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…
$7.4 Million for Research on Food Crops and Animals
…diseases, changing climate, and a growing population. Institutions receiving AFRI Food Security Breeding and Phenomics of Food Crops and Animals grants for fiscal year 2016 include: University of California, Davis,…
National Walnut Day
…minerals, such as copper, folic acid, phosphorous, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin E. Eating walnuts may improve brain health while also helping to prevent heart disease and cancer. Walnuts are most…
Another Study Calls Dairy Fats OK
…dairy products with all-cause mortality, coronary heart disease (CHD) or cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been conducted. PubMed, Embase and Scopus were searched for articles published up to September 2016. Random-effect…
Avian Influenza Found in Mexico
…15,000 birds that had been vaccinated and did not show any clinical signs of the disease, according to agriculture officials in Mexico. Reuters reports that the farm is under quarantine…
Notice of Determination of Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards
…certain diseases. As a result, customers can buy poultry that has tested clean of certain diseases or that has been produced under disease-prevention conditions. The Notice can be viewed here….
Organic Farmers Push for Welfare Standards Implementation
…the new requirements of more indoor space and access to pasture could be cost prohibitive, as well as open poultry flocks to a better chance of exposure to disease. From…
Agri View: China and Beef Exports
…not bought any since 2003. They stopped when that first problem with mad cow disease was discovered. Well back then little was known about the disease. So China stopped all…
ARS Geneticist Edward Buckler Receives First National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
…local adaptation, drought tolerance and disease resistance. Accelerating such variety development is vital to food security in the United States and elsewhere. A champion of open data and innovative partnerships,…