…of a collaboration announced last year between National FFA and Microsoft to bring innovative technology, science, research, and entrepreneurship to the classrooms of the more than 650,000 FFA student members…
Annual Survey Finds 80% of Producers Believe Beef Checkoff Drives Beef Demand
…the Cattlemen’s Beef Board. To ensure unbiased results, the checkoff hires a research firm without any input from its contractors, including NCBA. In January 2019, Luce Research conducted this independent…
USDA Provides Funding to California to Support Projects that Protect Agriculture and Natural Resources
…support pest and disease mitigation research to protect ornamental nurseries; $239,477 to develop tools for the identification and detection of Graminicolous downy mildews, a group of plant pathogens that threaten…
Study Reveals Pigs Can Transmit FMD Prior to Signs of Sickness
…in ARS’s Foreign Animal Disease Research Unit at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Orient Point, New York. Prior to this research, it was believed that transmission of FMD did not…
Survey Evaluating Energy Costs of Groundwater Pumping Remains Open
A research project looking into the energy costs associated with groundwater pumping is seeking participation from growers via an online survey of farms and ranches. Producers are being encouraged to…
New Report Details Options for Addressing Water Issues
A recently released report provides different options for addressing water issues in the San Joaquin Valley. Research conducted on behalf of the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) estimates that…
Researching Additional Scouting Strategies for ACP
Several research projects continue at UC Riverside, evaluating different strategies for better detection of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP). One of the Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialists, Monique Rivera is looking into…
Study Results Help Understand Red Blotch Disease
…to research published this month in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. The new research also showed that infected vines weren’t able to conduct water effectively, leaving whatever sugar…
Almond Matters: Working Through a Wet Bloom Period
…does bring us a lot of challenges,” Valent Field Market Research Representative Tino Lopez said. “It makes it difficult, often, to get into our fields on a timely basis to…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 02-21-19
…NASA Administrator shares how new research is helping growers make better irrigation decisions and there is some news regarding the first water allocation announcement made by the Central Valley Project….
Mechanical Pruning Becoming More Viable for Grape Producers
…pruning research is nothing new. Zhuang said research into the practice started decades ago. “Mechanization, particularly mechanical pruning, is nothing new and has been around for 20 or 30 years,”…
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Overcoming Resistant Genes
…where actually the vast majority now is Sw5 in both fresh market and processing tomatoes,” said Turini. Research will continue through this season, with testing alternative varieties for resistance capabilities…
Nutrien to Acquire Plant and Soil Health Firm Actagro
…portfolio includes approximately 30 specialty products which are produced at two U.S. manufacturing facilities located in California and Arkansas. Nutrien’s acquisition will include Actagro’s research and development team, as well…
California Cattle Council Vote Approaches
…was signed by then-Governor Jerry Brown in September 2018. The underlying focus of the council would be research, promotion, and marketing to benefit California cattle producers. Ballots are believed to…