…medfly populations. It can also work as a preventative measure, notes Al Handler, a research geneticist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE)…
California Saw Snow Drought in 2016
…California experienced average to slightly above average precipitation. The forecast for Water Year 2017 is uncertain. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center currently sees slightly better than…
Support for Minority and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…Florida, $148,368 North South Institute, Inc., Florida, $199,507 Global Growers Network Inc., Georgia, $196,698 Lei Ho’olaha, Hawaii, $100,000 The Kohala Center, Hawaii, $200,000 Southern University Agricultural and Mechanical College, Louisiana;…
China Wants GMOs, Citizens Don’t
…in China might be its most damaging scandal yet. A former doctoral student at a national testing center in China accused the testing center of scientific fraud, including claims that…
Almond Board: Post-Harvest Irrigation Tools
…about the irrigation scheduler tool. “There is an irrigation scheduler tool that the Almond Board of California has put together where growers can put in their varieties, their irrigation type…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
California announces proposed rules on agricultural pesticide use near schools and child day-care centers The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has released a proposed regulation that would give further…
Two New Berries for You
…crop to go to market. This new blueberry was released in cooperation with the Oregon State University’s Agricultural Experiment Station and the Washington State University’s Agricultural Research Center. Up until…
Organic Research and Extension Programs Funding
…University, State College, Pa., $1,192,110 Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., $999,770 Organic Center for Education and Promotion, Brattleboro, Vt., $50,000 Washington State University, Pullman, Wash., $1,999,950 Washington State University, Pullman, Wash.,…
Known Sorghum Pest Spotted in California
…Sorghum growers in California are experiencing complications from the sugarcane aphid, a pest that was previously only seen in other states. Director of the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center…
Almond Board: Almonds Rise to Top in Europe
…2015. Almond butter is a great filling in bars, in breakfast cookies or even as a center in chocolates. Almond flour has also seen fast growth over the same period,…
Agri View: Beefalo
…mountain areas of our country. Bison were the center of life for the Plains tribes of Native Americans who found in them nearly all the food, clothing, and shelter they…
Farmers Consider Impacts of River Plan
…and micro-irrigation. And, he said, irrigation districts act sustainably by saving water during wet years. “It is up to the state to put in other infrastructure to capture this water,”…
Optimizing Production a Nursery Focus
…generally,” Slaughter said. “But, for instance, when we go to Australia to see what they are doing and try to learn from them with regard to pulse irrigation, water use…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Sessions
…December 6-8 at the Sacramento Convention Center. Jenny Nicolau, Manager of Industry Relations for the Almond Board, says lots of information will be available at the conference. “This year’s conference…