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In 1985, technology to produce lactose-free milk, yogurt, and ice cream was developed through the Agricultural Research Service. [27] The grape breeding program, currently located in Parlier, CA which began in 1923, developed seedless grapes and continues to release new grapevine varieties with improved traits. [28]
In 1983, [4] research horticulturist David W. Ramming and technician Ronald L. Tarailo—Californian grape breeders working for the ARS, the chief scientific research agency of the USDA—crossed Thompson Seedless and Concord in order to answer a technical question about a newly developed procedure for breeding novel, superior seedless grapes. [3]
The Western Regional Research Center (WRRC), located in Albany, California, is one of four regional laboratories within the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. The WRRC has six research units, which conduct research into food production, processing, safety, bioproducts and invasive species control. [1]
Parlier is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census , the city had a total population of 18,494, up from 14,494 in 2010 . The city has one of the state's highest percentage of Latinos , a large majority of whom are seasonal migrant laborers who arrive and temporarily work in the area's agricultural sector.
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the largest intramural research agency of USDA. ARS has a workforce of around 8,000 employees, including 2,500 life and physical scientists who represent a wide range of disciplines and who work at more than 100 locations across the country and at five overseas laboratories.
Romanazzi et al., 2009 tests table stock from several varieties commonly grown around Fresno and an isolate from USDA ARS in Parlier, Fresno county. [95] By dissolving the shell material in an acid they achieve control of postharvest Gray Mold by inducing a defense prior to the fungus's invasion. [95]
USDA ARS Hort. Crops Research Lab (Parlier, CA) [1] VIVC number: 17651: Autumn Royal is a seedless table grape variety first produced in California, and released in 1996.
The Kearney Research and Extension Center (KREC) was dedicated under the name Kearney Horticultural Field Station on May 26, 1965. The 195-acre (0.79 km 2) plot of land between Parlier and Reedley called Mosesian Ranch was the site of the new station.