Harry's 45-year journalism career covers both daily newspapers and agricultural magazines. He was Western Farm Press' first editor and has more than 35 years of experience covering all aspects of high value, irrigated Western agriculture. He is a former member of the California Chapter of the American Society of Agronomy executive council and recipient of the California Association of Pest Control Advisers' (CAPCA) Outstanding Contribution to California Agriculture. Born 7-7-43, Jacksonville, Fla. Raised in Texas where he attended the University of Texas. Harry was a reporter/state editor for newspapers in Texas and Arizona before moving to California in 1975 to begin his career as Western agricultural journalist. Married: 2 children, 5 grandchildren. Lives in Fresno, Calif. Contact Cline at Western Farm Press, 7560 N. Jackson, Fresno, CA 93720. Phone (559) 298-6070. Fax (913) 514-3641.

Posts by Harry Cline

in Farm Press Blog Aug. 17, 2011

‘Dirty Dozen’ still kicking up dirt on EWG

The Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) disputable 'Dirty Dozen' is still in the news, and that’s good. This year there was a marked increase in....More
in Farm Press Blog Aug. 12, 2011

545 versus 312 million people

One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president, and nine Supreme Court justices equates to 545 human beings out of the 312 million are directly....More
in Farm Press Blog Jul. 27, 2011

California wine grape growers hope good times continue

California may be the most diversified agricultural region in the nation and the world, yet there are some interesting parallels between the....More
in Farm Press Blog Jul. 1, 2011

Jerry Brown’s card-check bill veto surprises both sides

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed the so-called 'card-check' bill that would have allowed farmworkers to select union representation simply by signing a card....More
in Farm Press Blog Jun. 29, 2011

EWG gets far bigger 'subsidy' than farmers

Our friends at the Environmental Working Group continue to look out for us uneducated taxpayers with their latest list of farms receiving 'subsidies.'....More
in Farm Press Blog Jun. 14, 2011

Consumer watchdogs fiddled while European food safety burned

Organic Consumers Association, The Center for Food Safety, Organic Trade Association, Environmental Working Group, Pesticide Action Network and....More
in Farm Press Blog May. 26, 2011

World’s a better place because of Jack Stone

Jack Stone always intimidated me. You never met or said hello to Jack Stone. You were subjected to Jack Stone, and this is a better world for it....More
in Farm Press Blog May. 12, 2011

Fill up the tank with Chardonnay; a world powered on wine

I can see it now. Instead of regular, super regular and premium; the pump would read Selma Thompson regular; Lodi Zinfandel or Santa Barbara Pinot....More
in Farm Press Blog Apr. 19, 2011

Pink bollworm control: greatest environmental story seldom told

The grower-funded pink bollworm program unquestionably not only saved the SJV cotton industry, but spared the environment literally tons of....More
in Farm Press Blog Apr. 6, 2011

It will take more than a wet year to end California drought

Everything is green. Soil profiles are full. Lakes are dam-top full. Rivers are flowing bank-to-bank, and it’s just mid-April. It has been so wet;....More