interesting Results
After multiple years of production trials, researchers with the University of California Cooperative Extension have found that alfalfa can still be produced effectively using irrigation water with high salinity. The…
Female Sterile NOW Moths Did Perform in Trial
…to control the pest showed the treated males weren’t performing very well on a small scale. UC Cooperative Extension Specialist Houston Wilson said they then tested treated females to see how…
NOW Sterile Moths Not Performing Well
…releasing sterile NOW moths into pistachio orchards. “Anytime you’re blasting an insect with a lot of irradiation you’re likely going to encounter some difficulties,” UC Cooperative Extension Specialist Houston Wilson…
Improving LREC for Better Community Engagement
The folks at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center (LREC) are hoping to be able to expand and improve the facility to provide even better community outreach. The center hosts…
Perdue Details USDA Functions in the Event of a Lapse in Federal Funding
…support research, education, and extension. ERS Commodity Outlook Reports, Data Products, research reports, staff analysis, and projections. The ERS public website would be taken offline. Most departmental management, administrative and…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development and Purdue Extension to host a quarterly webinar series, Combating Opioids, to make a difference in addressing opioid misuse and abuse, especially…
Tips on Caring for Your Christmas Tree
…house. Use only UL-approved electrical decorations and extension cords, and check to be sure no cords have frayed since you last used the lights. Keep pets out of the room…
Series of Rice Grower Meetings Coming Up in January
University of California Cooperative Extension will be hosting a series of winter meetings for rice growers in several areas of northern California throughout the month of January. “So, this year…
Cooperation Fails as Bay-Delta Water Plan Moves Forward
…the goals set forth by SWRCB. Cooperative efforts to reach an amicable alternative included several partners including the Modesto and Turlock irrigation districts, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, and…
Secretary Perdue Names NRCS Chief
…of the Virginias, a customer-owned financial cooperative that provides resources and education outreach to local farmers and the community. Since June 2017, he has been farming full-time on the family…
Still Time to Submit Written Comments to USDA About Future Priorities
…be allowed to consist of 250 words for each of the questions that center on research, extension, and education priorities in food and agriculture. Written comments can be submitted online…