…via the California Department of Food and Agriculture-administered Dairy Digester Research and Development Program, will be constructed in disadvantaged communities and provide economic and environmental benefits to those communities. Read…
Agri View: Feral Hog Drop-Net Tactics
…Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Texas A&M and the National Wildlife Research Center evaluated the efficiency of both drop nets and corral traps to capture wild hogs. The research took place…
DCHA Seeks Applicants for Annual Scholarship
…calves and heifers. With a national membership of producers, allied industries and research leaders, DCHA seeks to provide the industry’s standards for profitability, performance and leadership, serving as a catalyst…
Almond Board: Healthy Eating with Almonds
…in Nutrition Research found that adding a moderate amount of almonds to the family diet (1.5 ounces/day of whole almonds or almond butter for parents, 0.5 ounces/day for children) significantly…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Climate Change
…a Carbon-Free America that was recently published in National Geographic. Other invited speakers include: Ken Alex, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research; Floyd Vergara, California Air Resources Board; Jenny Lester…
SNAP Hunger
…United States and the important role that SNAP plays in addressing it. A growing body of high-quality research shows that SNAP is highly effective at reducing food insecurity, and in…
Climate Change and Diet
…as they develop or continue to develop dietary guidelines in the future.” CMU’s Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research and the Colcom Foundationfunded this research. Read the full study….
Cultivate California Program Debuts with Website and Social Media
…ranchers’ commitment to innovative and efficient farming practices, using every manner of production imaginable. Research showed that an overwhelming majority of Californians appreciate the state’s farming heritage and the farmers…
Bumblebee Intelligence
…is in mating,” said Stephen Wolf, lead author of the new study, in a news release. In this latest study, the researchers tested bees’ ability to associate flower color with…
Agri View: Smart Phones
…(application) for everything these days—perhaps because mobile phone use is becoming increasingly global. USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) soil scientist Jeff Herrick and colleagues have jumped on that trend in…
Land O’Lakes – GENYOUth Team Up
…conduct research, publish perspective reports, and build programs that make a lasting difference in the pursuit of healthy, high-achieving youth. Founded in 2010 through a public-private partnership with the National…
Gift Ideas for Gardeners
…gift certificates. These can then be redeemed for merchandise that is handpicked by your gardening friend. Dennis Patton is a horticulture agent at Johnson County’s K-State Research and Extension Office….
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…34 states. Research Supported the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research in its effort to provide awards to support the next generation of agricultural scientists. In 2015, USDA’s intramural researchers…
CDFA Accepting Proposals for Fertilizer Research Program
…than 200 research projects focusing on California’s important and environmentally sensitive cropping systems. A database of completed and ongoing research is publically available at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/FREPresearch In collaboration with the University…