…parties can submit comments on the proposal until November 15, 2016. After assessing the research regarding effective results of cold treatment of grapefruit at 3o C for Queensland Fruit Fly,…
Research Targets Olive Knot Strategies
One of the most important activities of the Olive Oil Commission of California is the funding of research projects. One such project currently in progress examines potential treatments to prevent…
EPA Glyphosate Assessment Moved to Next Spring
…market. Some say the blame falls on the International Center for Research on Cancer for the delay in decision making. A report in March of 2015 from the Research Center…
Agri View: Varroa Mite Research
Everett Griner talks about CCD and the Varroa Mite research in today’s Agri View. Varroa Mite Research Now I try to pass along all of the information I get on…
Tapping Sorghum’s Genetic Potential
…around the world are kept viable. Read more about this research in the September 2016 issue of AgResearch. ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief in-house scientific research agency….
New Markets Sought for Walnut Sector
…our research tells us that the biggest obstacle in the way of getting new users is they don’t know how to use this product, even though it has been around…
Agri View: Corn and the Market
…for today. I’m Everett Griner. From: USDA Economic Research Service Feed Outlook by Tom Capehart and Stephen MacDonald, USDA (published August 16, 2016) Record Projected Corn Yield and Production for…
USDA Seeks Nominees to the National Dairy Board
…establishment of 22 research and promotion boards. They empower industry stakeholders to leverage their own resources to develop new markets, strengthen existing markets, and conduct important research and promotion activities….
CA Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report
…the 1991-92 season due to a lack of funding. The data from the first two years were used for research purposes in developing crop-estimating models. Read the full report (.pdf)…
Agri View: Pecan Marketing Order
…result in higher prices for growers everywhere. It will promote research for growers in all fifteen states where they are produced. In spite of the fact that in shell and…
National Mango Board Members Named
…in accordance with the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 and the Mango Promotion, Research, and Information Order. The program is administered by board members who are nominated…
New National Offshore Wind Strategy to Drive Deployment
…of Maine, New Jersey’s Fishermen’s Energy, and Ohio’s Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation, and research and development investments in technologies that specifically address the opportunities and challenges across U.S. waters….
Heritage Foundation Looking to the 2018 Farm Bill
…The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service identifies five different types of farming risk: human and personal risk (such as human health), institutional risk (regarding governmental action),…
Corn, Potatoes and Vegetable Production Practices
…is a three phase survey conducted each year jointly by NASS and USDA’s Economic Research Service. In 2016, the focus is on corn production. Earlier this year in phase I…