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 …
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation today announced it has awarded $3.15 million in research grants to seven p…
The PD/GWSS Board recommended $2.7 million in new funding for 17 research projects investigating PD, grapevine viruses, and …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Almonds for distribution to various food nutriti…
The Honey Bee Health Coalition released Spanish-language editions of the Tools for Varroa Management Guide and the Guide to …
The 2023 California Almond Subjective Forecast published Friday by the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultur…
Scientists have collaborated to produce the first gene-edited calf with resistance to bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), a …
Erik Porse joined the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources on Jan. 11 as director of the California In…
The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is streamlining its Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) to ultimate…
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has released the draft mill assessment recommendations, which are pa…
Organic food sales in the United States in 2022 broke through $60 billion for the first time, hitting another high-level mar…
Dale: Biological nitrogen fixation such as that with legumes is done at the expense of...