…Los Angeles, CA 90015 ONTARIO – Wednesday, February 5, 2014 – 3pm-7pm Ontario Convention Center 2000 E Convention Center Way, Ontario, CA 91764 SAN DIEGO – Thursday, February 6, 2014…
Center for Produce Safety Announces Call for Research Proposals
…proposals. The center and its public and industry research partners are making $3 million available to fund general and commodity-specific research aimed at addressing the fresh produce industry’s food safety…
EPA Awards more than $460,000 for environmental Projects along the U.S.-Mexico Border
…canyons. The re-purposed trash might have otherwise entered the Tijuana River, harming the fragile ecosystem of the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve in San Diego. Mexico’s Environment Ministry (SEMARNAT)…
Meeting on Mitigating Drought
…Foothill Research & Extension Center in Browns Valley. While attendance on site will allow participation in key field demonstration, for those unable to travel to the Center the program also…
Workshops on Safeguarding California Plan
…The broadcast can be accessed on the day of the workshop here. Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Milton Marks Conference Center San Francisco State Building 455…
Young Cattlemen’s Conference Deadline Approaching
…to support Angus education, youth and research. To learn more about the Angus Foundation and the programs it supports, call the American Angus Association® at 816-383-5100 or go to www.angusfoundation.org….
CA Beef Board Appointees
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack makes 41 appointments to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. Two of the appointees are from California. Click to Open or Download Audio Report James…
Speaker Series to Celebrate UCCE 100th Anniversary
…It was established by an act of Congress in 1914 to help farmers, homemakers, and youth incorporate the latest university research into their lives. A century later, UC Cooperative Extension…
Research on Cow’s Milk and Cancer Cells
Cow’s milk could someday be used in the treatment of human stomach cancer. A peptide derived from cow’s milk killed human stomach cancer cells in a major research project. Sabrina…
Almond Board: Navel Orangeworm Control in Almonds
…for navel orangeworm control. Curtis says the Almond Board and the University of California have done several research studies and put together guidelines on orchard sanitation, that go into how…
Making the Most of Christmas Trees
…days. A professor at North Carolina State University, Dr. John Frampton, says there’s ongoing research to make real Christmas trees better for consumers. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Farm Academy Admissions Open
The California Farm Academy is taking applications for new students. The California Farm Academy is a training program and farm business incubator at the Center for Land-Based Learning. Applications are…
CDFA Accepting Concept Proposals
…encouraging the development and submission of concepts that demonstrate experimental research trial data (e.g., prior FREP research findings) at the field scale in organic and conventional fertilizers. Other priority research…