…agreement to jointly oversee the production of human food products derived from the cells of livestock and poultry. FSIS and FDA released a formal agreement to address the regulatory oversight…
USDA Provides Funding to California to Support Projects that Protect Agriculture and Natural Resources
…mitigation, and to safeguard the U.S. nursery production system. Overall, USDA is providing $66 million in funding this year to support 407 projects in 49 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, and…
BASF Sells Two Properties to Competitors
…new agriculture division of DowDuPont, purchased the Clearfield canola production system from BASF in the U.S. and Canada. Officials from Nufarm indicated that Trunemco will be commercialized in several important…
Study Reveals Pigs Can Transmit FMD Prior to Signs of Sickness
…The results showed that simulation of FMD outbreaks in the U.S. pig production sector, including a preclinical infectious period of one day, would result in a 40-percent increase in the…
WTO Officially Acknowledges Chinese Subsidies Violate Rules
…non-exempt support up to 8.5 percent of the total value of production for a specific product. The panel ruled that Chinese subsidies for producers from 2012 to 2015 were well…
PCAs Examine a Top California Grape Challenge: Mealybug
…leafroll associated viruses. Not only can these diseases reduce yield by up to 40 percent, they also cause leaf discoloration, lower fruit quality and can affect production in future seasons….
Global Cost of Pests and Pathogens
…levels. A study that was recently published in the journal Nature, Ecology & Evolution lays out just what kind of impact pests and pathogens have on the global food production system. The report includes…
Exploring the Economic Impact of California’s Citrus Industry
The California citrus industry is valued at nearly $3.5 billion with over 3,000 growers farming 320,000 acres throughout the state. The size and scale of citrus production has both direct…
New Report Details Options for Addressing Water Issues
…500,000 acres of irrigated cropland would be taken out of production to mitigate groundwater overdraft concerns. The Water and the Future of the San Joaquin Valley report provides an analysis…
Study Results Help Understand Red Blotch Disease
Grapevine red blotch virus, a disease that is dramatically reducing the value of winegrapes in California’s premium wine production region, is harming plants by inhibiting photosynthesis in the leaves, according…
Keeping Up with Competition in the World Prune Market
…that time. “The international market’s grown particularly in South America; Chile and Argentina. Their production has steadily increased up until recently,” said Franz Niederholzer, Tree Crop Farm Advisor for Colusa,…
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Overcoming Resistant Genes
…of tomato spotted wilt was seen in production areas of Fresno County, with plants showing symptoms at levels between 30 and 50 percent. “The genetics of the virus infecting those…
California Cattle Council Vote Approaches
…Beef Council, as it would consider all aspects of cattle production. Several ag organizations supported the bill to advance the potential for a California Cattle Council, including the California Cattlemen’s…
Combatting Sugarcane Aphid in Sorghum
Courtesy: UCANR Sugarcane aphid continues to be an issue in sorghum production, but strides are being made in management techniques. When the pest first became a concern many growers initially…