…of diseases such as brucellosis and pseudorabies to livestock and humans is also a concern among livestock producers and to animal and public health authorities (Texas Animal Health Commission 1992)….
Asian Citrus Psyllid Pest Found in Monterey County
…both the insect and the disease. There is no cure once a tree becomes infected. The diseased tree will decline in health and produce bitter, misshapen fruit until it eventually…
Almond Leadership Program Focuses on Issues
…this month. Participants got a crash course in some growing concerns facing the almond crop, one being how to promote pollinator health. The team met with bee experts to observe…
NACD Welcomes Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
…to enhance transparency around the government’s granting and contracting processes. Producers committed to enhancing water and air quality, wildlife habitat, and soil health were never supposed to get tangled up…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…establish plant species that will improve environmental health and quality. Mead Ranch, along with other farms in the area, have partnered with energy companies to install wind turbines on their…
Sec. Vilsack Announces $16.8 Million in Grants
…Inc., Indianapolis, Ind., $100,000 Mountain Comprehensive Health Corp., Whitesburg, Ky., $72,360 Michigan Physical Fitness, Health and Sports Foundation, Lansing, Mich., $29,809 The Fortune Society, Inc., Long Island, N.Y., $100,000 Mid-Ohio…
Building a Medicinal Garden
…vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other nutrients well tuned for keeping the body sufficiently bolstered. However, there are some plants, especially certain herbs and spices, that excel in human health. Lots…
Agri View: Meals Without Meat
Everett Griner talks about eating healthy meals without meat in today’s Agri View. Meals Without Meat From: American Heart Association Meals Without Meat Going meatless at a meal every now…
Bats and Agriculture
…per year. This study did not even consider what the indirect costs of “replacing” bats with pesticides would be in terms of potential health and pollution threats from greater levels…
2016 GEELA Awards
…State Transportation Agency, the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and the Health and Human Services Agency. Contact For any…
Plant Health and Resilience Research
USDA Awards More Than $14.5 Million to Support Plant Health and Resilience Research The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded more than $14.5 million in grants to support research into…
“Farmcation” to Connect Farmers with Urbanites
…local farmers with urbanites who want a taste of rural living and are willing to pay for it. Founded by Grace Lesser, a business and public health master’s student, and…
Agri View: Meat Buying
…role meat and poultry play as sources of protein and other key nutrients in a healthy, balanced diet. The annual report series found consumers were most likely to say red…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
…past the root zone dilutes legacy nutrients. A team of Almond Board-funded UC Davis researchers are tracking soil moisture, water movement, and tree and root health in almond orchards and…