…of the National Weather Center turned heads at the Citrus Research Board’s annual convention. Dunklee, who is the main weather forecaster for California Citrus Mutual (CCM), said this winter would…
Dicamba Herbicide Lawsuit Cites Endangered Species Concerns
…suit include the National Family Farm Coalition, Center for Food Safety, Center for Biological Diversity, and the Pesticide Action Network of North America. The suit was filed on January 20…
Almond Board: Tools for Managing Irrigation
The Almond Board has tools available to help growers with managing irrigation. In this week’s Almond Update, Senior Manager, Irrigation and Water Efficiency, Spencer Cooper tells us about the irrigation…
NRCS California Offers Post-Flood Assistance
…their local USDA service center http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?state=CA . Landowner Technical Assistance NRCS may also be able to provide technical and educational assistance to landowners faced with erosion and flooding in a…
In South State, Lingering Drought Worries Farmers
…planting decisions. As a dryland farmer, he uses no irrigation—only whatever water falls from the sky. Munz said he hoped to have his crop in the ground by the end…
The Western View: EPA, You Got to be Kidding!
…irrigation sources for farms downstream. Some farmers lost crops altogether. Others were able to haul water and save their crop and livestock, at substantial expense. This is also a popular…
CDFA Farm Bill Listening Sessions
…Agri-Center Heritage Complex (Theater) 4500 S. Laspina Street Tulare, CA 93274 Salinas – Wednesday, February 22nd (4:30 – 6:30 p.m.) Monterey County Farm Bureau 1140 Abbott Street, Suite C. Salinas,…
Funding for Potato Breeding Research
…demand for irrigation and fertilizer applications while maintaining desired yield and quality performance; Desirable yield, storability, consumer and other value-added quality traits identified and developed for incorporation in new potato…
State Water Project Allocation Increased
…– 50 percent 2009 – 40 percent 2008 – 35 percent 2007 – 60 percent 2006 – 100 percent DWR’s California Data Exchange Center Web sites show current water conditions…
Funding to Support Agricultural Education at 1890s Land-grant Institutions
…provides outdoor laboratory facilities for veterinary faculty and students. Florida A&M University completed renovations to the Quincy Teleconference Center to better serve the needs of limited-resource audiences in the community…
Test Uses Novel Antibodies to Detect Shiga Toxins
…(STEC). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, STEC bacteria are responsible for more than 265,000 cases of illness and 3,600 hospitalizations each year in the United States….
CRB Researcher Honored with Presidential Award
…(USDA-ARS) at the Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture & Health on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York, has been named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career…
Agri View: Guayule Crop
…yielding, agronomically robust varieties. In partnership with researchers at the USDA-ARS Arid Land Agricultural Research Center in Maricopa, Arizona, USDA-ARS Western Regional Research Center in Albany, California, and Cooper Rubber…
Tom Vilsack to Take Helm of U.S. Dairy Export Council
…groups such as the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, the International Dairy Foods Association and the National Milk Producers Federation to address the needs of its members, which include producers,…