…reduced equipment passes, and subsurface irrigation have been key, according to Jeff Mitchell, UC Cooperative Extension specialist based at the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center. These practices combine…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Sessions
…and influential industry members on industry research, production news and regulatory issues. The three-day conference also features workshops and poster sessions dedicated to research topics, as well as presentations on…
Almond Matters: New Tool for California Growers
…10 percent bloom all the way to full bloom,” Clay said. “In our research studies, we are seeing the best results when the applications are made between 30 percent and…
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Research Beneficial to Agriculture
…week at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. I was honored to have an opportunity this week to visit the world-class Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and learn about some of the cutting-edge research underway…
Monitoring Plant Metabolism to Detect HLB
…Some research studies have shown disease indicators in results as early as six weeks from initial bacterial infection of the tree in greenhouse research environments and tree grafting. Slupsky predicts…
USDA Data Shows Number of Midsize Farms Declining
New data from the Department of Agriculture shows the number of midsized farms is declining. The USDA Economic Research Service found midsized farms declined by five percent between 1992 and…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…the cost of removing that water. But thanks to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service, (ARS) research by plant physiologist Merle Weaver at the Western Regional Research Center,…
CDFA Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
…2016 – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm California Centers for International Trade Development, ROOM 308, Building B State Center Community College District 390 W. Fir Ave., Ste. 303, Clovis, CA…
Trade Officials Prepare to Push TPP following Elections
Officials from the Obama administration and other Trans-Pacific Partnership countries are ramping up their efforts to build support for ratifying the 12-country pact. But the International Center for Trade says…
Scientists Work to Define Threat from Palm Pest
…agricultural officials for investigation. The UC Riverside Center for Invasive Species Research, which Hoddle directs, has a website where people can report palm trees that may be infested, at cisr.ucr.edu/palmarum_survey.html….
USDA Seeks Nominations for Advisory Committee on Ag Statistics
…today’s diverse agriculture industry.” To submit a nomination, complete the AD-755 form , Advisory Committee or Research and Promotion Background Information, available as a .pdf on the NASS website. The…
FSA County Committee Elections to Begin
…may also contact your local USDA Service Center or FSA office. Visit http://offices.usda.gov/ to find an FSA office near you. USDA works to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry…
HSUS Denies Budget Problems
The Humane Society of the United States is brushing off a report that says it’s having financial difficulties. The talk of challenges within the organization started Tuesday when the Center…
CCGGA Opposes Air Resources Board Freight Facility Survey for 2017
…has been an extreme concern of the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Associations (CCGGA) as the loose term of freight facility and warehouse/distribution center could include cotton ginning operations among…