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New ARS Strawberry is a ‘Keepsake’
…at the ARS Beltsville Agricultural Research Center‘s Genetic Improvement of Fruits and Vegetables Laboratory, describe ‘Keepsake’ in the February 2019 issue of HortScience. Compared with other current strawberry cultivars and breeding selections evaluated after 2…
A Third of 2019 Farm Income Derived from Government Assistance
…afforded to the agricultural industry. According to a report from USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS), net farm income is forecasted at $92.5 billion for 2019, an increase of $8.5 billion…
ASI Applauds EPA Label Approval for Sodium Cyanide
…family.” When the trap is set, only the capsule holder and capsule protrude above ground level. Photograph / Guy Connolly, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Wildlife Research Center Sodium cyanide…
Organic Growers Converge in Monterey
…Network (OPN) and California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), the summit will feature more than 90 exhibitors on the trade show floor of the Monterey Conference Center. The summit will begin…
Choosing and Caring for a Living Christmas Tree
…the house and later moved to a good location outside. Decide beforehand what type of tree you want to get and research evergreens that grow in your area. The National…
Survey Reveals Crucial Data on Fusarium Head Blight
…already been taken by the USDA-ARS led Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative to ensure crop advisors are receiving the latest and best research information on FHB management. Source: USDA/Agricultural Research…
Latest Romaine Recall Expands Over E. coli Concerns
…the list of grocery outlets responding to the warnings issued by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The notice came last week when…
Romaine E. coli Scare Before Thanksgiving…Again
…eat-by date of November 1, 2019, or earlier. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) believes some of the products could still be in consumer refrigerators and freezers. The romaine lettuce…
Almond Matters: Getting Started on Winter Annual Weeds
…said Tino Lopez, Valent Field Market Research Representative. “The winter annual weeds can become – by the time spring comes around – can become pretty good-sized weeds and rob our…
Preparing for the Effects of Climate Change in Agriculture
…the data record,” said Greg Jones, Director of the Evenstad Center for Wine Education at Linfield College. “The changes are very different from place to place though, where some areas…
Climate Considerations for Processing Tomatoes
Research models show that increases in overall temperatures in California will have a direct effect on how some crops are going to be produced in the future. In one study…
Almond Matters: Winter Sanitation Increases Chance for Successful Spring
…mitigate any kind of inoculum that may be there whether its insect eggs or overwintering insect larvae,” said Tino Lopez, Valent Field Market Research Representative. “The whole concept of winter…
Chlorpyrifos Alternative Funding and Time Not Enough
…those funds going into research, but a systematic change is needed in the duration of the process. “There really needs to be an evaluation at the state level as to how…