The Almond Board has a new industry guide for best management practices for bee health. Sabrina Hill reports. Almond Board Guide for Bee Health The Almond Board has a new…
CDFA benefits from new training initiative that helps State improve efficiency, cut red tape
CDFA Secretary Karen Ross (center) with the Department’s Lean 6 Sigma Training graduates. From left, Animal Health and Food Safety Services director Dr. Annette Jones, division analyst Kimberly McCarthy, Division…
Global Food Safety Agreement Signed by China and UC Davis
…and health,” said UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi. “We are incredibly pleased to join forces with Northwest A&F University and look forward to making discoveries and realizing solutions that…
USDA/NRCS Video: Cover Crops and Water Infiltration of Soil
Russ Lester of Dixon Ridge Farms in Solano County, Calif., owns an orchard with a green carpet of cover crops. This orchard is part of his organic walnut operation in…
Vacancy on Cattle Health Task Force
The California Department of Food and Agriculture Division of Animal Health and Food Safety Services is announcing a vacancy on the Cattle Health Advisory Task Force (CHATF). Food and Agricultural…
USDA and USTR Name New Members to Agricultural Trade Advisory Committees
…record numbers,” Vilsack said. “Agricultural trade plays a vital role in the health of our economy, and the new members of the committees will bring welcome new perspectives.” Congress established…
California DPR on Bee Health Inspections
Apiary inspectors learned what to look for when it comes to possible pesticide exposure in bees. Sabrina Hill has more on the training. CDPR on Bee Training Bee health and…
Governor Brown Commemorates California Pollinator Week
…for maintaining biodiversity and healthy ecosystems. The health of our national forests and grasslands depends on pollination. These open spaces provide forage, fish and wildlife, timber, water, mineral resources and…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expands
…becomes infected. The diseased tree will decline in health until it dies. HLB has been detected just once in California – in 2012 on a single residential property in Hacienda…
Update on Pork Industry and PEDv
…for the swine industry. Dr. Lisa Becton – Pork Checkoff director of swine health information and research – outlines the current status of this disease. The Pork Checkoff is investing…
Hong Kong Market Reopens for U.S. Beef
…restrictions to provide full access for U.S. beef and beef products. “Last year, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) granted the United States negligible risk status for BSE, further…
NRCS Drought Assistance Averts Hazardous Wind Erosion in the Klamath Basin
…extent on residual soil moisture to get this protective layer of vegetation up and going. It’s key to get the seeding in before the window of opportunity closes,” he said….
New Funding for Fight Against Citrus Greening
…total of $125 million of the USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative funding toward citrus health research over the next five years. Because there are wide differences in the occurrence and…