…been victims of EPA’s harsh regulatory overreach. Farmers are conservationists to the core and we want to play a positive, cooperative role in protecting the environment we rely on to…
Ice Damage to Trees
…a stub. Just a slight swelling of the branch should remain on the tree after the branch is removed. Kansas State University Extension Forest Specialist Charles Barton says in some…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…said Almond Board CEO, Richard Waycott. A sampling of projects funded by ABC include: · University of California Cooperative Extension, Brent Holtz: Whole Orchard Recycling · United States Department of…
Winter Tree Damage
…trees. The worst kind of damage happens when an ice storm creates a buildup of ice on the branches, resulting in some breakage. Charles Barton, an Extension Forestry Specialist from…
CDFA Selects Organizations to Provide Technical Assistance to SWEEP Applicants
…are: 1) Cachuma Resource Conservation District, Santa Maria 2) Ventura County Resource Conservation District 3) Butte County Resource Conservation District 4) University of California Cooperative Extension, Fresno County 5) Resource…
$1.7 Million to Support Research at Tribal Colleges and Universities
…research, education and extension programs support the best and brightest scientists and extension personnel whose work results in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural economic…
House Agriculture Committee Prepares for Farm Bill by Exploring Economic Outlook in Rural America
…Assistant Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive, Omaha Branch – Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Omaha, NE Dr. Joe Outlaw, Professor and Extension Economist, Texas A&M University, Department of…
Seneca Valley Virus Disease Reports Increasing
The Seneca Valley virus disease is on a slow upswing in the United States, and a University of Missouri Extension veterinarian says pork producers need to be prepared if the…
APHIS Extends Comment Period on Proposed Rule
…that govern the movement into and within the United States of plant pests, biological control agents, and soil, has been extended until April 19, 2017. This 30 day extension will…
White Rot Highlights Garlic and Onion Meeting
…California Cooperative Extension. The garlic and onion industries continue to face challenges with white rot. GORAB CEO Robert Ehn told AgNet West last year that once the disease is in…
Cotton Council International Elects 2017 Officers
…supply chain.” Esteve, who moves up from CCI first vice president, succeeds Keith T. Lucas, a Garner, N.C., cooperative official, who becomes CCI board chairman. Esteve was born in Mexico…
Notice of Availability of Proposed Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards
…full summary: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS_FRDOC_0001-2031 Supplementary Information The National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), also referred to below as “the Plan,” is a cooperative Federal-State-Industry mechanism for controlling certain poultry diseases. The Plan…
Postharvest Practices Influence Cherry Splitting
…splitting or cherry cracking. We use those words interchangeably,” Cooperative Extension Assistant Postharvest Engineering Specialist Irwin Donis-Gonzalez said. “We are trying to work directly with the packaging lines to be…
Tomato Growers Evaluate Domestic, Export Markets
…and other crops. Pests and pathogens also loom large among growers’ concerns, and University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisors spoke at the meeting to share their latest research and…