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Growers voice NLGMA supportNov 16, 2009 11:13 AM, By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff Television attorney Perry Mason would be proud of the crucial testimony and meticulous cross-examination during the USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) two-day hearing on the proposed National Leafy Green Marketing Agreement (NLGMA).... HeadlinesWTO awards Brazil retaliation authorityNov 20, 2009 10:42 AM, By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff The World Trade Organization has authorized Brazil to seek retaliation against the United States for it support of two U.S. commodity programs.... Maize genome decodedNov 20, 2009 10:38 AM Scientists from the University of Arizona led by Arizona Genomics Institute director Rod Wing and from collaborating institutions have deciphered the complete genetic code of the maize plant for the first time.... Preventing scab fungicide resistanceNov 20, 2009 10:20 AM Almond Board-funded research being conducted by UC plant pathologist Dr. Jim Adaskaveg since 2006 demonstrates that the scab pathogen Cladosporium carpophilum has become resistant to strobilurin fungicides in orchards in the northern San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys with a history of high disease pressure and multiple sprays.... Californian chair of ABA ag committeeNov 20, 2009 10:17 AM Curt Covington, senior vice president and credit risk manager of the Ag and Rural Banking Division of Bank of the West in Fresno, Calif., has been elected chairman of the American Bankers Association’s Agriculture and Rural Bankers Committee for the 2009-2010 association year.... Quarantines in San Diego CountyNov 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 ag exports receive $33 millionNov 19, 2009 11:09 AM California trade organizations are receiving more than $33.7 million to support the international promotion of food and agriculture products as part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture program.... Specialty crop grants benefit almondsNov 19, 2009 11:06 AM The California Almond industry will collaborate in four research projects that were recently awarded nearly $1.5 million in matching grant funds under the USDA's 2009 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.... Western Farm Press News Archive Commentaries
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Pistachio crops continue expandingNov 16, 2009 11:09 AM, By Dennis Pollock, Contributing Writer A shake-up in the California pistachio industry is not limited to the machinery that rumbles through orchards and jostles nuts from the trees.... Across the sunbeltNew Mississippi farm taxA new 1.5 percent sales tax rate for Mississippi farms that took effect July 1 has left unanswered questions as to how it is going to be applied to some purchases of farm equipment and parts, leaving both farmers and dealers in quandary.... Taste tests help improve blueberriesMost consumers agree that crispness and sweetness are the two most important things they want in a tasty blueberry.... Drought-related cattle deaths in South TexasHot, dry weather continued for most of Texas, with South Texas still the hottest and driest, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel.... 
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