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Tracking whitefly-transmitted CYSDVJul 9, 2009 12:04 PM, By Susan McGinley, University of Arizona A plant virus that first attacked melon and squash crops in Arizona, California and Sonora, Mexico in 2006 has now been identified in an expanded range of wild and cultivated host plants.... HeadlinesFunding for small food exportersJul 9, 2009 12:00 PM Exporters of U.S. food products can take advantage of available federal funding to help expand international promotion and marketing of agricultural products.... TYLC virus alert sounds in CaliforniaJul 9, 2009 8:06 AM, By Dan Bryant, Contributing Writer Tomato yellow leaf curl virus, one of the world’s most damaging diseases of tomatoes, is being eyed closely by plant pathologists and regulatory agencies, who want to prevent it from moving into the crop in California’s Central Valley.... Curly top vaccine for tomatoes?Jul 9, 2009 8:04 AM, By Dan Bryant, Contributing Writer A potential solution to one of the most damaging diseases in California processing tomatoes and other Western crops, a vaccine to protect plants against curly top, has been successful in advanced laboratory evaluations.... Corky root resistance for lettuceJul 9, 2009 8:02 AM Three new leaf lettuce breeding lines with resistance to corky root, a serious disease of lettuce, have been released by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).... Bait lures honey bee threatJul 9, 2009 8:00 AM Varroa mites could literally be walking into a trap – thanks to a new attractant developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Gainesville, Fla.... EPA challenged on land use changesJul 8, 2009 10:53 AM, By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff If the situation wasn’t so serious, it would almost be funny.... New allocations for dairy export programJul 8, 2009 10:48 AM, By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff Noting that other countries are showing no signs of reducing their export subsidies, USDA has announced the initial round of allocations under the Dairy Export Incentives Program for the period July 1 through June 30, 2010.... Western Farm Press News Archive Commentaries
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Cotton-to-wine grape transition succeedsJul 9, 2009 12:02 PM, By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff “Cotton was my first love until I found wine grapes,” says Neal Newsom of Plains, Texas.... Across the sunbeltSoybeans behind scheduleRain delays and changes in planting decisions are forcing a later than ideal start for Mississippi’s soybeans.... Alabama growers stick with conventional cottonThe conventional has become the unconventional, at least for some cotton producers in central Alabama who are bucking the trend and planting conventional cotton varieties.... Markets trending up following slow startMarket opportunities for the 2009 corn crop and the 2009-2010 wheat harvest depend on factors as close to home as how much it rains in Iowa, as far off as how long it stays dry in Australia and as varied as how high or how low crude oil futures will move.... 
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Copper has long been a key tool in disease control in a many crops. This 2-CEU course accredited California PCAs and all DPR applicator categories and Arizona applicators details how best to use copper to maximize its potential.
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