…to the changing workforce, the report recommends increased data collection and analysis of labor force practices and needs in agriculture. Read the report here: www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigration-and-farm-labor-unauthorized-h-2a-some. Image credit: (bottom right) Workers…
Alumnus Montgomery Returns as New Fresno State Winemaker
…studied under the department’s legendary founder, Vincent E. Petrucci. Montgomery also conducted undergraduate research in spore formation and germination of Botrytis Cinerea, a wine grape fungus, and its initiation of…
Almond Board: Stockpile Management
…of California research focused on stockpiling and crop moisture content shows that it is important to follow key practices to avoid mold growth in piles, particularly the Aspergillus fungus and…
Agri View: Honey Bee Update
…better job of caring for their hives. This was an in-depth study done by well-qualified researchers. The survey included almost 5,000 beekeepers and covered over quarter-million beehives. That is a…
Foreign Investment in U.S. Farmland Rising
…surge of foreign investment in American farmland and it’s raising concerns in Congress and among rural advocacy groups. Tim Gibbons, a director for the Missouri Rural Crisis Center, calls the…
Dairy Producers Needed for Sorghum Research
The University of California is currently conducting sorghum research that is aimed at finding the most effective methods of growing sorghum as an alternative food source for dairy cows. The…
Laurel Wilt Experts Caution California Avocado Industry
…and the California Avocado Society. Florida laurel wilt experts present research to San Luis Obispo growers. A group of six University of Florida (UF) researchers discussed laurel wilt disease at…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…New York, $498,000 Reinvestment Partners, Durham, North Carolina, $398,960 Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation, Youngstown, Ohio, $498,880 Nurture Nature Center, Easton, Pennsylvania, $267,394 Rhode Island Public Health Institute, Providence, Rhode Island,…
Cuba, Houston, Sign Port Agreement
…business and foster a “closer” bilateral relationship between the two nations. The agreement also provides for the exchange of studies and information to improve and increase market research, joint marketing…
“Good-Guy” Fungus to Take on Killer of Oaks and Ornamental Crops
…by formulating the fungus into a wettable powder that can be added to nursery soils and potting mixes. Read more about this research in the August 2017 issue of AgResearch.…
Almond Board: Harvest Dust Tips
…Almond Board of California has prepared several resources for almond growers that explain research-based tools and techniques to reduce dust during harvest. These include: Managing Dust at Harvest technical guide…
Agri View: Goat Meat Demand and Consumption
…is finding its place on the same dinner table. Research is going on at one university on the nutritional value of goat meat. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett…
UF Scientists to Help California, Florida Growers Control Dangerous Avocado Pathogen
Jonathan Crane, a professor of horticultural sciences, inspecting an avocado tree at the Tropical Research and Education Center. University of Florida experts know all too well about laurel wilt, the…
Consumers Have Trouble Reading Food Labels
…(GMA) and Food Policy Action Network by Lake Research Partners, surveyed over 1,000 adult Americans of all ages and political leanings. The poll findings clearly illustrate that the current range…






















