…Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center in Stuttgart, Arkansas, treated sunshine (hybrid striped) bass eggs with copper sulfate. Straus and his team worked with hatchery managers of Keo…
CDFA Selects Organizations to Provide Technical Assistance to SWEEP Applicants
…Conservation District of Tehama County 10) Imperial Valley Water These organizations met several requirements, including having an irrigation system expert available for questions and technical assistance, providing computers and internet…
House Agriculture Committee Prepares for Farm Bill by Exploring Economic Outlook in Rural America
…bill process, these economic realities must be front and center. The farm bill serves as a safety net for producers, helping manage risk in difficult times. We are in those…
Seneca Valley Virus Disease Reports Increasing
…disease strikes their operation. Veterinarian Corinne Bromfield (BROM-field) says the Swine Health Information Center reported that diagnostics labs had seen more than 60 cases of the virus from January to…
50th World Ag Expo in Central Valley
The 50th anniversary World Ag Expo begins today at the International Agri-Center in Tulare. There are more than 1400 exhibits, with 26 million square feet of exhibit space. Last year…
New FARM Program Environmental Stewardship Module Helps Measure Improvements in Dairy Sustainability
…(LCA) of fluid milk conducted by the Applied Sustainability Center at the University of Arkansas, incorporating existing data from more than 500 dairy farms across the United States. By tracking…
Midweek Valentine’s a Boon for Growers
…roses nowadays come from Colombia and Ecuador, where production costs are lower, he said. “We’ve been able to pivot toward other crops that continue to be successful for us and…
Planners Report on Implementing Groundwater Law
…as medium or high priority. At the California Irrigation Institute annual meeting in Sacramento, panelists described how SGMA implementation is shaping up in various parts of the state. Tim O’Halloran,…
ARS Genetics Researcher Named Fairchild Medal Recipient
…University of Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center from 1987 until 1999 when he joined ARS. Meerow has overseen breeding and selection programs for a variety of subtropical ornamental…
Almond Board: Irrigation Workshops
In today’s Almond Update, Jenny Nicolau, manager, industry relations for the Almond Board, tells us about upcoming irrigation workshops the Almond Board is having on efficient irrigation and nitrogen use….
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
…and taking precision agriculture to a whole new level. The three-year Robot-Assisted Precision Irrigation and Diagnostics (RAPID) project is led by UC Merced robotics Professor Stefano Carpin, UC Berkeley Professor…
Blum Center Relaunching With Focus on Food
…rejuvenated Blum Center. with administrative help from the Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI). They hope to make the Blum Center a hub for all food-security-related research and outreach on and…
Rain Proves Need for Storage Projects Progress
…of the National Weather Center turned heads at the Citrus Research Board’s annual convention. Dunklee, who is the main weather forecaster for California Citrus Mutual (CCM), said this winter would…
Dicamba Herbicide Lawsuit Cites Endangered Species Concerns
…suit include the National Family Farm Coalition, Center for Food Safety, Center for Biological Diversity, and the Pesticide Action Network of North America. The suit was filed on January 20…