…361-2726, facsimile (540) 361-1199, or email Shethir.Riva@ams.usda.gov. The cotton research and promotion program is authorized by the Cotton Research and Promotion Act of 1966. Since 1966, Congress has authorized the…
Food Safety Practices and Costs Under the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement
Linda Calvin, Helen Jensen, Karen Klonsky, and Roberta Cook USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? Foodborne illness linked to contaminated produce is a public health concern. The Food…
Fresno Food Expo Award Applications Still Being Accepted
The seventh annual Fresno Food Expo is scheduled for July 26 and 27 at the Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center. Applications for the fifth annual New Product Awards and third…
Pig Pens: A Look at Mirrors and Mats
…mats to help improve the pigs’ environment, which may help reduce stress and promote health and productivity. Read more about this research in the June 2017 issue of AgResearch magazine….
The Western View: Fruit Trail
…places like the Mennonite Quilt Center, Garry’s country store, Circle K Ranch, and more. It’s a cornucopia of all the wonderful things we grow here and ship around the world….
Food Safety Practices and Costs Under the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement
Linda Calvin, Helen Jensen, Karen Klonsky, and Roberta Cook USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? Foodborne illness linked to contaminated produce is a public health concern. The Food…
Almond Matters: Hull Rot Management
…complex,” Field Market Research Manager Pat Clay said. “There’s two fungi that are causing the disease, monilinia and rhizopus. A lot of the university research has demonstrated that you need…
Healthy Preparation of Mushrooms
…Mushrooms are also an important source of biologically active compounds with a potential medicinal value such as beta glucans. Scientists from Mushroom Technological Research Center of La Rioja – or…
Organic Research Institution Launches Industrial Hemp Research Project
The Rodale Institute has started a new industrial hemp research project focused on examining the crop’s role in soil health and regenerative organic agriculture. Proclaimed as the nation’s leading organic…
NCGA Launches Open Innovation Challenge to Find the Next Big Thing for Corn
…and chairman of NCGA’s Corn Productivity and Quality Action Team. “In addition to researchers who have increased the spectrum of renewable chemicals from corn to date, we are reaching out…
Critical Agricultural Research and Extension Projects Gains Support
…the agricultural community.” The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative is America’s flagship competitive grants program for foundational and translational research, education, and extension projects in the food and agricultural sciences….
New Broccoli and Lettuce Cost Studies Released
…ANR Agricultural Issues Center and UC Cooperative Extension. Vegetable growers may find these useful for estimating their own production costs and potential returns on investment. “These studies have an expanded…
NCGA Launches Open Innovation Challenge to Find the Next Big Thing for Corn
…technologies that will help drive innovation,” said Larry Hoffmann, a farmer from Wheatland, North Dakota and chairman of NCGA’s Corn Productivity and Quality Action Team. “In addition to researchers who…
Second Lady Karen Pence, Secretary Perdue Unveil Beehive at Vice President’s Residence
…includes significant USDA research. “Most farmers and consumers have no better friends and few harder workers than the honey bee, as more than one-third of all U.S. crop production requires…