…at the ARS Beltsville Agricultural Research Center‘s Genetic Improvement of Fruits and Vegetables Laboratory, describe ‘Keepsake’ in the February 2019 issue of HortScience. Compared with other current strawberry cultivars and breeding selections evaluated after 2…
ASI Applauds EPA Label Approval for Sodium Cyanide
…family.” When the trap is set, only the capsule holder and capsule protrude above ground level. Photograph / Guy Connolly, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Wildlife Research Center Sodium cyanide…
Organic Growers Converge in Monterey
…Network (OPN) and California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), the summit will feature more than 90 exhibitors on the trade show floor of the Monterey Conference Center. The summit will begin…
USDA Announces Awards to Put Conservation Innovation to Work on U.S. Farms
…The remaining seven projects focus on irrigation water management, precision agriculture and a variety of management technologies. Awardees include: The Soil and Water Conservation Society: Proposes to work with almost 50…
Latest Romaine Recall Expands Over E. coli Concerns
…the list of grocery outlets responding to the warnings issued by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The notice came last week when…
Romaine E. coli Scare Before Thanksgiving…Again
…eat-by date of November 1, 2019, or earlier. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) believes some of the products could still be in consumer refrigerators and freezers. The romaine lettuce…
Preparing for the Effects of Climate Change in Agriculture
…the data record,” said Greg Jones, Director of the Evenstad Center for Wine Education at Linfield College. “The changes are very different from place to place though, where some areas…
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Start-up Challenges and the Importance of Analyzing Data
…which offers an advanced drip irrigation system, works. Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November 4, 2025 CIR Agriculture Harvester…
Another Increase in Irrigated Lands Regulatory Fees
…program but basically they’re looking at what you’re applying onto the field, how much irrigation water that you’re using on a field, what your yields are,” said McGlothlin. “You basically…
Western View: Will California Take Over PG&E?
…too many times recently. These are the same folks that take our irrigation water to flush out the Bay. For years we were told it was to save a fish….
Strategies for Increasing Ranch Income
…and help ranchers share with each other their successes and their challenges.” Some of the presentations will center on how to apply marketing principles to ranch products and the development…
Realizing the Conservation Benefits of Precision Agriculture
…groundwater recharge, installation of pressurized irrigation systems, installation of solar generation systems, and irrigation technologies for energy efficiency,” said Cameron. “Our diversified farming practices encourage our biological systems to be…
New Plants-3D Program Develops Next Generation of Ag Innovators
…new program. “The three D’s are for discover, design and deploy,” said Julia Bailey-Serres, UC Riverside professor of genetics and Director of the Center for Plant Cell Biology. “The motivation…
Livestock Groups Call Attention to Judicial Activism in Sage Grouse Case
…2015 plans. In April, Western Watersheds Project, WildEarth Guardians, Center for Biological Diversity, and Prairie Hills Audubon Society filed suit against the BLM and moved for preliminary injunction. Today, Judge…























