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Quarantines in San Diego County

Nov 19, 2009 11:13 AM

Two separate quarantines have been established in northern San Diego County; one each for Mediterranean fruit fly and Asian citrus psyllid infestations, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)....

California Crop Weather report

Nov 18, 2009 10:17 AM

The latest California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., field office:...

California Crop Weather report

Nov 11, 2009 11:16 AM

The latest California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., field office:...

ACP quarantine in Yuma County, Ariz.

Nov 9, 2009 11:09 AM, By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The Arizona Department of Agriculture (ADA) has established a 20-mile quarantine area in Yuma County, Ariz., following the third Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) find which threatens the area’s citrus industry....

CDFA: No HLB in California

Nov 9, 2009 10:56 AM

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) says California remains free of the disease Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening that has destroyed citrus trees worldwide....

Citrus Board acts against ACP

Nov 4, 2009 10:41 AM

As the Asian citrus psyllid continues its spread in Southern California, the California Citrus Research Board has a strong message to send — the industry putting up a fight....

California Crop Weather report

Nov 4, 2009 10:36 AM

The latest California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., field office:...

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News from the Farm Bill

House votes to suspend 10 base-acre provision for 2008

Sep 30, 2008 10:18 AM

The House passed bipartisan legislation yesterday to suspend for the 2008 crop year a farm bill provision that required producers to have a minimum of 10 base acres to receive program benefits....

House votes to suspend farm bill base acre provision

Sep 26, 2008 9:59 AM

The House passed legislation supported by both parties that would suspend for the 2008 and 2009 crop years a farm bill provision that required producers to have a minimum of 10-base acres to receive program benefits....

Senate committee wants to suspend 10-acre rule

Sep 24, 2008 11:07 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The chairman and two high-ranking members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are seeking to clarify the 2008 farm bill so farmers can make changes in their farming operations and continue to receive farm program payments....

Senators urge USDA to implement farm bill as written

Sep 16, 2008 11:27 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A group of farm-state senators led by Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin is asking Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer to stop trying to re-write the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 through the regulations implementing the new farm bill....



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