Cattle producers need to confer with their veterinarians on how best to treat a potentially fatal disease, if diagnosed in their herds. Rod Bain and Dana Zook of Oklahoma State…
California’s Strawberry Industry Without Methyl Bromide?
…Gordon, UC Davis professor in the Department of Plant Pathology, in this issue’s Outlook. “Rather, a multi-faceted approach will be required, one that integrates advances in disease resistance through breeding…
European Grapevine Moth Eradicated From California
…the relationships in place Ross because of the ongoing, cooperative program created by this industry years ago to combat Pierce’s disease and the glassy-winged sharpshooter.” The infestation peaked in 2010…
Got wild pigs?
…hogs, feral pigs, feral hogs, wild boars, Russian boars or Eurasian boars, in California, they are all the same destructive animal. Wild pigs can spread disease to people, pets and…
Zika Virus Battle
…night, Cornel said, is grave concern that there will be a Zika outbreak in California. “Right now, our only control tool in response to a disease outbreak is use of…
Canada and China Canola Talks End Without Deal
…Trudeau. China’s quarantine authority recently announced it would impose stricter import inspection standards due to concerns over the crop disease blackleg. The move was supposed to take place on April…
Ranchers, Loggers Express Concerns About Forest Plans
…from wildfires, insects and disease will have to be piled and burned. In a letter requesting the time extension for comments on the forest plans, CFBF Associate Counsel Jack Rice…
Pear Growers Say Supply, Demand Have Equalized
…after orchards were hard hit last year with the bacterial disease fire blight. That caused growers to remove fruiting wood from their trees, said Robert Arceo, a grower in the…
Funding to Train the Next Generation of Agricultural Leaders
…systems. Michigan State University used a previous NIFA grant to provide veterinarians with new competencies in basic infectious and metabolic disease research through courses and research experiences in immunology, molecular…
Agri View: Beekeeping 101
…because of disease and problems that threaten the future of this indispensable little creature. But some serious beekeepers are now teaching the culture to others who are interested. To the…
Two More Trees Identified HLB-Positive
The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program says two additional trees have tested HLB-positive in Southern California. The trees were not in close proximity to each other; however, both are…
Cargill Stops Antibiotic Use in Turkey Flocks
Cargill has stopped using an antibiotic for disease prevention in its turkey flocks. The move follows concerns that using the antibiotic, gentamicin (gent-ta-mice-in), contributes to the threat of antimicrobial resistance….
CA Free of TB Testing for Cattle Movement
…of TB testing. The upgraded status is a result of several years of testing and related biosecurity efforts following the detection of the disease in five dairy herds dating between…
Agri View: Consuming GMO Crops
…therapeutic ingredients that doctors “prescribe” them for patients at risk for cancer and heart disease. A plant biochemist at Michigan State University, DellaPenna believes that genetically engineered foods are the…