…and seawater into drinking water. The Volcani Institute, the research arm of the Ministry of Agriculture, has 200 scientists, 800 support staff and 300 students working on a broad agenda…
Climate Smart Israel
…rye grass and sunflowers. Additionally, we visited the Volcani Center, a research arm of the Israel Ministry of Agriculture. CDFA Science Adviser Amrith Gunasekara is also part of our delegation…
Agri View: Troubled Ocean Waters
…or other matter into the ocean is governed internationally by the 1972 London Convention and 1996 London Protocol. The United States regulates such disposal through the Marine, Protection, Research, and…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a memorandum of understanding to develop joint projects and conduct mutually beneficial research. Israel innovates with technology, efficient irrigation, recycled water, and plant breeding for drought…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…million, with smaller grants to these California nonprofits: Youth Policy Institute, Los Angeles, $499,923 Interfaith Sustainable Food Collaborative, Oakland, $155,200 San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, San Francisco, $308,131….
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
…provided through hover text and pop-ups, saving growers the effort of researching this information on their own. The Irrigation Calculator accesses local weather data from CIMIS. Growers select the CIMIS…
Food Safe Technology
…Land of Ours. Food Safe Technology From: USDA Agriculture Research Service Research Project: Intervention Technologies for Minimally Processed Foods Objective: 1. Develop new effective chemical and physical decontamination interventions for…
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
…Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC), having completed quality control, is now making this breakthrough resource available for researchers via the IWGSC wheat sequence repository at URGI-INRA-Versailles, France . Wheat breeders and…
Agri View: Dairy Farming Changes
…stressed the importance of safe milk for children in this 1930 advertisement. Read more: USDA Contributions to Dairying Dairy Division Research in the Private Sector Bureau of Dairy Industry Bibliography…
Sheep Shearing School Prepares Students
UC sheep shearing school prepares students for gainful employment Ewes waiting for shearing at the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center Sheep Shearing School. (Photo: Evett Kilmartin) by Jeannette E….
Agri View: Small Towns
Everett Griner talks about how small towns in rural America are disappearing in today’s Agri View. Small Towns From: USDA Economic Research Service Population & Migration The number of people…
NPPC Honors Industry Leader ‘Pig’ Paul
…research on using probes to measure backfat on hogs while attending Iowa State College. During World War II, hog farmers were encouraged to raise fat pigs for their lard, which…
New Facility Proves HLB/ACP Seriousness
…be used by researchers to fight a disease devastating the citrus industry. The research partnership aims to protect California’s $3.3 billion citrus industry from Huanglongbing, also known as citrus greening…
Quiviut
…a squeeze shoot for them so they stay nice and still,” says Freeman, who works at the university’s Large Animal Research Station, studying Arctic mammals like the musk ox and…