…most northern in California. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) confirmed the detection of HLB disease in a sample taken from a grapefruit tree located in a Riverside…
Funding for Research to Improve Livestock and Aquaculture
…– Animal Breeding, Genetics and Genomics Auburn University, Auburn University, Alabama, $500,000 University of California, Davis, California, $460,000 University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, $500,000 Iowa State University of Science and…
UC Asian Citrus Psyllid Scouts Trying to Avert Huanglongbing Disaster
…UC Agriculture and Natural Resources scientists to carefully and continuously monitor citrus orchards for Asian citrus psyllid, an invasive pest in California that can spread the devastating huanglongbing disease. In…
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, July 24
…the calculator at the University of California integrated pest management website. All locations use CIMIS weather stations. NOW Degree Day reports are sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Intrepid Edge insecticide….
Delay of Decision to Impose U.S. Ethanol Import Tariff
…action from U.S. Grains Council (USGC) President and CEO Tom Sleight, Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) President and CEO Bob Dinneen and Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor: “We are encouraged to…
NCBA CEO Testifies on Capitol Hill: “Please Do No Harm!”
Frazier Outlines How NAFTA Has Benefited U.S. Beef Producers: Billions in Annual Sales, “Difficult to Improve Upon Duty-Free, Unlimited Access to Canada and Mexico” National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CEO…
Agri View: Mad Cow Disease Cost
…the stomach. One case sent the cattle world and the American beef export market righty into kayos. Practically the whole world slammed the door shut on American Beef. No less…
Input Needed for Dairy Revenue Protection Program
The American Farm Bureau Federation is looking for feedback from California dairy farmers on their proposed Dairy Revenue Protection Program at an informational meeting being held on August 2nd. AFBF…
Young Californian Wins Bee Care Award
A California teen is one of the recipients of the Bayer Bee Care Community Leadership Award, marking the first time a beekeeper under the age of 18 received the honor….
No Referendum Needed for Citrus Pest and Disease Program
…ACP was found in California in 2008, which led to the proactive formation of the CPDPP. The first HLB case in California was found in 2012, and there has been…
Add Sizzle to Your Skillet
…out the Horseradish Information Council at www.horseradish.org for the largest collection of horseradish recipes on the web. Smoked salmon sandwich with green olives, cucumber, horseradish cheese spread n rye bread….
Farm Groups Support Clovis Nomination
…a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Pat Roberts Monday expressing support for the nomination. The groups, including the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives and the American Farm Bureau Federation,…
California Lawmakers Extend Cap and Trade
The California Legislature has approved Assembly Bill 398, extending the state’s greenhouse gas, cap and trade program to 2030. The bill passed with a two-thirds super majority and Governor Jerry…
SoftBank Investing in Indoor Vertical Farming Company
The SoftBank Group is leading a $200 million investment into an indoor vertical farm venture in California. The SoftBank Vision Fund is investing in Plenty, a San Francisco startup that…