Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack makes 41 appointments to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. Two of the appointees are from California. Click to Open or Download Audio Report James…
Speaker Series to Celebrate UCCE 100th Anniversary
…It was established by an act of Congress in 1914 to help farmers, homemakers, and youth incorporate the latest university research into their lives. A century later, UC Cooperative Extension…
Research on Cow’s Milk and Cancer Cells
Cow’s milk could someday be used in the treatment of human stomach cancer. A peptide derived from cow’s milk killed human stomach cancer cells in a major research project. Sabrina…
Almond Board: Navel Orangeworm Control in Almonds
…for navel orangeworm control. Curtis says the Almond Board and the University of California have done several research studies and put together guidelines on orchard sanitation, that go into how…
Making the Most of Christmas Trees
…days. A professor at North Carolina State University, Dr. John Frampton, says there’s ongoing research to make real Christmas trees better for consumers. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
CDFA Accepting Concept Proposals
…encouraging the development and submission of concepts that demonstrate experimental research trial data (e.g., prior FREP research findings) at the field scale in organic and conventional fertilizers. Other priority research…
New USDA Emergency Response Framework to Combat Huanglongbing
…USDA is creating an “emergency response framework” to battle Huanglongbing. It pulls together experts along with various groups and agencies and experts to coordinate and focus federal research on Huanglongbing….
CIT Director Named National Irrigation ‘Person of the Year’
…sprinkler testing. Former CIT directors Kenneth Solomon and Edward Norum were honored in 1990 and 2004 respectively. Fresno State has been involved in irrigation testing and research for more than…
Almond Conference Underway
The Almond Conference is underway in Sacramento. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. Today, growers will get updates in the areas of environmental and production research,…
Soil Health Workshops
…the UC West Side Research and Extension Center in Five Points. The UC Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation program has invited nationally known proponents of soil health to share their experiences…
Almond Board: Study Shows Almonds Help with Weight Control
…in full swing now, we’re all likely to be around a lot of food over the next month or so. Now scientific research proves there’s a simple way to keep…
Research into Deadly Pig Virus
Researchers continue to try to find out more about a deadly virus that’s killing piglets in 17 states. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open or download audio report….
2014 Specialty Crop Block Grant Workshops
…November 14, 2013 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Orange County UC South Coast Research and Extension Center 7601 Irvine Boulevard Irvine, CA 92618 November 19, 2013 9:30 a.m. – 11:30…