…effective and commercially viable. Currently, Hamlin and Valencia citrus varieties are planted in the field and being treated with the peptide, and researchers are already seeing promising data. The next…
Potato Varieties Showing Promise in Kern County Trials
…maturing, some of them were early maturing. Electra has the highest yield in that trial.” The Observational Trial involved potato varieties that have very little data available. The trial incorporated…
USDA Extends Free Meal Programs for Children Through End of Year
…on data estimations from USDA. The agency will continue to evaluate the programs to allow for recalculations of budgetary commitments. Congress has not authorized enough funding support to cover the…
UC Cooperative Extension to Investigate Healthy Soil Practices with CDFA Grants
…tillage and fertilizer inputs. This project has the potential for statewide impact as the researchers are currently working with the developers of COMET-Farm to provide data and coordinate outreach within…
FDA Seeks Data for ‘Rarely Consumed Raw’ Exemption Under FSMA
…of survey respondents must also report eating the commodity in any form. FDA incorporated information from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey/What We Eat in America (NHANES/WWEIA) dataset and…
Industry Disappointed That ELS Cotton Not Included in Latest CFAP Expansion
…Program (CFAP). USDA indicated that the commodity could not be included in CFAP because of a lack of acceptable data to clearly illustrate losses. Vice President of Washington Operations for…
Meat Institute Works with OSHA to Protect Workers
…risk of the coronavirus.” The alliance will allow for the collection of injury, illness, and hazard exposure data to be used for the identification of areas of emphasis. The two…
Application Tips for Limiting Urban Complaints
…are required to do an investigation. She said keeping some data on conditions during your application is a good idea. “It’s certainly not required,” she said. “…but it’s a lot…
Lawmakers Encourage Active Enforcement of Dairy Provisions of USMCA
…related to commonly used cheese terms. The coalition notes that enforcement of all of the dairy provisions under USMCA is going to be critical for the agreement’s success. Data from…
Mechanical Weeding Trials Showing Promising Results in Tomatoes
…weeders and have been reporting success with their implementation. The automated weeders still remain significantly more expensive. It is still early on in the overall project, so more data will…
Chinese Purchasing Appears Strong Despite Tensions
…The uptick in purchasing comes as tensions have been rising between the U.S. and China in regard to trade commitments. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural…
UCCE Rice Team Collecting Watergrass Samples
…characteristics, making identification easier. The goal is to collect enough data to help with the development of more effective management plans. Anyone looking to have samples taken in their field…
CFAP Deadline Extended; More Commodities Added
…been extended to Friday, September 11. Producers that have approved applications will also be receiving their final payment. The announcement comes after comments and supporting data was collected through June…
New Winery Wastewater Regulations: ‘Untenable for Small Wineries’
…workshop. “It’s definitely important to care for our land and our community, but is this the right process?” Stemler asked. “This needs to be more data driven and we need…