…growth, advance critical scientific research and save lives. “We are part of a new era in aviation, and the potential for unmanned aircraft will make it safer and easier to…
Climate Smart Israel – Delegation Update
…and seawater into drinking water. The Volcani Institute, the research arm of the Ministry of Agriculture, has 200 scientists, 800 support staff and 300 students working on a broad agenda…
Climate Smart Israel
…rye grass and sunflowers. Additionally, we visited the Volcani Center, a research arm of the Israel Ministry of Agriculture. CDFA Science Adviser Amrith Gunasekara is also part of our delegation…
Agri View: Troubled Ocean Waters
…or other matter into the ocean is governed internationally by the 1972 London Convention and 1996 London Protocol. The United States regulates such disposal through the Marine, Protection, Research, and…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a memorandum of understanding to develop joint projects and conduct mutually beneficial research. Israel innovates with technology, efficient irrigation, recycled water, and plant breeding for drought…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…matching funds when they spend their CalFresh benefits on produce at farmers’ markets. The Ecology Center in Berkeley administers the program. Martin Bourque is the Ecology Center executive director. The…
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
…provided through hover text and pop-ups, saving growers the effort of researching this information on their own. The Irrigation Calculator accesses local weather data from CIMIS. Growers select the CIMIS…
Center for Regulatory Effectiveness Calls EPA Atrazine Accusations False
The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness states the Environmental Protection Agency’s new “preliminary” ecological risk assessment relies on computer models to predict environmental effects from use of the herbicide atrazine. The…
FARMS Students Report on Agriculture
…Sabrina Hill talked to the students about agriculture journalism and the differences between radio and print mediums. The FARMS Leadership Program is a project under the Center for Land Based…
Food Safe Technology
…Land of Ours. Food Safe Technology From: USDA Agriculture Research Service Research Project: Intervention Technologies for Minimally Processed Foods Objective: 1. Develop new effective chemical and physical decontamination interventions for…
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
…Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC), having completed quality control, is now making this breakthrough resource available for researchers via the IWGSC wheat sequence repository at URGI-INRA-Versailles, France . Wheat breeders and…
Agri View: Dairy Farming Changes
…stressed the importance of safe milk for children in this 1930 advertisement. Read more: USDA Contributions to Dairying Dairy Division Research in the Private Sector Bureau of Dairy Industry Bibliography…
Sheep Shearing School Prepares Students
…Hopland in the video below: The need for skilled sheep shearers in California and other parts of the nation has prompted the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center to host…
Agri View: Small Towns
Everett Griner talks about how small towns in rural America are disappearing in today’s Agri View. Small Towns From: USDA Economic Research Service Population & Migration The number of people…