…systems. Michigan State University used a previous NIFA grant to provide veterinarians with new competencies in basic infectious and metabolic disease research through courses and research experiences in immunology, molecular…
Fertilizer Research and Education Grant Funding
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is currently accepting proposals for a 2016 special grant program for fertilizer research and education. This competitive…
More About the Almond Alliance of CA
…library of resources, data and research that can support our advocacy agenda and our position as we look at different policies.” Find out more about the Almond Alliance of California….
African leaders visit CDFA
…Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI). Fatima Ademoh from Nigeria and James Kakeeto from Uganda visited CDFA on July 27 to learn about our Dairy Digester Research and Development…
Vegetable Seeds Headline Breeder Field Day
HM. Clause held its 2016 Davis Field Days at its research farm in Davis. The HM. Clause field day brought in producers from several countries to learn more about the…
Land Grant Universities Compiling Animal Feed Database
21 land-grant institutions are collaborating to provide researchers, producers and industry partners’ up-to-date, research-based information on the nutrient needs of agricultural animals. Since forming in 2010, the National Animal Nutrition…
Agri View: Voice Command
…but it’s on its way. One university scientist is working on this right now. A tractor that will respond to voice commands. There is a lot of study and research…
CA Nitrogen Assessment Brings Improvement Opportunities
…refine fertilizer management, irrigation efficiency and other farming practices to manage nitrogen, and the work continues. The following are some examples of UC ANR research and extension projects underway. App…
Pecan Marketing Order Increases Interest
…established for people.” Hendrixson says there’s already been substantial research on the health benefits of pecans, but due to the lack of the marketing order, the pecan industry hasn’t had…
CME ‘Enhancing’ Live Cattle Markets
…For starters, CME Group will add a seasonal discount of $1.50 per hundredweight on live cattle tendered to its Worthing, South Dakota delivery location for the October contract only. Research…
Pruning Frequency Study at Pecan Conference
…Pruning Frequency Study at Pecan Conference Heerema The California Pecan Growers Association conference had information on several aspects of growing pecans,including research from New Mexico on mechanical pruning. New Mexico…
California Wine Shows Strength in Challenging Economy
…government agencies such as the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Economic Research Service and Federal Reserve Bank. For a copy of the methodology, click here. Highlights Impact of California wine and…
Clemson Research Could Lead to Space Farming
Researchers at Clemson University are laying out the research groundwork for deep-space farming as part of a NASA-funded study. Clemson mechanical engineering professor Joshua Summers is working with Freight Farms,…
Almond Board: Almond Alliance of California is Official
…educate and provide important research information on a wide range of almond industry issues,” Cunningham says. “However they are prohibited from doing any lobbying specifically by the USDA. That’s where…