…breeding program for UC Cooperative Extension. She has been part of the team evaluating the viability of GEM production in the Central San Joaquin Valley. “It has good production, better…
Dairy Farmers work to Help Cows Stay Cool
…any different for me than previous Junes or Julys that have been hot.” Peter Robinson, a University of California Cooperative Extension dairy nutrition and management specialist, said a heat wave…
Air Curtain Burner Solves Pile of Problems
The air curtain burner at Minturn Hulling Cooperative. A Central Valley huller has found a way to rid themselves of a growing pile of agriculture waste with an incinerating unit…
Funding for Research on Plant-Biotic Interactions
…help plants thrive in the face of pest and environmental constraints, along with other challenges.” AFRI is America’s flagship competitive grants program for foundational and translational research, education, and extension…
Humiston Stressed Value, Infrastructure to House Ag
…the foundation would not have happened so quickly had it not been for the existing research extension centers, agricultural experiment stations, and cooperative extension personnel. “You have to have that…
Fly Control in Cattle Herds
…spread Anaplasmosis and Bovine Leukosis. Lew Strickland, Extension Veterinarian at the University of Tennessee, put together a list of pointers on how to mitigate the risk of flies having a…
UC a Key Link for AgTech
…because UC Cooperative Extension can be the education bridge between technology and producers. “Cooperative Extension is very important, and we are in all 58 counties in California,” she said. “Through…
Weedy Rice Concerns in California
…new website to assist growers. The website is a collaboration between the California Rice Commission and the University of California Cooperative Extension. Pictures and other informative materials were also provided…
U.S. Swine Herd is Expanding
…Scott Brown of the University of Missouri Extension Service says the numbers in the breeding herd show stability in the industry. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farmers Assess Impact of Recent Heat Wave
…factor in tomato damage, said Gene Miyao, a University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisor. “It’s not just hitting a temperature spike for half an hour,” Miyao said. “That isn’t…
Research on Pests and Beneficial Species Funding from USDA
…advances agricultural research, education, and extension and promotes transformative discoveries that solve societal challenges. NIFA’s integrated research, education, and extension programs support the best and brightest scientists and extension personnel…
Inconclusive HLB Tests Remind Growers of Disease Threat
…Research Board and University of California Cooperative Extension combined to bring California citrus growing areas an educational seminar, and it started in Exeter for Central Valley growers. Research Entomologist, and…
NIFA Announces $4.3 Million for Higher Education Support
…next generation of Native American environmental professionals entering the FANH sciences workforce. NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension and promotes transformative discoveries that solve societal challenges….
Late-Harvest Processing Peaches Bring More Green
New cost studies released by the UC ANR Agricultural Issues Center and UC Cooperative Extension show that peach growers could net roughly $800 more per acre from late-harvest processing peaches…