There’s a new online strawberry tool developed by researchers in Florida and it can save California producers both time and money. Most of us know what strawberry production means to…
Efforts to Make School Environments Healthier
…now have healthier school environments than ever before with over 98 percent of schools meeting the healthier meal standards. In addition, research shows that under the updated standards nearly 80…
Almond Board: Almond Irrigation Improvement Continuum
…a research-based organization and will continue to support traditional research and sustainability initiatives, but is now placing greater emphasis on the innovative almond farming practices that will be required to…
Lessons from Six California Soil Care Farmers
…Central Valley prove this rationale wrong, Mitchell said. The farm visits were sponsored by the UC Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation Center (CASI), USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and the California…
Agri View: Burger Possibilities
…label directs; keep warm. Meanwhile, preheat a grill to medium high. Form the beef into four 6-ounce patties, about 3/4 inch thick; press the center of each patty with your…
Help for Central Valley Rice Producers
…to the funding cutoff date. For more information about the Rice Stewardship Partnership RCPP, please visit the NRCS website or visit your local USDA Service Center. Ducks Unlimited Inc. is…
New Greenhouse Aids ACP Control
A new Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) research greenhouse will open next week. Citrus leaders say the facility will aid natural ACP control efforts. Cal Poly Pomona Opens Research and Insect…
Ag Secretary Vilsack a Potential VP Candidate
…I know about foreign policy: The United States must be at the center of every problem globally. We must lead. I understand that.” Vilsack told NBC he’s happy to talk…
Avocado Growers Face Obstacles but Harvest More Fruit
…based in Valley Center, said he and other farmers in his part of San Diego County experienced crop loss due to the heat wave, which brought extended days of triple-digit…
Organic Symposium Proceedings Now Available
…of nine UC Agriculture and Natural Resources research and extension centers across the state of California. Ten acres at the 330-acre center are certified organic and available for organic research….
First-Ever National Academy of Sciences Prize
…a Nomination About the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, builds unique partnerships to support innovative and…
Man’s New Best Friend
…to snag some food.) New research, published in the journal Biology Letters, is simpler, but might actually open up a host of new possibilities. The research placed a box with…
Agri View: Fire Ant Problem
…in Agricultural Research Service, universities, and states, implement an Imported Fire Ant Phorid Fly (Pseudacteon spp.) rearing and release program. The first 2 species of this biocontrol agent, P. tricuspis…
NIFA Announces Funding
…funds and administers the SBIR program, with additional funding provided by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics…