Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes information on what citrus research projects are being funded and who is helping decide how to spend the money. Want…
Vegetable Crop Research Update Coming Up May 27th
Robert Gilbertson The University of California Cooperative Extension will be having a vegetable crop research update on May 27th at the UC Westside Research and Extension Center in Five Points,…
USDA Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program Sign-Up Begins
…interested in signing up must do so before the Aug. 29, 2014, deadline. For more information on the 2012 SURE program, visit any USDA Service Center or online at www.fsa.usda.gov/sure….
California Representative Appointed to Citrus Subcommittee
…citrus research, extension, and development needs, engages in regular consultation and collaboration with USDA, and provides recommendations for research and extension activities related to citrus disease. The new members will…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Announces Continued Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…up to $25.5 million available for these grants. TITLE VII – Research and Related Matters Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers: On April 15, 2014 awards for these four research…
Water Conference to Cover Variety of Topics
BlueTechValley and the International Center for Water Technology are putting on the 2014 Water Technology Conference on May 8th at the Veterans Memorial building in Clovis, California. The event will…
HLB Research Looks at Better Detection
…it up and transmit it to other plants. Asian citrus psyllid statewide coordinator Bob Atkins says new research is looking into a better testing system. HLB Research Looks at Better…
Quiet Season for Psyllids
…bug’s less active season. Atkins said even with the positive news, growers and researchers need to stay proactive about the bug and research on the disease. Quiet Season for Psyllids…
Funding For California Citrus Research Project
Funding from the USDA is headed to California for a research project to help fight the Asian citrus psyllid. Sabrina Hill has more. Bio-control funding The project is the use…
Full Interview: California Citrus Research Project Gets Funding
Ken Keck, CRB Funding from the USDA is headed to California for a research project to help fight the Asian citrus psyllid. The project is the use of a bio-control…
USDA Announces Additional Support for Small and Midsized Farmers and Ranchers
…of Illinois received $495,000 to research risk mitigation participation strategies for small and midsized producers in the advanced biofuel industry, while Oklahoma State University was awarded $484,000 to research economic…
FSA Looks at the Modern Delivery Service Center
…with the local USDA Farm Service Agency, you may see changes in its shape and service in the future. Rod Bain reports. FSA Looks at the Modern Delivery Service Center…
Meeting to Focus on Future of CA Ag
…the World Food Center at UC Davis. This meeting will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Walter A. Buehler Alumni Center, University of California, Davis One…
Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Redouble State Drought Actions
…Office of Planning and Research will assist local agencies that the Department of Public Health has identified as vulnerable to acute drinking water shortages in implementing solutions to those water…