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…
Tulare ACP Citrus Quarantine Expands, More Could Come
…are susceptible hosts for both the insect and the disease. There is no cure once a tree becomes infected. The diseased tree will decline in health until it dies. HLB…
USDA Takes Steps to Stop PEDv, PDCoV
…state or federal authorities. While the PEDv does not pose a threat to human health or food safety, it is causing a tremendous hardship for American pork producers. It has…
USDA Announces Funding, Issues Federal Order to Combat PEDv
…Service (APHIS) or State animal health officials. These viruses do not pose any risk to human health or food safety, and they are commonly detected in countries around the world….
More Water Users Receive Notices of Curtailment
…of due process, the board’s methods for calculating supply and demand, how it quantifies public trust and public health and safety needs, and how voluntary curtailment agreements already in place…
USDA Announces Programs to Conserve Sensitive Land and Help Beginning Farmers
…(TIP). “CRP is one of the largest voluntary conservation programs in the country,” said Vilsack. “This initiative helps farmers and ranchers lead the nation in preventing soil erosion, improving water…
Key Agriculture Componet Added to Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards
…of Food and Agriculture; the State Transportation Agency; the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; the Labor and Workforce Development Agency; the Health and Human Services Agency; and the Governor’s…