…ranchers. While in Cuba with President Obama, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA will allow the 22 industry-funded Research and Promotion Programs and 18 Marketing Order organizations to conduct…
How is Climate Change Affecting Agriculture?
…supported by the UC Agricultural Issues Center, a program of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources researchers and educators draw on local expertise to conduct agricultural,…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
…announced will support research, education, and outreach through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Water for Agriculture Challenge Area, administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)….
ACP Treatment Areas Key for HLB Fight
…on psyllid populations. Researchers with University of California, industry leaders, and personnel with the Citrus Research Board and California Citrus Mutual, have developed a program to help growers implement area-wide…
Agri View: Corn Facts
…It must be deep enough to germinate where the water is in the soil (too deep and it won’t grow). Research has improved the odds in favor of the farmer…
Annual Post-Harvest Pest Control Seminar
…USDA-ARS Horticultural Research Laboratory; Ft. Pierce, Florida Trevor Suslow, Extension Research Specialist, Department of Plant Sciences; University of California, Davis Adrian Sbodio, Research Associate, Department of Plant Sciences; University of…
CDFA Fertilization Guidelines for Irrigated Agriculture Expanded
The California Fertilization Guidelines on the Fertilizer Education and Research (FREP) website have been expanded to include recommendations for 18 crops, representing more than half of the irrigated agriculture in…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…Cuba, Secretary Vilsack announced that USDA will allow the 22 industry-funded Research and Promotion Programs and 18 Marketing Order organizations to conduct authorized research and information exchange activities with Cuba….
Johnsongrass Target of New Research
…and recent funding is starting the process to look for new tools to help control it. Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center Director Jeff Dahlberg says he will be working…
Carbon Offset Could Make OM Incorporation Feasible
Incorporating organic matter (OM) back into the soil can be an expensive endeavor, and research is looking into calculating the carbon offset and that may pay off in the future….
Confusing Chicken Labels
…day in the life is like for a broiler chicken (a chicken raised for meat). Learn why we raise chickens the way we do, the thought and research that goes…
Agri View: Chicken Wings
…Hooter’s, which featured wings at the center of its menu. Traditionally, buffalo chicken wings are deep-fried without breading and tossed in buffalo sauce. Image via Wikimedia Commons In 1994, Domino’s…
Water Allocations Increased Again
…Island. Bradford Island is on the center right and Jersey Island in the right lower corner. The upper left is Solano County with the city of Rio Vista on the…
Maple Syrup and Brain Health
…of research to support the beneficial effects of natural products on neurodegenerative diseases, like Alzheimer’s. The findings, presented at the American Chemical Society’s annual meeting, revealed the potential protective effect…