In recent years, there has been an increase in crown rot/vine decline problems in processing tomatoes. Many tolerant, as well as several susceptible tomato cultivars, have been identified from previous efforts funded by CTRI. The number of fields in the Sacramento Valley with confirmed Fusarium falciforme vine decline has been increasing each year. In 2022, eight new tomato fields were diagnosed in Sutter …
Gerad brings over twenty years of wealth management and commercial banking experience within the financial service sector to California Farmland Trust (CFT). While at SAFE Credit Union, Gerad developed and oversaw SAFE’s nonprofit platform, “SAFE Cares,” which provided financial resources and services to our region’s nonprofit organizations. While working directly with our region’s largest nonprofit organizations, Gerad was introduced to …
The Annual UC Cooperative Extension and California Potato Research Advisory Board (CPRAB) Variety Trial Field Day is an opportunity to see tubers of potentially new varieties, how they performed this year, and how they performed compared to standard varieties. The event will take place on Wednesday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Hart Memorial Park (8 miles northeast …
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During the next several weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will con…
The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today announced a new partnership with the Information Technology-Informa…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a Request for Information today, announcing public listening sessions an…
The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) Foundation has awarded $44,000 in college scholarships to eight stude…
Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, the Chairman of the Panetta Institute of Public Policy, will deliver the keynote addr…
For more than a decade, USDA’s Climate Hubs has been at the forefront of supporting climate change adaptation and mitigation…
The Biden Administration announced the availability of $500 million in funding to advance partner-driven solutions to conser…
Lab-grown meat, which is cultured from animal cells, is often thought to be more environmentally friendly than beef because …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing the availability of a pre-recorded webinar for developers who are intere…
Dale: Biological nitrogen fixation such as that with legumes is done at the expense of...