You know it is bad to lose a crop to drought, bugs or disease. Even worse to harvest a very good crop and then lose it. It happened to some…
Collaboration Key to Antibiotic Stewardship
…said Dr. Robert Tauxe, deputy director of the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and…
Foot and Mouth Disease
Cathy Isom asked after 86 years of being free of foot and mouth disease in the U.S., the big question still being asked, are we ready if it returns? There…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for the 2015 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program
…multi-state projects. Proposals must include partners located in at least two different states and address regional or national-level specialty crop issues, including food safety, plant pests and disease, research, crop-specific…
California Citrus Mutual Donates $25,000 Biological Control Research
…be in California that can carry a deadly citrus disease called Huanglongbing, which was recently discovered on multiple properties in San Gabriel. The donation is the result of partnership between…
Register Today for HLB Early Detection Technology Summit
HLB on oranges. Photo courtesy of USDA. Early detection technologies can become valuable tools for identifying huanglongbing (HLB) positive trees before physical symptoms of the disease appear. A massive amount…
NFU Opposes Proposed Rule to Allow Beef Imports from Namibia
…year experienced an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). “The fear over FMD is warranted,” said Johnson in comments submitted today to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). “An outbreak…
Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture
…food environment as a determinant for obesity and community-based behavioral interventions focused on chronic disease prevention. She received her bachelor’s degree and completed her dietetic internship at Iowa State University,…
Pruning Young Trees Around Wet Weather
…disease infections in your trees, which isn’t good period, but it’s really tough on young trees. The tree isn’t very big and usually the cuts are pretty good size, selecting…
Agri View: Varroa Mites-CCD
Varroa Mite USDA photo Scott Bauer The Varroa mite is now accepted as one of the major causes of Colony Collapse Disorder, the mysterious disease that is killing our Honey…
Possible ACP Breeding Population in Central Valley
…is of grave concern because it can carry the plant disease huanglongbing (HLB). All citrus and closely related species are susceptible hosts for both the insect and the disease. There…
The Western View: Tulare Nut Conference
…issues ranging from water to disease management and everything in between. For more information about the show, visit West Coast Nut Grower’s website at wcngg.com. Remember the show is Friday,…
Science Does Not Support International Agency Opinion on Red Meat and Cancer
…and typically achieve. In this case, they had to settle for “majority” agreement. “Cancer is a complex disease that even the best and brightest minds don’t fully understand,” says Shalene…
Asian Citrus Psyllids Detected in Kern County
…All citrus and closely related species are susceptible hosts for both the insect and the disease. There is no cure once a tree becomes infected. The diseased tree will decline…