…White rot disease has forced garlic and onion producers to abandon land in the Central Valley over the last several years. Garlic and Onion Research Advisory Board CEO Robert Ehn…
New Dairy Conference Focuses on Golden State
…got together and realized a need for a California dairy conference. University of California Davis Livestock Waste Management Specialist Deanne Meyer says a lot of research will be covered in…
Using Product to Fight White Rot
The California Garlic and Onion Research Committee is excited about research findings that could help the industry fight against white rot disease. Using Product to Fight White Rot White rot…
New Pistachio Might Expand Production
…for growers in low chill years. UB19-69 could be a better match than Peters for the female Kerman variety. Researchers say the current male variety Peters is still a very…
Asian Wasps Could Help Stink Bug Control
…also provided by the USDA Farm Bill, the California Pistachio Research Board, the Pear Pest Management Research Fund and the Consolidated Central Valley Table Grape Pest and Disease Control District….
World Pistachio Day
…pistachios can be part of a heart-healthy diet and promote healthy blood lipid profiles. Emerging research also suggests that pistachios may help with blood-sugar management, even when eaten with a…
Agri View: Marijuana, a Hot Crop
…scientific journal PLOS One, Gabriel and various research partner groups widely expanded the study, capturing and tagging hundreds of fishers. If the fishers died—not that uncommon, given that they’re mid-level…
Bayer Grand Opening Of New Greenhouse Site In West Sacramento
…Bayer’s existing research facility. Bayer’s local Vegetable Seeds research team will utilize one 14,000-square-foot greenhouse and an 11,000-square-foot screen house to work toward improvements in vegetable seeds trait attributes, such…
Agri View: GMO Production
…tried and well as University research conducted in our area. We don’t pay attention to data that comes from other growing regions in the US because it generally isn’t relevant…
Water Management Is Key
…was to learn more about California’s citrus industry by visiting growers, a packinghouse, research center and the World Ag Expo. Oswalt summarizes the major differences he saw between California and…
Nigiri Project Mixes Salmon and Rice Fields
…and rice, the research is a collaborative project among the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, the California Department of Water Resources and nonprofit organization California Trout. For the first…
Open Data Powers Conservation Mapping Tool
…an index of ecosystem resilience and resistance to cheatgrass based on underlying soil temperature and moisture. Each data layer creates a visual representation of available research covering one of the…
Preparing for an Uncertain Future with Climate Smart Agriculture
…a source of renewable energy. The Dairy Digester Research and Development Program, launched in 2014, provides incentives for dairy operations to install manure digesters. Digesters capture methane from dairy lagoons,…
Agri View: Food Consumption
…9 a Day” program, encouraging Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables. Some of the country’s leading cancer-research centers have published diet books designed to lower cancer risk, featuring fruits…