…development. Consuming low-fat and fat-free milk and dairy products also provides important protein for adults, reduces the risk of bone disease and fractures, and may help reduce the risk of…
ACP Quarantine Changes Not Favored by All
…and develop options locally so there isn’t free movement from the southern part of the state and expose the main citrus growing regions with psyllids and HLB (huanglongbing),” Kinoshita says….
Dragon Fruit Might Be Next Niche Crop
…devastating pests. Dragon Fruit Might Be Next Niche Crop Ventura County agriculture is led by coastal lemons and avocados, two crops that face some significant threats with huanglongbing disease and…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule Would Wipe Out TPP Benefits
…of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). He called on Congress to appropriate funds to set up an FMD vaccine bank to deal with an outbreak, which would close U.S. export…
Bacterial Spot History Shows Losses
…almost all Prunus spp. The pathogen commonly causes bacterial spot of peach in the eastern United States and is one of the major foliar diseases in high rainfall years. On…
Grower Warns CA of HLB Tough Reality
…has a very clear recommendation for California if commercial trees start to test positive for huanglongbing disease. Pete Spyke is a citrus grower and owner of The Orange Shop in…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule, TPP Could Affect Producers
…United States of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), which, if it occurred, would immediately stop U.S. meat exports. He called on Congress to appropriate funds to set up an FMD…
Adama Reports Strong Volume Growth, Increased Profits
…weeds, insects and disease and improve their yields. For more information, visit us at www.adama.com and follow us on Twitter(®) at @AdamaAgri. Contact Nina Zoukelman Corporate PR Manager Email: pr@adama.com…
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
…higher vitamin content, and resistance to diseases. However, the only genetically engineered characteristics that have been put into widespread commercial use are those that allow a crop to withstand the…
Dairy Industry Applauds School Milk Support
…risk of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and obesity. Along with dairy’s long-established role in promoting bone health, reducing the risk of insidious chronic diseases and conditions demonstrates why milk…
House Ag Committee Highlights Veteran Farmer Contributions
…the United States’ level of preparedness to handle a potential outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease and our capability to prevent the introduction of animal and plant pests and diseases…
Agri View: Invasive Diseases
Everett Griner talks about landscape plants affected by imported invasive diseases in today’s Agri View. Invasive Diseases From: Fine Gardening Boxwood Blight Since the first confirmed case in the United…
GWSS Egg Hatch Begins, Treatments Underway
…PD because they don’t move very far. However, once these nymphs become adults, they can be responsible for significant amounts of vine to vine movement of the disease. In order…
Agri View: Citrus Greening Losses
…90 percent of their acreage and 80 percent of their trees are infected by the deadly greening disease, which is making a huge dent in the state’s $10.7 billion citrus…