…the UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center, where Singerman conducts his research. Useche works at the UF Gainesville campus. Their results are outlined in an Extension document, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe983. Read more….
Agri View: Ornamental Fish
Everett Griner talks about the ornamental fish industry in today’s Agri View. Ornamental Fish From: University of Florida EDIS, IFAS Extension The Ornamental Fish Trade: An Introduction with Perspectives for…
People’s Garden
…collecting storm water, use of reclaimed wood from local fallen trees, compost bins, a drip irrigation system, and hoop houses for season extension. Learn how you can join the movement…
$10 Million in Green Energy Research
…and advanced innovative and transformative initiatives to solve societal challenges and ensure the long-term viability of agriculture. NIFA’s integrated research, education, and extension programs, supporting the best and brightest scientists…
Funding to Relieve Veterinarian Shortages
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $2.4 million in available funding to relieve veterinarian shortage situations through education, extension and training as…
Foreign Fruits-Veggies
…the garden just because they like the way these interesting plants look with their large, brightly colored husks and their small fruits, reports the University of Minnesota Extension. Native to…
Agri View: Olives in Florida?
…Extension Richard Williams unfurls his long, sturdy frame from a tractor and begins a stroll through 20 acres of olive groves at his farm in Volusia County, Florida. His in-laws,…
Proposed ACP Quarantine Changes
…held on May 13 at 9 a.m. at UC Cooperative Extension’s Ventura County Office. Stay with AgNet West to hear from the Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner. To find out more…
Almond Board: Upcoming Workshops
…Cooperative Extension Weed Specialists and Almond Board staff and consultants. All workshops are free to attend and include a complimentary lunch. Attendees are encouraged to bring laptops, tablets or other…
Fighting Drought With Soil
…at three UC Research and Extension Centers (Kearney, West Side and Desert) the Russell Ranch Sustainable Agriculture Facility near UC Davis. Recommendations will then be made for broader monitoring and…
Strengthen Rural Communities
…and extension programs focused on promoting rural community development, economic growth, and sustainability. These grants were made through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational program, administered by USDA’s…
Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund
…growing capital availability in the underserved Midwest. “The RBIC program is a natural extension of our long term vision,” said Open Prairie partner and vice president Jason Wrone. “We live,…
Research into Sustainable Crop and Livestock Production Methods
…has invested in and advanced innovative and transformative initiatives to solve societal challenges and ensure the long-term viability of agriculture. NIFA’s integrated research, education, and extension programs, supporting the best…
Agri View: Foreigner’s Farmland
…Arizona, a Tempe-based dairy cooperative whose members also buy alfalfa. “This will continue unless there’s regulations put on it.” In a statement announcing the California farmland purchase, the Saudi company…