…diseases on farms and in communities. The awards are made through NIFA’s Crop Protection and Pest Management Program (CPPM) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program which have awarded more than…
Overseas HPAI Outbreaks Prompt Import Restrictions
A series of separate highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks have sparked import bans of poultry products in at least two countries. The U.S. Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy…
Regional Psyllid Quarantines Still a Possibility
California citrus programs are still looking to split the state into regions when it comes to Asian citrus psyllid quarantines. The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP), operated by…
Bird Flu Discovered in European Union
…animals makes them more vulnerable to potential disease outbreaks. Going back to 1997, 40 million hens, cows, sheep, goats, and pigs have been slaughtered to contain outbreaks of swine flu,…
Agri View: Cause and Cure
…of time to Colony Collapse Disorder. The mysterious disease that has done so much to destroy honeybees. But until the cause and cure are found I will keep reporting what…
Monitoring Plant Metabolism to Detect HLB
…Department of Technology at the University of California, Davis, is looking at the metabolism of citrus trees and analyzing changes as indicators of stress and disease. Plants’ metabolic pathways change…
Alberta Beef Producers Want TB Support
…when it was slaughtered in the United States. For Canada, bovine tuberculosis is a federally reportable disease, and the nation is considered to be officially free of the disease. Click…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…armed with knowledge and tools to make their crops and livestock more resilient to disease while keeping costs low for farmers so they can continue doing what they do best….
Higher Dose of Vitamin D May Benefit Pregnant Women
…is important because inflammation is associated with high blood pressure, pre-eclampsia, premature delivery and low birthweight, according to Stephensen, research leader at WHNRC’s Immunity and Disease Prevention Research Unit. In…
HLB Positive Finds Rise to 30
…and Agriculture is reporting that two more citrus trees have tested positive for the deadly huanglongbing disease in the San Gabriel area of Los Angeles County. The Citrus Pest and…
Canada Investigating Bovine Tuberculosis
…be “destroyed.” Canada is still officially considered to be free of the disease, CFIA said, and the finding of the lone slaughter cow in the U.S. does not affect Canada’s…
Lab System Aims to Protect State’s Livestock
…think about emerging animal diseases. “That doesn’t mean it’s not a very important issue,” he said. “The ability to detect an emerging disease or to deal with a disease issue…
Food and Forestry Research and Development Projects
…will receive funding include: NVE Corporation in Eden Prairie, Minn., will develop a prototype salmonella pathogen detector that will reduce the potential for disease outbreaks and costly food recalls. Nano…
Herbal Answer to a Longer Life?
…actually over the age of 100. And very few have the diseases that affect the elderly, such as cataracts, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease. Researchers also discovered that Acciaroli residents eat…