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…
Funding for Plant and Animal Phenomics and Microbiome Projects
…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 and sustain rural…
Snow Survey Shows Big Gains
…of the water content in the snowpack. Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program, conducted today’s survey at Phillips and reported that “we’ve got a very good…
Blum Center Relaunching With Focus on Food
…other UC campuses, including UCLA, UC Davis and UC Berkeley, the school from which Blum graduated. Each center has a slightly different focus, though all work toward the betterment of…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…agriculture; policies and statutes relating to marketing and promotion orders; pest and disease management; bioterrorism; adulteration and quarantine matters; research, education, and extension; and biotechnology. Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13), Chair…
Almond Board: Tools for Managing Irrigation
…Resources Cooperative Extension. Please email Spencer Cooper, for an in-the-orchard visit or phone consultation. Spencer’s support allows for system-specific recommendations to increase the “crop per drop” on an orchard-by-orchard basis….
DuPont Expects Merger Delays with Dow
…extension on Monday. The companies had requested the extension to fine-tune a package of concessions designed to ease concerns about the deal. DuPont says it expects net income to be…
Smart Phone App Balances Conservation and Production
…and released the apps as part of a cooperative agreement with the United States Agency for International Development. His domestic collaborators include ARS ecologist Jason Karl; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service…