…efficiency, and decreases disease susceptibility. In a study, Marchant-Forde looked at different types of pig pens. Pigs had access to a standard pen with a metal floor (the “control” pen),…
Almond Matters: Hull Rot Management
…we move into summer. Clay said the spring weather and modern practices aid this type of disease. “Generally when you start to see this disease it’s in the drier part…
Pork Checkoff Builds Momentum for Secure Pork Supply Plan
Plan will minimize business disruption from foreign animal diseases The National Pork Board, with major support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is creating a Secure Pork Supply Plan to…
Critical Agricultural Research and Extension Projects Gains Support
…An award to Oregon State University will improve management of potato early dying disease in the Pacific Northwest, a region that represents 57 percent of U.S. potato production. More information…
Eating Your Greens—Microgreens, That is!
…disease. However, research has never investigated whether eating red cabbage microgreens reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease more than eating mature cabbage plants, notes ARS chemist Tom Wang. To learn…
Backyard Flocks Sickening Hundreds of People
The Centers for Disease Control says more than 370 people have reported Salmonella infections from backyard flocks this year, and more than one-third of them were children under five years…
Rural America the New ‘Inner City’
…pace than other areas. The data also says rural areas have become less healthy than America’s cities. In 1980, rural areas had lower rates of heart disease and cancer. By…
Agri View: California Dealing With Citrus HLB
Everett Griner talks about how California is dealing with and controlling HLB in citrus in today’s Agri View. California citrus growers are nervous about the disease…
Citrus Disease HLB Detection and Quarantine in Orange County
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have confirmed the detections of the citrus disease known as huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus…
Use a Food Thermometer to be Food Safe this Summer
…fact, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 48 million people suffer from foodborne illness each year, resulting in roughly 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. So how…
Plant Health and Production Workforce Funding from USDA
…disease, and increase yield. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Plants are the foundation of diet…
ARS Hydrologist Honored for Bringing Accuracy to Soil Moisture Satellite Work
…of energy between the ground and the atmosphere, that tiny layer plays a crucial role in agriculture, weather and the spread of disease. In the past, soil moisture levels were…
Funding For Commodity Board Projects to Support Ag Industry
…State University, Corvallis, received an NIFA grant of $294,000, funded jointly by the Washington State Potato Commission, to improve data management tracking of potato early-dying disease. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and…
Three Anaheim Trees Test HLB Positive
…tested positive for the bacteria that causes the disease in April. CDFA removed two of the trees immediately. The third tree has been treated and scheduled for removal. A new…