…Obispo. He served as Chairman of the Sacramento Growers Cooperative, a cling peach co-op, from 1986 to 1993 and has also served as a board member of the California Canning…
DWR April Snowpack Totals Report
…percent of the March 30 historical average. Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program, and his survey team measured snow that was 58.4 inches deep at Phillips…
Healthier Shopping
…University are exploring ways to encourage shoppers to use more of their food budgets for fresh fruits and vegetables, and are working with the NMSU Cooperative Extension Service, the U.S….
Sierra Nevada Snowpack Still Below Average
…content of the mountain snowpack today is only 87 percent of the March 30 historical average. Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program, and his survey team…
Almond Board: Summer Weed Management
…necessary, consider sequential applications to extend pre-emergent control to summer grasses. UC Cooperative Extension weed specialist Dr. Brad Hanson said that managing for herbicide-resistant weeds requires monitoring and record-keeping to…
Food and Ag Groups Express Optimism for New Opportunities in Cuba
…the world in support of U.S. agriculture. Following today’s announcement, they will be able to engage in cooperative research and information exchanges with Cuba about agricultural productivity, food security and…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
…decision makers, public and private managers, and citizens to improve water resource quantity and quality. NIFA’s integrated research and education programs, supporting scientists and extension personnel, have resulted in user-inspired,…
Annual Post-Harvest Pest Control Seminar
…California, Davis Spencer Walse, USDA-ARS, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center; Parlier, California MODERATOR: Mary Lu Arpaia, Ph.D., University of California Cooperative Extension, Subtropical Horticulturalist, is based at the Kearney…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…These groups, which are responsible for creating bonds with consumers and businesses around the world in support of U.S. Vilsack agriculture, will be able to engage in cooperative research and…
Johnsongrass Target of New Research
Courtesy: UC ANR A collaboration across the United States is looking to find new solutions to an old issue with johnsongrass. Johnsongrass is an ongoing issue in many different areas,…
Carbon Offset Could Make OM Incorporation Feasible
…Making OM Incorporation Feasible Growers in California are being left with their agriculture waste and lighter pockets. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Brent Holtz says cogeneration facilities provided important disposal of…
Funding to Support Implementation of the FDA FSMA Produce Rule
…that partnership, the FDA announced the availability of a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit applications for cooperative agreements with state regulatory agencies to help plan for and develop the…
Agri View: Growing a Coffee Crop in the U.S.
…the result of a longtime collaboration between Ruskey and University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisor Mark Gaskell. The pair, after about a dozen years of research, found a way…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…located in Sioux City, Iowa founded in 1921. More than 35 million pounds of honey are processed at the Sioux City and Anaheim, California plants comprised of a cooperative of…