Researchers have been evaluating what type of affect increasing almond hull concentration in rations for lactating dairy cows will have on milk production. Almond hulls have been shown to have…
USDA Continues Focus on Service During COVID-19 Outbreak
…Agricultural Research Service (ARS) continues its mission-critical work without interruption. We are continuing to support our stakeholders, including action and regulatory agencies. We will begin planning for new research on the…
Automated Fertigation Could Be Ideal for Avocado Trees
…focusing on tree health will prolong their groves. Research showed that giving the trees the exact nutrients they need in small, but more frequent amounts through fertigation had a significant…
Applications Being Accepted for Multiple NRCS Opportunities
…production. The funding support is typically used for pilot projects, field demonstrations, as well as on-farm conservation research. “As an Agency in a dynamic world we need to constantly adapt…
Almond Update: Three Factors Make Up Optimal Yield Equation
…of pounds per acre. Those factors include the number of flowers, potential fruit set, and kernel weight. Almond Board of California‘s Senior Manager of Agricultural Research Sebastion Saa said there…
Working Together: Genetic Markers Making Walnut Breeding More Efficient
Improving production through genetics is a long process, but research supported by the California Walnut Board is making it more efficient. U.C. Davis Nut Crops Breeder Pat J. Brown has…
New FDA Plan for Leafy Greens Food Safety
…laser-focused on improving our prevention, response and research efforts with a multi-faceted approach to help keep leafy greens safe for generations to come.” The plan includes enhancing inspections, audits, and…
Tips for Growing Tomatoes in Containers
…garbage bins, just as long as these containers have proper drainage. Choose the proper growing mix that specifically for a container. Any hardware store, grocery store and garden center carry…
Would Farmers Participate in a Carbon Trading System, Perdue Says “Absolutely”
…and the environment. In a statement, Perdue noted, “This agenda is a strategic, department-wide effort to better align USDA’s resources, programs, and research to provide farmers with the tools they…
Josette Lewis, Ph.D., named Chief Scientific Officer
…of ABC’s agricultural research programs. Following the retirement of Dr. Karen Lapsley on July 31, 2020, Lewis will assume responsibility for human nutrition and biomass research, which Dr. Lapsley will…
Ag Innovation Conference to Highlight Comprehensive Crop Care
…The event is being held at the Veteran’s Memorial Community Center in Santa Maria this year, on Wednesday, March 18. The purpose of the AIC series is to introduce new…
2020 “Growing Together” Black Farmer Conference with Urban Farmers to be Held February 29
…the West Fresno Family Resource Center and the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA), the conference is open to all farmers and ranchers, yet is uniquely tailored towards black farmers and…
Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit to Focus on Leveraging Innovation Through Skilled Workforce
…Center for Innovation & Technology, a premier ag-tech startup incubator based in Salinas, said the summit is an opportunity to help drive an essential “national conversation” about agriculture’s rapidly changing…
Addressing Hemp Questions in California Trials
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources researchers are working to answer hemp questions through two field trials. One study is being conducted at the UC West Side Research and Extension Center…