…California is the country’s top agricultural state. “California’s $47 billion agricultural sector has depended on UC ANR, in partnership with our UC campuses, for the stream of new technologies and…
Nitrogen Levels in Navel Oranges
…of their annual nitrogen requirement foliarly, in pre-bloom and post-bloom low-biuret urea sprays. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Craig Kallsen has been researching the amount of nitrogen a mature navel orange…
Feed a Bee Announces Coast-to-Coast Recipients for $500,000 Pollinator Forage Initiative
…Tennessee, Tennessee IVM Partners, Inc., Tennessee Borderlands Research Institute, Texas City of New Braunfels PARD, Texas Gideon Lincecum Chapter – Texas Master Naturalists, Texas Utah State University Extension, Utah Belmont…
USDA Reorganization Takes Shape
…as an extension agent in several African countries from 1990 to 1995. After returning to his home State of Minnesota, he entered the graduate program in Agricultural Economics at the…
Critical Agricultural Water Resources Issues Funded
…that would help farmers anywhere in the United States. NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension and promotes transformative discoveries that solve societal challenges. NIFA support for…
Food Safety Practices and Costs Under the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement
…with industry representatives, extension agents, and others; this background helped us develop the written survey. Firms in the case study then filled out the detailed survey. After reviewing the survey…
NPPC, Ports Coalition, Applaud Early West Coast Port Contract Talks
…the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association for agreeing to early discussions on a contract extension. The extension will allow ports on the West Coast to operate…
USDA Helps Expand Rural Broadband Infrastructure in Four States
…the Central Texas Telephone Cooperative, Inc. to construct 568 miles of fiber and install equipment upgrades in seven of its 17 exchanges. California’s Ducor Telephone Co. is receiving a $9…
Critical Agricultural Research and Extension Projects Gains Support
…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 whose work results in user-inspired,…
New Broccoli and Lettuce Cost Studies Released
…the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics website at https://coststudies.ucdavis.edu. The cost and returns studies program is funded by the UC Agricultural Issues Center and UC Cooperative Extension,…
Conaway Applauds Delay of Compliance Dates for FSMA Agricultural Water Standards
…I’ve heard from many farmers concerned with the rules and struggling to figure out how and when they have to comply with FSMA rules and regulations. This extension provides producers…
USDA Announces $6 Million for Sustainable Energy Research
…power. A University of Florida project investigated the use of sorghum for biofuels and chemicals. NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension and promotes transformative discoveries that…
California Prunes Projected to Bounce Back
…Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Dani Lightle told AgNet West last season. “They bloomed right when we had a big storm come through the north part of the state. There was…
Agri View: Good Vidalia Onion Crop
…is bigger and better than last year’s crop. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner… From: Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Onion Transplants from Texas Play a Major Role in…