…and Audrey Esau. The contest involves milk quality evaluation, milk fat identification, cheese identification, “real vs imitation” dairy products, and a written exam pertaining to the dairy industry. The Atwater…
CDFA Announces Recall of Raw Milk Products at Claravale Farm of San Benito County
From CDFA: Consumers urged to dispose of raw dairy products due to bacterial contamination Raw milk, raw nonfat milk and raw cream produced by Claravale Farm of San Benito County…
Citrus Industry This Week: HLB Grower Day Reports
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes summaries from speakers and a grower attendee of the recent HLB Grower Day held at the Citrus Research and Education…
Biodigester Bringing Sustainability Full Circle
…dairy and put into an enclosed, partially underground tank that pulls valuable gas from the contents. Kunzman says that biogas is then piped to the Calgren ethanol facility that uses…
USDA Provides $57.9 Million to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases through the 2014 Farm Bill Section 10007
…each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation…
97 Percent of All U.S. Farms are Family-Owned, USDA Reports
…Big business matters too – 64 percent of all vegetable sales and 66 percent of all dairy sales come from the 3 percent of farms that are large or very…
USDA NASS Continues to Survey Farmers and Landlords for TOTAL Survey
…to this survey is mandatory. The TOTAL survey program is conducted jointly with NASS and USDA’s Economic Research Service. In an effort to obtain the most accurate data, more than…
Agri View: Crop Study
Everett Griner talks about farm research, a valuable tool in today’s Agri View. Crop Study…
‘Rev It Up’ Checkoff Contest Announced
…3-passenger VikingTM EPS 4×4 with specialized accessories valued at $21,728.07. Starting March 16, beef and dairy producers can enter the “Rev It Up” My ROI Checkoff Challenge by visiting the…
UC Davis Veterinary School Named Best in Nation by US News and World Report
…measures of success are the quality of the students we graduate and the lives improved by our research, but it is always encouraging to see a broad range of our…
Initiatives Support Specialty Crop and Organic Research
Two USDA funding initiatives offer support for efforts to boost research for specialty crops and organics. Initiatives Support Specialty Crop and Organic Research…
Citrus Industry This Week: HLB Research Updates
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes updates on research projects involving the creation of psyllids that don’t spread HLB and high-density citrus plantings grown in screenhouses. Want to…
Sending farmers to Mars
…we’ve been researching and developing equipment and techniques for deep space travel for a long time. The United States led in space exploration during those heady days when the Apollo…
Weed Resistance Developing Faster than Research
Growers around the state are seeing more weed resistance to treatments and experts say research can’t keep up. Weed Resistance is Growing Experts are recommending that farmers concentrate on rotating…