…will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1220 N Street – Main Auditorium, Sacramento, CA 95814. “Advances in gene editing…
ARS Microscopy Research Helps Unravel the Workings of a Major Honey Bee Pest
…honey bees (Apis mellifera) because of studies conducted in the 1970’s which used outdated technology. But today’s collaborative study, by University of Maryland and ARS researchers at the ARS Electron…
Sterile Pink Bollworm Project Had Issues Too
…Extension Specialist Houston Wilson did with the performance of sterile NOW moths in their pilot project. The most prominent issue research is showing on the project is that the sterile…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 01-07-19
…by the government shutdown, where the sterile navel orangeworm project will focus efforts this year, and the retirement of two Ag commissioners from top agriculture counties. About the Author Brian…
Sterile Navel Orangeworm Project Tweaks Expected
It’s no surprise that the sterile navel orangeworm (NOW) project in Kern County needs some tweaking. Sterilized male moths in the pilot project that is releasing irradiated moths into orchards…
Developing Vineyard Management Technologies to Improve Efficiency
A multi-state research project aimed at helping growers make better-informed decisions using vineyard management technologies continues to make progress. The Efficient Vineyard Project looks to develop science-driven, precision viticulture systems…
Female Sterile NOW Moths Did Perform in Trial
Further research proved that some of the sterile moths in the pilot navel orangeworm project were successful. Tests evaluating the trial that is releasing sterile NOW moths into pistachio and almond orchards…
Looking at the Water Year Ahead
…loaning $449 million to the project. The Sites Project Authority will be reviewing the amount that stakeholders will be investing in in the project over the course of 2019. The…
NOW Sterile Moths Not Performing Well
Navel Orangeworm Courtesy: UC ANR The sterile moths aiming to help curb navel orangeworm (NOW) populations aren’t performing very well on a small-scale. Research is following the project that is…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…— after more than 100 years — of the devastating pink bollworm. This pest cost U.S. producers tens of millions of dollars in yearly control costs and yield losses. Thanks…
Genome Published of the Small Hive Beetle, a Major Honey Bee Parasite
…target SHBs but not harm honey bees,” said geneticist Jay Evans, who ran the project and is also leader of the ARS Bee Research Laboratory. “One strategy is to look…
USDA Launches New Program to Create High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity in Rural America
…upload. Approved projects must create access speeds of at least 25 mbps upload and 3 mbps download. Priority will be awarded for projects that propose to deliver higher-capacity connections to…
EPA and Army Propose New “Waters of the United States” Definition
…first time, we are clearly defining the difference between federally protected waterways and state protected waterways. Our simpler and clearer definition would help landowners understand whether a project on their…
Environmental Group Challenges Shasta Dam Project
…group is trying to put up roadblocks that could stop the project cold. The project would raise Shasta dam by 18 feet, which would add 600,000 acre feet of water…