…Texas and Ohio over two years. The result: better diabetes control and medication adherence and an overall improvement in the consumption of healthy food. The research is the first formal…
Water Cuts Inevitable for Valley Future
Some believe there will inevitably be more irrigation water cuts in the southern Central Valley that will stem from legislation. Water Cuts Inevitable Center for Watershed Sciences Director Jay Lund…
Agri View: GMO Where?
…used in scientific research and to produce other goods.The term GMO is very close to the technical legal term, ‘living modified organism’, defined in the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which…
American Pistachio Growers Visit China
…important plant-based protein source and a food that research suggests makes it a tasty tool in the pantry arsenal against diabetes. China has the world’s largest diabetes epidemic, overtaking the…
Walnuts and Calories
…Walnut Commission website: Walnut History & Cultivation Find out about their origins in ancient Persia, why they became known as ‘English Walnuts’, and how California became a center for walnut…
Agri View: World Health Organization Condemning Red Meat?
…attention was that two slices of bacon a day could kill you. World Health Organization Condemning Red Meat? The following is the press release from the International Agency for Research…
Honey Bees’ Hard Winter
…Hard Winter for Honey Bees By Dick Rogers M.Sc., Principal Scientist / Entomologist: Bayer Bee Care Center – Bee Health & Integrated Apiculture Research There’s nothing I enjoy more than…
Agri View: War on Feral Hogs!
…and tools generated by research. View the Feral Swine Damages factsheet and learn more about damages caused by feral swine here. For information about how to identify and report feral…
UC Davis Cracks the Walnut Genome
…of plant breeder Chuck Leslie, cooperates with a large number of research partners to develop new walnut varieties. Walnuts a top export crop for California The walnut variety Chandler was…
Almond Board: State of the Almond Industry
…to come, both at home and abroad. The Almond Conference, held at the Sacramento Convention Center, is a three-day event where California almond industry members come together to learn from…
Almond Industry Effort for Innovation and Sustainability
…research overseen by the Almond Board has allowed farmers to reduce the amount of water used to grow a pound of almonds by 33 percent. Our research has also helped…
New Pig Breed Resistant to Deadly Disease
University of Missouri researchers have developed a new pig breed that is resistant to the deadly Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) virus. The discovery could save the California swine…
Delta is Unstable on Many Fronts
…Delta into a crisis. Researchers at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences are at the forefront in providing policymakers with the scientific information and analysis that can help identify…
Avocado: Healthy Fats
…Hass Avocados in the United States. A 12-member board representing domestic producers and importers of Hass Avocados directs HAB’s promotion, research and information programs under supervision of the United States…