…due to subsidence, water project operators must reduce flows. The California Department of Water Resources (DWR), which operates the State Water Project, is analyzing whether the subsidence-created dip in the…
Postharvest Practices Influence Cherry Splitting
…splitting and some processes that might reduce it. A University of California, Davis, study aimed to see if any postharvest practices influenced cherry quality. “The project was looking at cherry…
Funding for Plant and Animal Phenomics and Microbiome Projects
…$285,000 Cornell University, New York, $275,000 Cornell University, New York, $262,000 Project details can be found on the NIFA website. Among the grants, a University of California-Davis project will engineer…
Snow Survey Shows Big Gains
…Oroville, the State Water Project’s largest reservoir, holds much more water today than a year ago – 121 percent of its historical average today compared to just 68 percent one…
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
…and taking precision agriculture to a whole new level. The three-year Robot-Assisted Precision Irrigation and Diagnostics (RAPID) project is led by UC Merced robotics Professor Stefano Carpin, UC Berkeley Professor…
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…growing again.” Billy Synk, director of pollination programs at Project Apis m.—a group established by farmers and beekeepers to fund honeybee research—said he expects pollination to face challenges this year,…
Six California Projects that Reduce Pesticide Use
…Media interested in this project can contact Rebecca Bloomfield at rbloomfi@san.org or (619) 400-2880. San Luis Obispo County’s Project Apis m. This project funds honey bee research and education to…
In South State, Lingering Drought Worries Farmers
…percent of his avocado acreage,” Doty said. “It has hurt, and it’s going to keep hurting until we get back into some sort of a better supply/storage system.” Doty and…
USDA Invests in Citrus Greening Research
…economic viability of chemotherapy treatment options. More information on these projects is available on the NIFA website. Among past projects, the University of Florida developed bactericides to help recover fruit…
Funding to Support Agriculture Programs at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
…primary focus must be to improve teaching, enrollment and graduation rates within a degree-granting program. One five-year project with Texas State University helped boost its completion rate to 92 percent….
State Water Project Allocation Increased
…State Water Project allocations change, it is important to remember that nearly all areas served by the project also have other sources of water, among them streams, groundwater and local…
Funding to Support Agricultural Education at 1890s Land-grant Institutions
…programs in food and agricultural sciences to support a sustainable agriculture system. Eligible applicants include Alabama A&M University, Tuskegee University, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University,…
Funding to Foster the Agricultural Science Workforce
…for junior or community colleges. Projects can target curriculum development and faculty development or establish partnerships with other academic institutions. The SPECA program encourages projects that bring together academic institutions,…
Farm Service Agency Cooperative Agreements
…all Americans, and to create a more equal and inclusive USDA in Chapter 8 of our yearlong results project: The People’s Department: A New Era for Civil Rights at USDA….