What happens when an exotic plant disease spreads across the agricultural fields of your state? Plant and agricultural product inspectors are the front-line troops for controlling or eliminating parasites, fungi, bacteria and viruses that could impact your state’s natural resources and cultivated agricultural products.
DetailsThe United States prepares local farmers and the agriculture industry to protect themselves from acts of Agroterrorism. WIFSS is on board at 48th Annual Wisconsin Governor’s Conference on Emergency Management & Homeland Security to lend expertise in training exercises.
DetailsThe new FDA report on drug residues in milk concludes that milk is safe, but if they found any drugs at all, how safe can it really be?
DetailsThe bond between UC Davis and Nanjing Agricultural University was further strengthened when the two universities met together this winter during a three week conference.
DetailsResearchers in the Western Center for Food Safety’s Atwill Water and Foodborne Zoonotic Disease Laboratory located with the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security are playing an important role in the FDA-funded Western Irrigation Water Project which is working to ensure safe water for agriculture through water quality surveillance and sharing of data with produce farmers and irrigation districts. Read about the teams’ work to ensure clean water for safer food.
DetailsA University of California-Davis research team is enrolling organic and conventional farms to participate in a research opportunity for small to medium size farms.
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