Mar 11, 2010 11:24 AM
In response to the recent detection of the European grapevine moth (EGVM) in Napa County, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has established a quarantine of 162 square miles including portions of Napa, Sonoma, and Solano counties....
Feb 26, 2010 8:30 AM
The 6th International Table Grape Symposium will be held June 24-26 at UC Davis Activities and Recreation Center Ballroom (ARC) in Davis....
Feb 24, 2010 11:21 AM
The following is the latest California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., Field Office:...
Feb 22, 2010 11:42 AM
The key to profitability in today's wine grape industry is producing premium quality grapes. ...
Feb 22, 2010 11:36 AM, By Dan Bryant, Contributing Writer
USDA breeders, aiming to improve the bottom line of the California raisin industry, are developing a new generation of grape cultivars having lower production costs and greater consumer health benefits....
Feb 18, 2010 10:56 AM
California’s 2009 grape crush totaled 4,089,160 tons, up 11 percent from 3,673,858 tons in 2008, and was the second largest on record, according to a preliminary report from the Sacramento Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)....
Feb 12, 2010 12:30 PM, By Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Not surprisingly, the state of the California wine industry session at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium in Sacramento attracted a standing-room-only crowd of 1,500 to a hotel ballroom....
News from the Farm BillHouse votes to suspend 10 base-acre provision for 2008Sep 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 provisionSep 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 ruleSep 24, 2008 11:07 AM, By Forrest Laws 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 writtenSep 16, 2008 11:27 AM, By Forrest Laws 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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