…products do not bring pests and diseases into the U.S.; In the case of a pest or disease outbreak, the appropriate emergency personnel would come back to work immediately; Overseas…
USDA Announces Plenary Speakers for the 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…Animal Disease Outbreak Preparedness; Water Quality and Conservation; Food Safety; Right Sizing Regulation; and the annual commodity outlooks and luncheons. Now in its 94th year, the Agricultural Outlook Forum is…
USDA/NIFA Announces Support for Biomass Genomics Research
…ethanol or renewable chemical feedstocks. Research to overcome biological barriers, like resistance and tolerance to disease and weather, to the low-cost, high-quality, scalable, and sustainable production of dedicated bioenergy biomass…
NPPC: Mexico Pork Exports Rule Maintains Good Trade Relationship
…Classical Swine Fever, a highly contagious viral disease in pigs. It was eradicated from the United States in the late 1970s. APHIS in 2016 concluded that the risk of the…
Register for Annual Tri-County Walnut Day
…moth will also be presented. The half-day session will conclude with a presentation on the status and impact of thousand cankers disease and the walnut twig beetle in California, followed…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 01-15-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. The fight against the Asian citrus psyllid and the deadly disease it carries, huanglongbing, will receive…
Governor Brown’s Proposed Budget Promotes Ag Development
…development of suppression strategies for Asian citrus psyllid and Huanglongbing disease, known as citrus greening. “The inclusion of $2.5 million dollars in this year’s budget follows last year’s significant commitment…
Almond Board: 2018 Research Funding
…on pest and disease treatment as necessary. Nationwide, they service 99 commercial beekeepers many of whose honey bees pollinate almonds each spring. Almond Board has funded Tech Transfer Teams in…
USDA Issues Permit for Santa’s Reindeer
…the normal disease testing requirements, flying reindeer must undergo additional tests to ensure they will be able to safely handle significant changes in altitude and temperature throughout their journey, and…
Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Reflects on Year of Progress
…insect and disease infestations and partner with 35 states on restoration projects. Worked toward a Fix to Fire Funding USDA informed members of a national coalition on the impacts of…
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service Pays It Forward with Research Achievements
…promising source of rubber and as a biofuel feedstock. Until now, however, this drought-tolerant plant lacked the perquisite traits necessary for large-scale cultivation, including disease resistance as well as increased…
California Citrus Production Outpaces Florida
…14 percent, but Florida production has taken such a severe hit from Huanglongbing disease, coupled with the damage of hurricane Irma, that California will be leading American citrus production for…
Emergency Request for ACP Regional Quarantine Amendment
…has been aggressively combatting ACP, but the efforts to slow the spread of the pest have not been as successful as were intended. Huanglongbing (HLB) has still not yet been…
Register for Inaugural California Coffee Summit
…Agriculture will be giving presentations on topics such as the development of estate coffee, along with pest and disease management. UC Cooperative Extension advisors Ramiro Lobo, Gary Bender, and Duncan…