…California and Arizona. Growers use different cultivars of lettuce in each of these regions because of the climatological differences between them. “There is not a ‘one size fits all’ for…
Almond Groundwater Recharge Video
…project over the next two years. The Almond Board will identify farmers who are already using or are interested in trying recharge and enrolling them in a Sustainable Conservation program….
Collaborative Projects Aim to Aid Salmon
…“We’re doing everything we can to move this project along.” During a media briefing at the project site last week, Bair said funding for the project is coming from state…
UC Davis Vet School Ranked #1 in World, Again
…human cancer. The 100K Genome Project, which aims to speed the diagnosis of foodborne illnesses by creating a databank of pathogen genome sequences. Collaboration among veterinary dental surgeons and biomedical…
Johnsongrass Target of New Research
…with colleagues across the United States on this project. Research Targeting Old Problem Dahlberg says herbicide resistance is a major issue with managing the grass, and specific groups in the…
Agri View: Chicken Wings
…John E. Harmon, a professor of geography at Central Connecticut State University who wrote the Atlas of Popular Culture in the Northeastern United States as a sabbatical project, writes that…
Water Allocations Increased Again
…major water project, the Central Valley Project (CVP), is expected to announce later this month its initial allocation to farms and cities. The SWP and CVP have different legal and…
Citrus Research Board Hires Dr. Melinda Klein as Chief Research Scientist
…As Chief Research Scientist, she will be responsible for various duties including performing scientific project reviews, tracking research progress, prioritizing projects and providing leadership to assist CRB to move into…
$260 Million Available for Regional Conservation Program
…the 2014 Farm Bill, RCPP investments of nearly $600 million have already driven 199 partner-led projects. The program leverages local leadership to establish partnerships that can include private companies, local…
$20 Million Committed to Innovative Conservation Projects
…producers and the environment. Projects may include on-farm pilot projects and field demonstrations, and are funded to accelerate the transfer and adoption of promising technologies to landowners in order to…
Plant App Pl@ntNet
…iOS devices. Visit the Pl@ntNet Project website for more information about this plant identification app. Don’t have much of a green thumb? If identifying dogs is more your thing, there’s…
Connecting Drones in Real Time
…data delivery platform, users in multiple locations have access to real-time, stitched imagery gathered from flights for surveying, mapping, remote jobsite monitoring, asset/equipment monitoring, change detection and project evolution tracking….
Bus Stop Farmers Markets
…pilot project is modeled after the one in Dayton, but in this case it was Tampa’s transit authority, HART, that initiated the project together with the local non-profit Keep Tampa…
Commodity Classic Farmer-Focused Topics & Issues Sessions
…agencies. “The Bee Understanding Project” will explain the initiative to improve communication and collaboration between beekeepers, crop advisors, seed companies, farmers and others who are important in the health…