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Cool spring hits SJV cottonJul 16, 2010 10:32 AM, By Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff California’s San Joaquin Valley cotton crop says it is June, but the calendar says it is July... HeadlinesDelta community invited to discuss waterJul 29, 2010 10:56 AM The University of California Cooperative Extension is co-hosting local conversations to learn what Sacramento Delta community residents think about water... International registration for World Ag ExpoJul 29, 2010 10:54 AM Registration is now open for international visitors planning to attend World Ag Expo next Feb. 8-10 in Tulare, Calif.... Key ag issues focus of World Ag ExpoJul 29, 2010 10:48 AM Water, immigration and global competitiveness are among the most challenging topics facing agribusiness professionals... Jansen tapped as Blue Diamond CEOJul 29, 2010 10:45 AM Mark Jansen has been selected by the Blue Diamond Growers Board of Directors to replace Doug Youngdahl, retiring President and Chief Executive Officer... Farm Press offers new T&V weed CEUJul 28, 2010 3:22 PM Weed Management in Orchards and Vineyards is the newest online continuing education course to be offered by Western Farm Press... Crop insurance: cuts, consequencesJul 28, 2010 10:37 AM, By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff Crop insurance companies are warning that farmers will soon have fewer coverage options and fewer agents to interact with... Water woes across U.S. by mid-centuryJul 28, 2010 10:32 AM More than 1,100 U.S. counties — more than one-third of all counties in the lower 48 states — now face higher risks of water shortages by mid-century as the result of global warming and more than 400 of these counties will be at extremely high risk for water shortages, based on estimates from a new report by Tetra Tech for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)... Western Farm Press News Archive Commentaries
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Crowds gather for Fresno State cornJul 16, 2010 10:19 AM, By Elizabeth Thomasian, Contributing Writer The morning line snaked around the corner and down the building’s sidewalk. The parking lot filled early... advertisement CHECK OUT OUR NEW BOG!
Across the sunbeltCotton after calves successThey told Mark Rogers it wouldn’t work — that cotton grown behind calves wouldn’t perform well because the animals would pack the ground so much that the cotton would suffer... Parts of Georgia abnormally dryFollowing a wet winter and early spring, Georgia’s summer has been generally hot and dry... Sunflowers ad diversityChad Wetzel jokes about picking up a few dollars by charging visitors who stop to take photos in the sunflower fields he and his father Bruce planted this spring, instead of taking a prevented planting option on the wheat they couldn’t plant last fall... INTERACT WITH US:
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