…protecting ACP Cooperative Extension Specialist Mark Hoddle says during an extended project looking at tamarixia control on ACP, they saw an interesting trend with a common orchard floor pest. Hoddle…
Tamarixia Wasp Populations Doing Well
Courtesy: UCANR Most citrus growers know what tamarixia wasps are and what they do, but how is the project doing since the insects’ release? Populations Doing Well Researchers wanted to…
Second Wasp Released for Psyllid Control
…trial that looked at tamarixia wasps for ACP biological control earlier this month at a citrus growers’ seminar series. Cooperative Extension Specialist Mark Hoddle worked on that project and showed…
Westlands Statement on Passage of H.R. 2898
…members of the Senate will continue their work toward the enactment of meaningful legislation this year that will provide a reasonable balance between operations of the Central Valley Project and…
Regenis Application Wins Dairy Digester Grant in CA
California Department of Food and Agriculture announced the AgPower Visalia, LLC project in Tulare Co. has been awarded a three million dollar dairy digester research and development grant yesterday. The…
Almond Board: Plan Now to Help Honeybees
Almond growers know how important honeybees are for their crop, and executive director of Project Apis m., Christi Heintz, says right now is a perfect time for those growers to…
Overseas Biological Control Trial for ACP
Courtesy: UCANR A 2-year project looking into natural defenses for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) was conducted partly overseas, and experts say that was an important part of the trial….
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portions of Santa Clara County
…of Southern Asia and neighboring islands, including Sri Lanka and Taiwan. It is also found in Hawaii. Residents with questions about the project may call CDFA’s Pest Hotline at 1-800-491-1899….
USDA Energy Biomass Retrieval Incentives
…Crop Assistance Program also provides financial assistance to farmers and ranchers who produce new sources of energy biomass by growing eligible crops on contract acres within approved BCAP project areas….
Obama Administration Assists Communities in Building Local Food Systems to Foster Economic Growth
…Many of these projects can be found on the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass. Searchable by state, zip code, project type and funding program, the Know Your Farmer,…
Pest Pressures at Midseason Cotton Update
This slideshow requires JavaScript. A midseason cotton update brought Central Valley growers together to talk about an unpredictable season so far. The San Joaquin Sustainable Farming Project held its midseason…
USDA Announces New Tool to Monitor Dams, Keep Communities Safe
…DamWatch will help watershed project sponsors monitor and manage dams that were built with assistance from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). By monitoring these structures, project sponsors can better…
Microbiomes Changing Food Safety Monitoring
…a good analogy. How The Project Works Rodrigue says businesses and growers can take huge hits when it comes to branding and marketing when these events happen, and the project…
USDA Seeks Applications for Loans and Grants to Support Rural Economic Development
…390 projects that help very small business enterprises. For example, in 2014, Rural Development awarded a $500,000 loan and a $105,000 grant to the Midcoast Council of Governments (MCOG) in…