…had to be hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC says “these outbreaks are expected to continue for the next several months since flock owners…
Tomato growers reduce acreage to match markets
…although many fields look good, he has seen more fields hit with the fungal disease fusarium wilt Race 3 than in previous years. The race refers to the strain. Symptoms…
New Greenhouse Aids ACP Control
…Rearing Facility to Help Control the Spread of Huanglongbing Citrus Industry, University Leaders to Hold Ribbon Cutting Event The Asian citrus psyllid and the deadly citrus plant disease it can…
Hopper Transmits Red Blotch Virus
Courtesy: BugGuide.net Researchers have confirmed that a type of hopper transmits the virus associated with red blotch disease. Experts believed spread was happening as symptoms were popping up sporadically, and…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantines
…of grave concern because it can carry the disease huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening. All citrus and closely related species, such as curry leaf trees, are susceptible hosts…
IndexBox Marketing: Orange Market In Crisis
…diseases. Orange industry in the U.S. and Brazil is in crisis, as yield perishes because of a spreading “citrus greening” disease, which affects the volume of processing, and has a…
Agri View: Food Label
…FDA announced the new Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods to reflect new scientific information, including the link between diet and chronic diseases such as obesity and heart disease. The…
Saudi Arabia Opening to U.S. Beef
Saudi Arabia announced it’s reopening its markets to U.S. beef after a four-year ban that was put in place due to concerns about BSE, or Mad Cow Disease. Pro Farmer’s…
Agri View: Pesticide Use and Losing Ability to Produce
…Farmers Stopped Using Them? Bugs, crop diseases and weeds are realities of life. Whether organic or conventional, farmers face these challenges each day. If tools like insecticides, herbicides, fertilizers were…
July 4th Food Safety
…Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 6 Americans (that’s 48 million people) suffer from foodborne illness each year, resulting in roughly 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. “Because foodborne…
Agri View: Animal Disease
Everett Griner talks about outbreak of a disease affecting Mink in today’s Agri View. Animal Disease From: The Merck Veterinary Manual Aleutian Disease (Plasmacytosis) Aleutian disease is a parvovirus infection…
National Pollinator Week
…are declining. Declines in wild pollinators may be a result of habitat loss and degradation, while declines in managed bees is linked to disease (introduced parasites and pathogens). Read more….
Agricultural Imagery and Technology
…they manage their farm, including decisions about fertilizing more efficiently, addressing pests and disease, and timeliness of planting and harvest. Imagery is the foundation for precision agriculture, and the innovations…
U.S. EPA Fines Fresno Pesticide Distributor for Failure to Properly Label High-Risk Pesticide
…product is used as a fumigant on grapes to suppress the spread of gray mold disease. EPA classifies pesticides as restricted use or general use pesticides. The restricted use pesticides…