…foggy all day long. The temperatures were 40 to 45 degrees. You didn’t see much change, and you could accumulate 24 hours of chill,” California Research Board Manager Bob Klein…
USDA Grants California Over 5 Million for Citrus Greening Research
…Disease Research and Extension Program since 2014. Other projects in the current grant award include: Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, $4,274,523 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, $2,476,099 USDA Agricultural Research…
Rising Global Temperatures Poised to Crush Crop Yields
Scientists say if global temperatures continue to rise, the United States faces big drops in harvests of major food crops by 2100. A climate impact research document says the rising…
NOW Cost Pistachio Growers $100 Mil
…a lot of cost to the industry,” California Research Board Manager Bob Klein said. “The percent of damaged nuts in the harvested crop exceeded an average of 2 percent.” Last…
National Pork Producers Delegate Body Appointed
…option of not submitting nominees. The National Pork Board and the Delegate Body were established under the Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1985. By law, USDA’s Agricultural…
Role of Fossil Fuels in the U.S. Food System and the American Diet
by Patrick Canning, Sarah Rehkamp, Arnold Waters, and Hamideh Etemadnia/USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? The consumption of fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable energy by the U.S….
Common Crop Chemical Leaves Bees Susceptible to Deadly Viruses
…paper include Diana Cox-Foster, USDA-ARS-PWA Pollinating Insect Research Unit. The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture supported this research. Published with permission of Penn State University….
Funding for Potato Breeding Research
…by the Potato Breeding Research program can be found on the NIFA Current Research Information System. The deadline for Potato Breeding research is March 28, 2017. See the request for…
USDA Invests in Citrus Greening Research
…citrus greening disease, aka Huanglongbing. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “The…
Funding to Support Agriculture Programs at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
…and agricultural industry careers to all their students, including Hispanic students.” California State University, Chico While research and extension activities may be included in a funded HSI Education project, the…
Western Growers Supports Perdue Nomination
…priorities in areas such as trade, the farm bill, nutrition, research funding and the environment. On behalf of the nearly 2,500 Western Growers members who collectively grow more than half…
Funding to Support Agricultural Education at 1890s Land-grant Institutions
…for African-Americans and other underrepresented student populations. This funding opportunity aligns with NIFA’s strategic goal to develop human capital, communities and a diverse workforce through research, education, extension and engagement…
Test Uses Novel Antibodies to Detect Shiga Toxins
…Abraxis LLC, TechLab, Inc., and List Biological Laboratories Inc. Read more about this research in the January 2017 issue of AgResearch magazine. ARS is USDA’s chief in-house scientific research agency….
CRB Researcher Honored with Presidential Award
President Obama bestows award for cutting-edge innovation Michelle Cilia, Ph.D., Citrus Research Board (CRB) researcher and research molecular biologist for the United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service…