…us how this study will help low-income people with diabetes control. Diabetes and Healthy Food Study From: UCSF.edu/news article Does Healthier Food Help Low-Income People Control Their Diabetes? To determine…
Almond Board: Pollination Plan
…of the things growers should discuss with their beekeeper. Almond Update – Pollination Plan Get more from the Almond Board on bee health on its website. From Almonds.com The blossoms…
Marmorated Stink Bug: Just a Matter of Time
…on tree health, particularly young trees, is still being evaluated. A list of over 170 host species, including those that attract the highest densities, can be found at StopBMSB.org. The…
USDA Finalizes Rule to Enhance Consumer Protection
…part of this important and essential new public health measure.” Retail stores regularly produce raw ground beef for consumer sales by mixing cuts of beef from various sources. A 2011Salmonella…
Walnuts and Calories
…health. However, according to Cancer Research UK, “there is no scientific evidence to prove that flower remedies can control, cure or prevent any type of disease, including cancer”. Inks and…
Agri View: World Health Organization Condemning Red Meat?
Everett Griner talks about the World Health Organization condemning red meat and questions what has changed in today’s Agri View. The World Health Organization’s latest efforts to hobble the beef…
Honey Bees’ Hard Winter
…Hard Winter for Honey Bees By Dick Rogers M.Sc., Principal Scientist / Entomologist: Bayer Bee Care Center – Bee Health & Integrated Apiculture Research There’s nothing I enjoy more than…
UC Davis Cracks the Walnut Genome
…nuts is growing, and nutritionists are touting the health attributes of moderate nut consumption in lowering the risk for heart disease. Walnuts are high in omega-3 fatty acids, a healthy…
DuPont and Dow to Combine in Merger of Equals
…include DuPont’s Nutrition & Health, Industrial Biosciences, Safety & Protection and Electronics & Communications, as well as the Dow Electronic Materials business. Together, their complementary offerings create a new global…
U.S. Cotton Sector Facing Difficult Economic Conditions
…cotton industry’s health. The hearing panel was comprised of National Cotton Council (NCC) Vice Chairman Shane Stephens, a Greenwood, Miss., warehouser; a group of four cotton producers: Nathan Reed, Arkansas…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Kern County
…tree becomes infected, and the diseased tree will decline in health and produce bitter, misshaped fruit until it dies. In California, HLB has only been detected in 2012 and 2015…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Next Week
…Rootstock Evaluations and Breeding • Irrigation and Water Management • Water and Air Quality • Pollination and Honey Bee Health • Life Cycle Assessment • Almond Quality and Food Safety…
Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released
…US-1516 rootstock trees were pulled for health reasons and those trees had the best average health rating. Read more about the testing in the release below. USDA’s Agricultural Research Service…
Collaboration Key to Antibiotic Stewardship
…need an antibiotic, that it is going to be effective. This requirement also is being asked of the human-health community, making it a no-brainer for veterinary and human-health communities to…