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 Feb. 21, 2012

Show me an ‘unsustainable’ farmer

Sustainable has come to imply that there are those who farm correctly and those who do not. What is the antonym of sustainable? Unsustainable? When....More
in Farm Press Blog Jan. 26, 2012

Domestic terror attack on cattle feeding operation chilling

The January terrorist attack on 14 trucks and trailers at Harris Feeding Co. near Coalinga, Calif., drew quick and unequivocal condemnation from many....More
in Farm Press Blog Dec. 27, 2011

Mandatory GMO food labeling implies risks where there are none

Mandatory GMO labels would not only put groundless fears ahead of science — promoting ignorance and hysteria among consumers — they would also be....More
in Farm Press Blog Dec. 7, 2011

Bright agricultural prospects for 2012 as 2011 winds down

2011 closes on good note for most California and Arizona growers. California water supply carryover offers optimism for next year. We are blessed to....More
in Farm Press Blog Nov. 30, 2011

San Joaquin Valley roadside snow beautiful to behold

Roadside snowfall is heavier this fall in the San Joaquin Valley than it has been in several years, and it is beautiful. Tufts of cotton (snow)....More
in Farm Press Blog Nov. 16, 2011

My hero will always be a plant physiologist

To plagiarize Waylon and Willie, 'My heroes have always been plant physiologists.' Particularly V.T. Walhood, 89 years old and a member of ‘The....More
in Farm Press Blog Oct. 26, 2011

Wine drinkers respond to deceptive wine labeling charge

I enjoy California wine and drink it often. I just want to know what I am drinking by the front of the label. I think I understand the differences....More
in Farm Press Blog Oct. 13, 2011

Don't always trust what you think is on wine label

California grape growers have been battered around for more than a decade. They have been told to get tough and be competitive. Most wine grape....More
in Farm Press Blog Sep. 28, 2011

Anti-biotech crowd convinced GMO food is road to extinction

My previous column about the GMO food labeling issue touched a few nerves in the anti-biotech crowd. Most did not like the notion that genetically....More
in Farm Press Blog Sep. 7, 2011

Time to take on anti-biotech crowd over GMO labeling

The California anti-biotech/anti-genetically modified/anti-science crowd is at it again. This time around they are calling themselves “advocates for....More