…such as atmospheric chemistry, green energy, hydrogeology and toxicology.” STAR fellowship recipients in the Pacific Southwest will address the following projects: Arizona Arizona State University: 1 award Project title: A…
Amazon Seeking Drive-up Grocery Location in Seattle
…Seattle where consumers can pick up the groceries they ordered online. Dubbed only “Project X’” in planning documents with the city of Seattle; the language matches planning documents for drive-up…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…our expansion projects and that we will have the resources necessary to meet the projects’ approach. Also refer to the discussion under the heading “Key Assumptions and Risks in Respect…
Pesticide Initiative Launches Safety Pilot Project
…agencies, like the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office, that exist to protect them.” Lauritzen pledged to provide a card to every farmworker in the county, with assistance from the Farmworker…
High Density Almond Trial Showing Promise
A few trials around the state are looking at high density almond plantings by using a dwarfing rootstock. Mapes Ranch and Lyons Investments is operating one of those projects just…
Pallet Project
Cathy Isom checks out how we can sprucing up our garden with a pallet. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Pallet Project A neat idea to breathe new…
Squishy Tomatoes
…international project with colleagues from Imperial College and the James Hutton Institute. The work also builds on BBSRC activities lead by Professor Fraser on advancing the tomato metabolome published in…
Delta Habitat Restoration Project Documents Released
…and Wildlife Service and 2009 National Marine Fisheries Service biological opinions for long-term coordinated operations of the State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project. The proposed Prospect Island…
Resistance Still Focus for Spinach Varieties
…disease resistance. “Disease resistance in seed companies is a big deal, for us and for other companies,” Falconer said. “In spinach, downy mildew remains project number one. It’s a very…
California’s Strawberry Industry Without Methyl Bromide?
…Extension Center covers ongoing research on anaerobic soil disinfestation, a chemical-free technique that is being used in a growing number of commercial fields. Project scientist Amanda Hodson and UC Davis…
European Grapevine Moth Eradicated From California
…grapes. The collaborative strategies used by the EGVM eradication project will be a model for addressing future pest incursions.” Clark Napa County Agricultural Commissioner Greg Clark added, “Over the past…
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
…still operating in a “drought mode,” with 5 percent water allocation coming from the federal Central Valley Project. “We’re running well water that’s high in salts, and it’s taken a…
Environmental Impact Report Draft Released
…million people and nearly one million acres of farmland. The proposed Water Supply Contract Extension project involves extending the State Water Project water supply contracts beyond 2035, which is the…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…BFRDP’s 2009 inception, the agency has invested more than $126 million through 256 projects across the country. Previously funded projects include the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association which trained…