…Even if you don’t drink wine, ask friends or relatives to save wine bottles for you Drill a hole in the center of the bottom of the bottle, and thread…
Organic Groups Suing USDA over Livestock Rule
…the plaintiffs are the Center for Food Safety, Center for Environmental Health, Cultivate Oregon, and the International Center for Technology Assessment. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Bayer Announces Crop Science Incubator Space
…of agriculture’s biggest challenges, including nitrogen fixation for non-legumes crops. The Crop Science CoLaborator is Bayer’s third incubator facility, joining the West Coast Innovation Center in Mission Bay, San Francisco,…
Almond Matters: California Ag Day Highlights Sustainability
…land,” Culbertson said. With over three-quarters of all almond orchards using efficient micro-irrigation and nearly all almond farms notifying beekeepers about potential pesticide applications, the industry remains dedicated to being…
Full 2016 Crop Year Report, Including Ag Exports
…walnuts and pistachios. Export statistics are produced by the University of California, Davis, Agricultural Issues Center. California’s agricultural abundance includes more than 400 commodities. Over a third of the country’s…
Roof Rat Damage Causing Concern for Growers
…causing branch dieback. Growers are also reporting damage to irrigation lines. UC Cooperative Extension personnel noted that there are currently more reports of rat problems than in the last ten…
House Bill Exempts Farms From Reporting Emissions
…to “guesstimate” and report the emissions from manure on their farms to the Coast Guard’s National Response Center (NRC) and subject them to citizen lawsuits from activist groups such as…
Almond Update: Monitor for Irrigation Timing
…heavy rains. Almond Board of California’s Senior Manager of Irrigation and Water Efficiency Spencer Cooper said irrigation timing will be a little different this year depending on your location and…
Study: RFS Impact on Refinery Profitability Minimal
…studies from the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Energy Policy. Grassley says he wanted to find out more information after the RFS was blamed for the financial troubles of some…
Crops Hold Onto Harmful Mutations That Reduce Productivity
…and breeding, according to a study published in the journal Nature. These ears of corn demonstrate some of the differences mutations maintained at the Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center. Photo…
ARS Scientist Leads $1 Million Funded Consortium to Seek Honey Bee Disease Controls
…scientists to seek new controls for Varroa mites, honey bees’ number one problem. Cook, with the Bee Research Laboratory, a part of ARS’s Beltsville (Maryland) Agricultural Research Center, will be…
Citrus Showcase Addresses Several Industry Concerns
The 25th Annual Citrus Showcase was hosted by California Citrus Mutual (CCM) at the Visalia Convention Center on March 8. The event brought the California citrus industry together to engage…
An Orchard Becomes a Community’s Jewel
…papayas. NRCS has helped the farm implement a suite of conservation practices, including mulching, irrigation water management and nutrient management. “Huerta del Valle is committed to making a positive impact…
More Definitive Food Profiles
…foods we eat. Chemists Craig Byrdwell (foreground) and James Harnly, with the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, review data from one of the liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry machines used in a…