…Smith, a University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisor. Zischke said efforts continue to try to find a biofungicide that works for downy mildew, but so far none has proven…
Fresno State Signs Ag Academic Pact with Brazilian University
Fresno State and the University of São Paulo have agreed to an official memorandum of agreement to broaden their cooperative agriculture student, faculty and staff exchange programs. Fresno State President…
Almond Board: Leaffooted Bug On The Move
…discussed how to monitor for the pest and how to positively diagnose damage. Hear the full interview. From the Almond Board of California Written by Kris Tollerup, U.C. Cooperative Extension…
USDA Funding to Provide Fellowships for Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates
…universities. These awards are made through NIFA’s Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduate (REEU) Fellowships program, part of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s (AFRI) Education and Literacy Initiative. “It’s…
Funding to Support Specialty Crop Pest Management
…societal challenges. NIFA’s integrated 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…
USDA Announces Funding to Support Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…extension activities to better understand and mitigate AMR along the food chain.” The AFRI Food Safety Challenge Area supports integrated research, education, and extension projects that address food safety challenges….
Census Of Agriculture Countdown Begins For America’s Farmers And Ranchers
…NASS Administrator Hubert Hamer. “As such, census results are relied upon heavily by those who serve farmers and rural communities, including federal, state and local governments, agribusinesses, trade associations, extension…
Kings County Farm Day Next Week
…cooperative effort between the Kings County Farm Bureau, the Kings County Office of Education and the Kings Fair, and is made possible by proceeds from Farm Bureau’s Taste of the…
USDA Seeks Project Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
…through cooperative and partnership agreements. These partners work with tribal and private landowners who voluntarily enroll eligible land into easements to protect, restore and enhance wetlands on their properties. “These…
Subcommittee Evaluates Effectiveness of Specialty Crop Production Programs
…assistance and extension services. This hearing is a continuation in the series of hearings that set the stage for the next farm bill. “The diversity of specialty crops makes the…
Farmers Volunteer to Monitor Levees
…contribute their time, but landowners on whose property levee repairs must be made have been 100 percent cooperative in allowing any work that needs to be done. “They didn’t say,…
Harvest Update, ACP and Marketing at Citrus Showcase
…go.” Citrus Showcase attendees also got an update on the Asian citrus psyllid program. Cooperative Extension Citrus Entomologist Beth Grafton-Cardwell said there have been 34 trees confirmed with huanglongbing in…
Protect Your Poultry from Avian Influenza
…the initial sequence of the virus, the source of the virus is thought to be waterfowl, said Maurice Pitesky, UC Cooperative Extension poultry specialist in the School of Veterinary Medicine…
Almond Board: When Should You Water?
…such as University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperative Extension. Please email Spencer Cooper, for an in-the-orchard visit or phone consultation. Spencer’s support allows for system-specific recommendations…