…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….
U.S., U.K to Explore Trade Agreement
…exit. U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilber Ross has said that the United States has made clear it is prepared to launch talks as soon as the U.K. is ready. In 2014,…
Ranchers Sue USDA to Renew Country of Origin Labeling
…sentiment of many California ranchers and contends that the labeling is essential for transparency and to allow Americans to support smaller, family-owned ranches. The lawsuit was brought about by the…
Feed a Bee Announces Coast-to-Coast Recipients for $500,000 Pollinator Forage Initiative
…health a national priority.” Round one of grant recipients include: Auburn University, Alabama IVM Partners, Arkansas Social Advocates for Youth, California McKeever Family, California Auburn School Park Community Garden, California…
Western View: The Prairie Fires
…Trucks hauled hay from as far away as California to the devastated towns. The local feed stores made space for the donations and community service clubs set up volunteers to…
New Protections For Immigrant Workers on Horizon
A California legislative committee recently amended a proposed bill that will define the individual rights of immigrant workers while on the job. The Immigration Worker Protection Act (AB 450) would…
USDA Reorganization Takes Shape
…was instrumental in finalizing the recent agreement to allow the importing of U.S. beef to China. Hafemeister received a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s…
Secretary Perdue Hosts Inaugural Rural Prosperity Task Force Meeting
…representatives from the following cabinet agencies and executive branch departments: Secretary of the Treasury; Secretary of Defense; Attorney General; Secretary of the Interior; Secretary of Commerce; Secretary of Labor; Secretary…
Conaway, Peterson Praise U.S. Sugar Deal
…industry and the Department of Commerce to bring Mexican sugar into compliance with U.S. trade laws: “I am very pleased that the Department of Commerce was able to negotiate an…
Almond Matters: The Heat Brings Mites
Courtesy: UCANR In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent U.S.A. Corporation, a heat wave is on the way for much of California and that means mite pressure will…
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, June 12
…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….
Critical Agricultural Water Resources Issues Funded
…Connected with Agriculture and Post-Harvest Processing Industry Water Use: The University of California, Berkeley, California, $463,338 Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, $462,499 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, $458,043 University…
Wheat Geneticist Presented with Innovator of the Year Award
During the UC Davis Chancellor’s Innovation Awards ceremony last week, Jorge Dubcovsky was named as one of the 2017 Innovators of the Year by University of California, Davis, Interim Chancellor…
USDA Seeks Cotton Board Nominees
…represent cotton producers from Arkansas, California/Nevada, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas. Nominees are also sought to fill vacancies for importers. Appointees will serve terms that begin on Jan. 1,…