…data proving that female lesser prairie-chickens avoid grasslands when trees are present. The study, highlighted in a Science to Solutions report by the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Initiative (LPCI), underscores the importance…
Funding Supports Local Food and Specialty Crops
…for research projects that address challenges and opportunities in marketing, transporting, and distributing U.S. agricultural products domestically and internationally. USDA data show that specialty crop sales exceed $83 billion per…
Healthier Shopping
…conducting another in-store trial developed by Niculescu, which uses mirrors placed in shopping carts as a subtle nudge to consumers toward lower-calorie choices. They expect to have data in hand…
Almond Growers to Play Critical Role in Solving Bee Loss Puzzle
…toxicity studies. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is now requiring data on the possible effects of these materials on young, developing bees in the hive. It will take time to…
Napa’s New Winery Compliance Rules Preceding Strict Enforcement
…phase will require all wineries to report their annual production and grape sourcing data to the County. To properly ascertain this data the County will evaluate a winery’s production reports…
Almond Groundwater Recharge Video
…Sustainable Conservation is a non-profit that regularly works with growers and they will handle the data collection from landowners testing the practice. That data will then be analyzed by UC…
UC Davis Vet School Ranked #1 in World, Again
…human cancer. The 100K Genome Project, which aims to speed the diagnosis of foodborne illnesses by creating a databank of pathogen genome sequences. Collaboration among veterinary dental surgeons and biomedical…
How is Climate Change Affecting Agriculture?
…on agriculture in other regions, said Lee. Using about 100 years of climate data and 60 years of farm acreage, Lee and her co-author looked at the relationships between the…
Farmers Reminded to Respond to the 2015 Certified Organic Survey
…Some farmers may also be selected for in person interviews to assist with data collection efforts. OrganicSlider_Option15“Your participation is strongly encouraged,” said NASS’ Pacific Regional Office Director, Chris Messer. “The…
Water Allocations Increased Again
…Data Exchange Center (CDEC) Web sites show current water conditions at the state’s reservoirs and weather stations. Reservoirs: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/resapp/getResGraphsMain.action Precipitation: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow_rain.html Snow: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/snowapp/sweq.action Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared a…
Farm to School Programs Invest in Local Economies
…food comes from and exposing them to lessons about healthy eating. The census data show that school gardens, which can be both teaching tools and a sources of fresh produce,…
Warm, Dry February Stalls Snowpack Gains
Courtesy: Len Wilcox Spring and summer water supply estimates fell for most of the West, according to data from the third 2016 forecast by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Gains…
Agri View: Avian Flu…Again?
…December 2014 to June 2015 Wild Bird Positive Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Cases in the United States: July 2015 to June 2016 Monthly Summary Data From the National Wild Bird…
California Shows Decreased Use of Most-Hazardous Pesticides
The amount of pesticides used statewide declined in 2014 according to data from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. For a second year in a row, there was a drop…