- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology presented 2014 Borlaug CAST Communication Award to Alison Van Eenennaam, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Animal Science at UC Davis, according to Beef Magazine. Receipt of the award demonstrates Van Eenennaam's ability to communicate by written material, public presentations, and/or the use of television, radio, or other social media.
As a specialist in the field of animal genomics and biotechnology, Van Eenennaam is at the forefront of those delivering clear, science-based information to...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Construction is scheduled to begin April 1 on the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources new home in Davis, reported Jeff Hudson in the Davis Enterprise.
The facility is a former indoor sports center. Following retrofit construction to ensure the interior is LEED-certified, ANR is slated to move in before the end of this year, the article said.
“ANR is a statewide program, with programmatic staff in 57 of California’s counties. But the bulk of our (administrative) operations have been in Davis,” said Jan Corlett, chief of staff to ANR’s vice president...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
The initiative that would have required special labeling on food that contains genetically modified ingredients failed in California, 53.1 percent to 46.9 percent, reported ABC Rural radio in Australia. Host Anna Vidot talked to Alison Van Eenennaam, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Animal Science at UC Davis, about the fate of Proposition 37, which on Tuesday received about 4.3 million votes in favor and 4.8 million votes against.
In the eight-minute interview, Van Eenennaam said Proposition 37 was a flawed bill that would only have been applied to processed foods available in...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Alison Van Eenennaam, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Animal Science at UC Davis, commented on a KCRA news segment about Proposition 37, an initiative on California's November ballot that, if passed, would require special labeling on products that contain genetically modified ingredients.
The reporters called the proposition a "multi-million dollar food fight."
"All of the data that's come out from the American Medical Association and National Academy of Sciences have all agreed that the food products on the market today that are...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Bovine respiratory disease - pneumonia in cattle - is the most significant health problem for the beef industry. The disease annually results in the death of more than 1 million animals. In addition to these losses, beef producers spend a significant sum on disease-related medication and labor costs each year.
According to AgInfo.net, raising cattle for specific resistance to BRD was a hot topic at the Beef Improvement Federation Conference earlier this month in Bozeman, Mont. Attendees learned about research under way at UC Davis to find the genetic component to BRD resistance and, eventually, breed out this deadly disease.
This spring,...
