…2012-2013, the Montana Cooperative Development Center helped the Big Flat Market Cooperative steering committee with its incorporation process and business planning. The result of this hard work is the Big…
Properly Identifying Sugarcane Aphid
…pest. The sugarcane aphid has made its way into California, where it is affecting sorghum crops. Jeff Dahlberg, director of Kearney Research and Extension Center, said some growers may mistake…
Support for Rural Cooperative Businesses and Organizations
…Rural Business-Cooperative Service, announced the 29 awardees on Vilsack’s behalf during a visit today to the Ohio Cooperative Development Center (OCDC) at Ohio State University’s South Centers campus in Piketon….
Importance of Accurate Evapotranspiration
…it’s important to be precise with irrigation during times of limited water. Speaking on the topic of avocados, she explains evapotranspiration and why it’s critical to get the right information…
Sharing Almond Production Techniques Internationally
…more emphasis in drip irrigation, planting tighter and using varieties that have larger kernels and less massive shells,” Slaughter said. “They resemble more of California when it comes to the…
Most Consumers Say They Lack Access to Information about Food
New research by the from The Center for Food Integrity shows consumers want more information about food and how it’s produced. The research, announced last week, shows only 28 percent…
Fruit Fly’s Genetic Code Revealed
…medfly populations. It can also work as a preventative measure, notes Al Handler, a research geneticist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE)…
California Saw Snow Drought in 2016
…California experienced average to slightly above average precipitation. The forecast for Water Year 2017 is uncertain. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center currently sees slightly better than…
Support for Minority and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…Florida, $148,368 North South Institute, Inc., Florida, $199,507 Global Growers Network Inc., Georgia, $196,698 Lei Ho’olaha, Hawaii, $100,000 The Kohala Center, Hawaii, $200,000 Southern University Agricultural and Mechanical College, Louisiana;…
China Wants GMOs, Citizens Don’t
…in China might be its most damaging scandal yet. A former doctoral student at a national testing center in China accused the testing center of scientific fraud, including claims that…
Almond Board: Post-Harvest Irrigation Tools
…about the irrigation scheduler tool. “There is an irrigation scheduler tool that the Almond Board of California has put together where growers can put in their varieties, their irrigation type…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
California announces proposed rules on agricultural pesticide use near schools and child day-care centers The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has released a proposed regulation that would give further…
Two New Berries for You
…crop to go to market. This new blueberry was released in cooperation with the Oregon State University’s Agricultural Experiment Station and the Washington State University’s Agricultural Research Center. Up until…
Organic Research and Extension Programs Funding
…University, State College, Pa., $1,192,110 Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., $999,770 Organic Center for Education and Promotion, Brattleboro, Vt., $50,000 Washington State University, Pullman, Wash., $1,999,950 Washington State University, Pullman, Wash.,…