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FARMS Students Report on Agriculture
High school students get chance to be agriculture reporters for the day AgNet West and Clovis Grower Matt Efird worked with the FARMS Leadership program to show Central Valley students…
Food Safe Technology
…Land of Ours. Food Safe Technology From: USDA Agriculture Research Service Research Project: Intervention Technologies for Minimally Processed Foods Objective: 1. Develop new effective chemical and physical decontamination interventions for…
Two Southern California Firms Honored
…Costa Mesa, Calif., with the Presidential Green Chemistry Award for turning climate risk and other environmental problems into business opportunities. The companies are among five organizations nationwide honored for developing…
State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Assistance Workshops
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $50,000 for 11 projects that will provide hands-on technical assistance to prospective State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) applicants….
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
…Plant Genome Research Program, the Kansas Wheat Commission; the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food, the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture; INRA, University Blaise Pascal; Illumina, Inc.;…
Shot Hole Borer Trapping in Avocado Groves
…has been found in groves in Southern California. Agriculture technician Julie Walters talks about the SHB trap and how San Luis Obispo County is looking for more locations to monitor….
Farm City Newsday Podcast for June 13
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…in Washington, Oregon and his home-state of California. The focus of his trip was the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and climate change. Dolcini visited four Washington State USDA Service Centers…
Sheep Shearing School Prepares Students
…them to work with their hands, out-of-doors, when and where they want. For more information, see the UC Green Blog. Produced by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Videographer/Editor: Ray Lucas…
Citrus Crop Forecast has No Changes
Mark Hudson, USDA/National Agriculture Statistics Service, from Washington, D.C. issued the June citrus crop forecast. There were no changes reported for California citrus, but Florida had a slight increase reported…
Nobody Exempt from ACP Quarantines
…to protect against the spread of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) which can carry huanglongbing disease. Kinoshita reminds everyone that these restrictions aren’t just directed at agriculture, and any citrus…
Officials Say No Link between California Cage laws, Nevada Poultry Sales Increase
…200 percent since 2010, from a level of $5.32 million to $15.9 million in 2014. The jump comes as the state’s overall agriculture production value rose by 50 percent during…
Signup for Cotton Producers Starts June 20
…06-07 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement, saying that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide an estimated $300 million in cost-share assistance…