…an eclectic career that combines botany, horticulture and genetic research. A native of New York, Meerow graduated from The Bronx High School of Science. He moved to California at age…
Pork Industry Says No Bacon Shortage
A very high demand for bacon has driven pork belly supplies to record lows, prompting talk of a nationwide bacon shortage. However, the pork industry remains confident it can keep…
Funding for Plant and Animal Phenomics and Microbiome Projects
…to announce these grantees who will be developing novel, high-throughput technologies for plant and animal phenotyping and microbiomes,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “Working jointly with the National Science Foundation…
Snow Survey Shows Big Gains
…inches (173 percent of average) and 32 inches (200 percent of average) respectively. The Phillips snow course, which is near the intersection of Highway 50 and Sierra-at-Tahoe Road, is one…
Almond Matters: February Means Bloom Time
…bring bloom on a little bit earlier is if we start to experience a period of warmer temperatures.” The wet weather keeps coming to almond producing areas this winter. Temperatures…
Super Consumption Bowl
…might have later on from mixing all of the high calorie and processed foods. Your best bet, ditch the processed stuff and switch to vegetable snack offerings rather than chips….
Agri View: Land Prices
…land prices skyrocket. Then when things flatten out prices begin to decline. We are in one of those flatten situations right now. Still some land has retained its high status…
Refugee Regulations Could Squeeze U.S. Meatpackers Labor Pool
…to 50,000. The move comes as dozens of meatpackers are expanding or building new facilities, following two years of high profits. Meatpackers often look for foreign-born workers to fill jobs…
Agri View: Feeding America
…for promotion. And the injury and illness ratio is very high. One other fact. Women earn less than men. It is obvious the rest of us owe much more to…
Making Spinach with Low Oxalate Levels
…on fresh weight that may be useful as sources of low oxalate concentration genes in breeding efforts. Spinach contains higher concentrations of oxalate than most crops, but it is an…
Ag Groups Want NAFTA Gains Preserved
…“preserving and building on the gains that have been made.” The letter was released by the Corn Refiners Association, whose high-fructose corn syrup is a major export to Mexico. The…
Geneticist Edward Buckler Awarded First NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
…find solutions to agricultural problems affecting Americans every day. ARS conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and provide information access and dissemination…
Chill Hours Getting More Complicated
…up to the 60s during the day, and the bud temperatures get even higher than that because the sun is shining on them all day,” he said. Cooperative Extension Advisor…
Rising Global Temperatures Poised to Crush Crop Yields
…temperatures may ultimately lead to higher global food prices. An international team of scientists wrote in the journal Nature Communications that by the year 2100, if global emissions rise at…