Another early-detection method being developed works by smelling huanglongbing infections in trees. This method detects the different scents plants give off. Researchers at the University of California, Davis have created…
Help for Low-Income Families to Purchase Fruits and Veggies
…initiatives to solve societal challenges and ensure the long-term viability of agriculture. NIFA’s integrated research, education and extension programs, supporting the best and brightest scientists and extension personnel, have resulted…
Shot Hole Borers Vanish From Avocado Trees
Courtesy: UCANR Researchers are having trouble finding shot hole borers in the original avocado groves that were infested in California. Experts say the once feared pest may leave infested avocados…
Almond Board: Spatial Database Project
…viable and quantifiable. One such analysis has determined where the more permeable soils exist within our agricultural footprint to understand where groundwater recharge research and potential application are best suited….
USDA/NIFA Awards $4.7 M for Food Safety Outreach, Education
…Food Systems and Organic Agriculture(link is external). NIFA invests in and advances innovative and transformative research, education and extension to solve societal challenges and ensure the long-term viability of agriculture….
Orchard Wood Recycling Offers Disposal Option
…It acts like a big rototiller and incorporates the tree.” Holtz said researchers compared that process to the one demonstrated in Manteca last week. “The Iron Wolf turned out to…
Dannon Responds to Ag Attack
…Jahn, Agronomy Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and former Deputy Under Secretary of Research, Education and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Dannon’s leadership in sustainability sets an…
California Ag Leads Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
…education for consumers; by training growers to equip them for current and future challenges; and by conducting research on conservation and environmental outcomes, pest control and disease, and organic and…
Study Claims Proteins in Wheat Causes Inflammation
…trigger an immune response in the gut that can spread to other tissues in the body. Researchers are currently preparing studies to investigate further. A lead researcher in the study…
Applications for 2017 Borlaug Fellowships
…Science and Technology Fellowship Program. The program offers training and collaborative research opportunities to scientists, researchers, and policymakers from 32 eligible countries. Fellows will work one-on-one with a mentor at…
More Than $62.5 Million to Support Specialty Crop Production
…as specialty crops. The projects include research, agricultural extension activities, and programs to increase demand and address the needs of America’s specialty crop industry. AMS Administrator Elanor Starmer made the…
Possible Shift of Psyllid Control Efforts in CA
Courtesy: UC ANR Research is looking at history to find out what grove characteristics are favorable to Asian citrus psyllids and possibly adjusting urban psyllid control efforts in the state…
Pumpkin: Background & Statistics
…percent of U.S. total pumpkin area. For State share of area harvested: USDA, NASS, 2012 U.S. Census of Agriculture. For per capita use: USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) Vegetable and…
Healthy Pecans
…health benefits. Research is showing that the high levels of antioxidants in pecans may play a role in protecting the nervous system and delaying the progression of degenerative conditions such…