A study by UC Davis could lead to changes in fertilizer uses and better air quality. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. Researchers with UC Davis…
New Citrus Research Board President
…research going into those problems and other citrus industry issues, and research is a key part of the CRB. For more on Keck and the Citrus Research Board, click here….
New Leader for Citrus Board
…Ted Batkin, who has served as the research board’s president since 1993 and is now retiring. California citrus growers continue to invest in needed research to aid the state’s more…
Finding New Technology for Drought Problems
Trying to beat the drought by using new technologies – that’s the goal of several research groups and universities with funding from USDA Conservation Innovation Grants. Rod Bain has more….
Another Review for USDA Reports
…Joe Prusacki with the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says his agency will take a fresh look at the report situation for the next fiscal year, which starts October first….
Teamwork Within USDA For Risk Management
The head of the Farm Service Agency says different parts of USDA are working together to provide risk management tools for ag producers. Rod Bain has more. Click to open…
Agriculture and Health Care Reform
…has more. Click to open or download audio report. The new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will go into effect in January of 2014, but small businesses owners –…
New Poultry Education Center at Fresno State
A California university now offers a new state-of-the-art poultry education center. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or download audio report. The new Foster Farms Poultry Education and Research…
Foster Farms Gets Humane Certification
…The announcement was made at California State University, Fresno, yesterday, as the university dedicated the new Foster Farms Poultry Education and Research Center. Foster Farms is based in California’s Central…
More Efforts to Save Bees
Experts have been sharing recent research and efforts designed to save declining pollinator populations. Rod Bain reports. Click to open or download audio report….
Vilsack to Congress: Ag Research Necessary
The Agriculture Secretary continues to urge for more money for agricultural research, and says there will be a penalty if the funds aren’t found. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open…
New Strawberry Research Center
…Cal Poly are creating the new Strawberry Sustainability Research and Education Center. The center will focus on applied research that incorporates both teaching and learning experiences for Cal Poly students,…
Almond Board 2013 Election Results
…promotes almonds through its research-based approach to all aspects of marketing, farming and production on behalf of the more than 6,000 California Almond growers and processors, many of whom are…
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Reaction to EPA Info Release
WASHINGTON (Feb. 20, 2013) — Early this week the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) was notified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the agency had been collecting information from…
