The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week announced 19 grants totaling $36.5 million for research and extension to support American farmers growing fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture…
Agri View: Honeybee Problem Identified?
Everett Griner talks about research possibly finding the problem for the honeybee issue in today’s Agri View. Honeybee Problem Identified? The study of the honeybee problem seems to have hit…
Marketing Needed for Climbing Pecan Market
…will see downward pressure in the medium term. These findings are part of a new report, “U.S. Pecans: Fighting for Their Share” from the Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research and…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…to be reevaluated to allow more flexibility. Despite mounting research that shows well-managed grazing could help reduce wildfire risk and severity, livestock stocking rates on public lands have dropped substantially…
Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments
Secretary Vilsack Announces $36.5 Million for Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced 19 grants totaling $36.5 million for research and extension to support American farmers…
S&W Seed Company Signs First U.S. Sorghum License Agreement
…seed, with unrivaled research and development, production and distribution capabilities. S&W’s capabilities span the world’s alfalfa seed production regions, with operations in the United States, Australia, and Canada, and S&W…
Managing Dust at Harvest Videos
…inevitable during almond harvest, but everyone who works in the orchard during harvest can play a role in reducing dust by utilizing a variety of key, research-based practices. To help…
Ancient Grains Show Growing Possibilities
…is a farmer in San Luis Obispo who grows a variety of ancient grains. “The one that is involved in research is Kernza and it’s just a perennial wheatgrass. There’s…
Pesticide Information for Schools Pilot Project
…public health from the University of California, Berkeley; Stephanie McMurtrie, specializing in health programs, research and facilitation and holding a master’s degree in health science from John Hopkins University; and,…
EPA Sets Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting on Glyphosate
…of the International Agency for Research on Cancer in March 2015 that says glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic to humans.” The notice makes no mention of other studies that find the…
New Oil Olive Disease in California?
Courtesy: F. Trouillas. Growers and advisors are seeing a possible new oil olive disease. Research has identified a pathogen that could be causing defoliation, leaf lesions and elongated twig lesions….
Syngenta Calls Regulatory Talks Constructive
…the rankings as the top six suppliers fight for market share and financial power to drive research and new product releases. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Greenhouse Opens, Aids ACP Fight
Cal Poly Pomona College of Agriculture announces the opening of a new 5,040-square-foot research and insect production greenhouse to help control the Asian citrus psyllid. The greenhouse was planned in…
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…Yang, part time staffer Xia Chang, Fresno State student volunteer Sunny Yang, and research assistant Janet Robles from Fresno State’s Center for Irrigation Technology – are working with small-scale and…