The second annual Making Science Make Sense teacher workshop saw over 30 participants last Saturday at the Bayer Crop Science Research Center. The workshop offered hands-on training for several inspiring…
KSU Researchers Looking for New Ways to Preserve Bacon
Kansas State University researchers are looking into the question of whether or not an antioxidant could increase the sizzle in America’s love affair with bacon. Meat scientists have known for…
Funding for Research to Improve Livestock and Aquaculture
…help America’s agricultural enterprises thrive and meet growing consumer demand.” The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative is America’s flagship competitive grants program for foundational and translational research, education, and extension…
Folta: Ben and Jerry’s Report Work of Bad Science
…from replicated experimental trials would be presented by researchers with complete materials and methods, proper controls — assessed with statistical rigor. The information would be reviewed by peers for its…
UC Asian Citrus Psyllid Scouts Trying to Avert Huanglongbing Disaster
…orchards were recruited for the project. The farmers make ACP treatment decisions informed by research results that show the best treatments and timing. If she finds ACP, O’Sullivan places them…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Planning
…Nicolau tells us more. Listen to the report: The Almond Conference is December 5-7 at the Sacramento Convention Center. Hotel registration opens Tuesday, August 1. For more information, visit www.almondconference.com….
Study Claims Glyphosate in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
…seem insignificant. John Fagan, the chief executive of the Health Research Institute Laboratories, which did the testing for the Organic Consumers Association, calculated that a 75-pound child would have to…
EWG Study Finds High Nitrate Levels in Rural Drinking Water Systems
…Politico. The research says that nitrates, a chemical from animal waste or agricultural fertilizers, was detected in more than 1,800 water systems in 2015, serving seven million people in 48…
Clovis Nomination Sent to the Senate
…Trump’s nomination of Clovis as the USDA undersecretary for research, education, and economics, according to the Hagstrom Report. The nomination is coming under some scrutiny, as Senate Agriculture top Democrat…
Antitrust Institute, NFU, Say Monsanto-Bayer Merger Puts Farmers at Risk
…or that planned cuts to fundamental research will benefit farmers and consumers. The AAI-FWW-NFU analysis evaluates the effect of the merger on three major markets. One is the market for…
Improvements to Margin Protection Program Advance
…in 2009. Despite negative margins and low milk prices, producers have become increasingly displeased with the program’s performance over the years. Many complaints center around the USDA’s calculation of feed…
Crop Insurance Comments Could Jeopardize Clovis Nomination
…to the Hagstrom Report. Clovis was nominated by President Trump to serve as the USDA undersecretary for research, education, and economics. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Readout on Principals Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force
…wide-ranging dialogue, discussing – among other issues – access to broadband, community infrastructure, community mental and physical health, workforce training and veterans’ employment, agricultural research, regulatory reform, improved access to…
Young Californian Wins Bee Care Award
…bee health. “With the money I’ve been awarded, I’d like to fulfill my dream of building an educational center called Pollination World to teach people about all types of pollinators…