…Department of Technology at the University of California, Davis, is looking at the metabolism of citrus trees and analyzing changes as indicators of stress and disease. Plants’ metabolic pathways change…
Alberta Beef Producers Want TB Support
…when it was slaughtered in the United States. For Canada, bovine tuberculosis is a federally reportable disease, and the nation is considered to be officially free of the disease. Click…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…armed with knowledge and tools to make their crops and livestock more resilient to disease while keeping costs low for farmers so they can continue doing what they do best….
Higher Dose of Vitamin D May Benefit Pregnant Women
…is important because inflammation is associated with high blood pressure, pre-eclampsia, premature delivery and low birthweight, according to Stephensen, research leader at WHNRC’s Immunity and Disease Prevention Research Unit. In…
HLB Positive Finds Rise to 30
…and Agriculture is reporting that two more citrus trees have tested positive for the deadly huanglongbing disease in the San Gabriel area of Los Angeles County. The Citrus Pest and…
Canada Investigating Bovine Tuberculosis
…be “destroyed.” Canada is still officially considered to be free of the disease, CFIA said, and the finding of the lone slaughter cow in the U.S. does not affect Canada’s…
Lab System Aims to Protect State’s Livestock
…think about emerging animal diseases. “That doesn’t mean it’s not a very important issue,” he said. “The ability to detect an emerging disease or to deal with a disease issue…
Food and Forestry Research and Development Projects
…will receive funding include: NVE Corporation in Eden Prairie, Minn., will develop a prototype salmonella pathogen detector that will reduce the potential for disease outbreaks and costly food recalls. Nano…
Herbal Answer to a Longer Life?
…actually over the age of 100. And very few have the diseases that affect the elderly, such as cataracts, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease. Researchers also discovered that Acciaroli residents eat…
Growers, Researchers Fight Citrus Disease
…faster rate than citrus trees can evolve to resist the disease. Gottwald, who has been a plant disease researcher in Florida through the HLB devastation, said four control strategies must…
Agri View: Imported Insects and Diseases
Everett Griner talks about imported diseases and pests hurting our citrus industry in today’s Agri View. Imported Insects and Diseases My goodness, how many citrus diseases are there? I get…
Agri View: Controlling Diseases
…pay for, or prevent, diseases. That’s Agri View for today, I’m Everett Griner. Image: Foot-and-mouth disease virus (capsid). This FMDV virus is the causative agent of foot-and-mouth disease. Credit: molekuul_be/Shutterstock…
Critical European Grapevine Moth Safeguarding Milestone Recognized
…Keith Horn with Constellation Wines US and USDA Deputy Under Secretary Elvis Cordova. CDFA Secretary Karen Ross congratulates Bob Wynn, Senior Advisor and Statewide Coordinator of the Pierce’s Disease Control…
CDFA Committee/Board Vacancies
Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee The California Department of Food and Agriculture is announcing one vacancy on the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee. The committee advises the CDFA…