…really excited about some new high-powered microscopes. Shot hole borer remains a major concern for the avocado industry, which is a main crop for Ventura County. Little is still known…
Milk-for-Cheese Pricing Formula Adjustment
CDFA announces adjustment to milk-for-cheese pricing formula CDFA has released a letter to dairy processors and producers announcing a permanent adjustment in the price for milk sold for cheese production….
National Pick Strawberries Day
…entire crop, right there in your garden! Oh, watch out for those big “kids” too, because everybody loves fresh strawberries. Strawberry plants are an easy to grow perennial. They are…
Agri View: Consumers Choice
…pork production might increase another 2.5 percent, as might chicken production. So beef will remain third in terms of production. It is becoming increasingly clear that pork and poultry are…
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
…the GE crops. However, evolved resistance to current GE characteristics in crops is a major agricultural problem. A tiered process for regulating new crop varieties should focus on a plant’s…
Funding for Bioeconomy Research and Development
…United States. Over the course of this Administration, America has more than doubled our renewable energy production, and today we import less than half our oil. We are saving money…
Funding for Critical Water Research
…in agriculture to combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate the impacts of climate variability…
Impacts of Environmental Regulations and Voluntary Conservation Solutions Examined
…voluntary, incentive-based programs to protect and preserve our natural resources, while also maintaining profitable production on their land. “We are once again reminded that locally-led, voluntary conservation practices work. Through…
Jordan Ag Center Opens Doors
…will boldly work together to advance the agricultural production, natural resources and food systems critical to our future success as a Valley, state, nation and planet.” The first floor includes…
USDA Increases Sugar Quantity, Access
…strong 2016 crop, but they continue to face uncertainty. Based on the projections in the May 10, 2016 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, USDA took this action…
Agri View: Chocolate Pleasure
…For a region that harvests 70 percent of the world’s cocoa beans, the crop’s vulnerability to climate change is becoming an evermore bitter truth. To model how cocoa production would…
Funding Available for Foundational Agricultural Research
…research, education, and extension projects to support sustainable, productive and economically viable plant and animal production systems, including certified organic production. This funding is available through the Agriculture and Food…
CA Tops in Organic Farms, Sales
…total gross value-added organics products of the U.S. sales from certified organic farms. The 2014 Organic Survey provides acreage, production, and sales data for a variety of organic crops and…
Still Testing Walnut Pruning Method
…showing early production and reduced labor cost for growers. Cooperative Extension Contra Costa Farm Advisor Janet Caprielle says the Extension is still monitoring the research though before recommending it to…