…light on the current decline of the bee population. Sandra Rehan, an assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of New Hampshire, and a team of researchers including Michael…
Grants for Food Safety and Plant Health Improvements
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the award of $30.1 million in competitive grants to fund 80 research projects to improve food safety, reduce antibiotic resistance in food, and increase…
Increase Chilling Hours with Simple Product
Research showed pistachio growers how a simple product can increase chilling hours at UC ANR’s Statewide Pistachio Day. Increase Chilling with Simple Product Cooperative Extension Pomology Nut Crop Advisor David…
HM. Clause, Limagrain, Acquire California-based Genica Research Corp.
…to research and development. The USA activities of Genica Research Corporation, including research and farm facilities located in California and Florida, will be integrated into HM.CLAUSE, Inc., based in Davis,…
First-ever UC ANR Newsmakers Seminar at World Ag Expo
…wines made from grapes that were grown in research plots at the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center will be served, along with light refreshments. Each of the newsmakers…
2016 Cattle Industry Convention Draws Strong Crowd
…have the right people growing the right product in the right way. And, we have the right organizational culture and structure. We have promotion and advocacy; research and education. We…
Effects of Drought for Forests and Rangelands
…peer-reviewed scientific research on the impacts of drought on U.S. forests and rangelands. This report will help the Forest Service better manage forests and grasslands impacted by climate change. “Our…
Almond Board: New Incentive to Reduce Dust
…California, eligible farmers may receive an incentive of $10.52/acre for up to three years to adopt harvesters that have been certified through peer-review research to reduce particulate matter (PM) associated…
Four Californians Selected to Air Quality Task Force
…promotes USDA research efforts and identifies cost-effective ways the agriculture industry can improve air quality. It also helps better coordinate activities and resources among USDA agencies and other federal partners…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…open access to public data is likely to transform scientific research and business innovation,” said Dr. Daron G. Green, the Deputy Managing Director of Microsoft Research. “Microsoft’s partnership with the…
Agri View: GMO Questions
…concern about such food among politicians, activists and consumers, especially in Europe. Several factors are involved. In the late 1980s – early 1990s, the results of decades of molecular research…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…years following the Dust Bowl and around World War II, when 40 percent of federal research and development expenditures went towards agricultural research. Today, with just 2 percent of federal…
Pistachio Day Draws Large Crowd, Again
…pest control advisers also heard the latest about bushy-top syndrome, ipm management strategies, chill accumulation research and some interesting results from new pistachio cultivars. Cooperative Extension Advisor Craig Kallsen showed…
Agri View: Agriculture Productivity
…the public and private sectors in fostering U.S. agricultural productivity growth through research, education, infrastructure, and technological advances. Research on global agricultural productivity focuses on quantifying comparable productivity growth measures…