…pest infestation or disease outbreak. While over the years improvements have been made to the systems that safeguard U.S. agriculture, former USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator Bobby…
Bayer Grand Opening Of New Greenhouse Site In West Sacramento
…as flavor and shelf life. The Biologics Research and Development team will utilize a separate 11,000-square-foot greenhouse to provide plants for research in crop efficiency and disease/insect management, including an…
Agri View: Maple Tree Problems
…eastern Canada have been exhibiting an increased incidence of decline in recent years. Sugar maple decline is not a disease with specific causal agents, but a series of events that…
Salt in Our Diet
…diabetes or cardiovascular diseases. AHA’s chief executive officer, Nancy Brown said “Our recommendation is simple in the sense that it applies to the entire U.S population, not just at-risk groups….
Agri View: Food Consumption
…the disease is very different. Lots of evidence points to differences in diet as the explanation.” News You Can Use The American Institute for Cancer Research just published its most…
Industry Gets White Rot Update
…in the soil at planting. As few as one sclerotium per 10 kilograms of soil can initiate disease. Only one sclerotium per kilogram of soil can cause measurable disease loss,…
National Drink Wine Day
…benefits of wine. Wine has played an important role in history, religion and relationships. We embrace the positive benefits of wine such as new friends, reduced risk of heart disease…
Agri View: Coffee, Healthy or Not?
…at that time. Studies have shown that coffee may have health benefits, including protecting against Parkinson’s disease, type 2 diabetes and liver disease, including liver cancer. It also appears to…
Agri View: Growing Pumpkins
…Water in the evening, and water only the base of the plant to keep the leaves dry, which reduces the risk of disease. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia World Record…
USDA Announces $58.25 Million to Protect Ag and Plants from Pests and Diseases
…This money will support 434 projects that prevent the introduction or spread of plant pests and diseases that threaten U.S. agriculture and the environment and ensure the availability of a…
Western View: Bee Colony Collapses Cause Found?
…the viral disease will impact global agriculture, and could easily spread into the wild, with an impact on native pollinators world-wide. Domesticated honeybee colonies are hugely important to agriculture, but…
Citrus Greening Grants Awarded
…fight Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease. This funding is available through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program (CDRE), which was authorized…
Welcome Rains May Be a Challenge to Almond Blossoms
…low disease pressure conditions, this may be the only bloom spray needed. With higher disease pressure, two sprays may be needed: the first at pink bud and then again at…
Agri View: Pecan Crop
…groves of “gorgeous, gnarled” wild pecans to make room for acres of grafted trees — trees that are also more vulnerable to insects and disease. It turns out that a…