…splitting or cherry cracking. We use those words interchangeably,” Cooperative Extension Assistant Postharvest Engineering Specialist Irwin Donis-Gonzalez said. “We are trying to work directly with the packaging lines to be…
Tomato Growers Evaluate Domestic, Export Markets
…and other crops. Pests and pathogens also loom large among growers’ concerns, and University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisors spoke at the meeting to share their latest research and…
Funding for Plant and Animal Phenomics and Microbiome Projects
…integrated research, education and extension programs support the best and brightest scientists and extension personnel whose work results in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural…
Snow Survey Shows Big Gains
…of the water content in the snowpack. Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program, conducted today’s survey at Phillips and reported that “we’ve got a very good…
Blum Center Relaunching With Focus on Food
…other UC campuses, including UCLA, UC Davis and UC Berkeley, the school from which Blum graduated. Each center has a slightly different focus, though all work toward the betterment of…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…agriculture; policies and statutes relating to marketing and promotion orders; pest and disease management; bioterrorism; adulteration and quarantine matters; research, education, and extension; and biotechnology. Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13), Chair…
Almond Board: Tools for Managing Irrigation
…Resources Cooperative Extension. Please email Spencer Cooper, for an in-the-orchard visit or phone consultation. Spencer’s support allows for system-specific recommendations to increase the “crop per drop” on an orchard-by-orchard basis….
DuPont Expects Merger Delays with Dow
…extension on Monday. The companies had requested the extension to fine-tune a package of concessions designed to ease concerns about the deal. DuPont says it expects net income to be…
Smart Phone App Balances Conservation and Production
…and released the apps as part of a cooperative agreement with the United States Agency for International Development. His domestic collaborators include ARS ecologist Jason Karl; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service…
Six California Projects that Reduce Pesticide Use
…contact Janet Caprile at jlcaprile@ucdavis.edu, or (925) 646-6129. Virginia Creeper Leafhopper Project. The UC Cooperative Extension and Fetzer Vineyards have teamed up to manage a pest known as a Virginia…
Chill Hours Getting More Complicated
…up to the 60s during the day, and the bud temperatures get even higher than that because the sun is shining on them all day,” he said. Cooperative Extension Advisor…
USDA Grants California Over 5 Million for Citrus Greening Research
…nation’s citrus industry, citrus greening disease, also known as Huanglongbing (HLB). UC Riverside will receive $5,112,000 of that funding for a program to design and identify bactericides that can cure…
Funding for Potato Breeding Research
…Cooperative Extension System’s eXtension initiative, an online training resource for extension and other professionals who help bring the latest research to use by the agricultural workforce. Examples of previously-funded projects…
USDA Invests in Citrus Greening Research
…and ensure the long-term viability of agriculture. NIFA’s integrated research, education and extension programs support the best and brightest scientists and extension personnel whose work results in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries…