Western Farm Press News Archive

World Ag Expo's free shuttle service 

Feb 8, 2010

Avoid the traffic and parking lot mud Monday if you are going to World Ag Expo opening day tomorrow....

Delta water ruling increases pumping 

Feb 8, 2010

The federal district judge at the center of the controversy over the restriction of water movements through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to save fish sided with farmers last week when he issued a temporary order to increase pumping through the Delta....

Parasite collections assist research 

Feb 8, 2010

Collections of organisms that cause harm, disease and damage are important in allowing Agricultural Research Service scientists to explore the diversity, evolution, and distribution of parasites and pathogens....

U.S. cotton acres: 10.1 million 

Feb 5, 2010

U.S. cotton producers are expected to plant more than 10 million acres for the first time in three years as they begin making preparations for the 2010 planting season....

Bagrada bug and cole crops 

Feb 5, 2010,

By David Haviland, UC Cooperative Extension, Kern County

Cole crop producers in the San Joaquin Valley should be on the lookout for a new, exotic pest called the Bagrada bug. ...

New fungicides combat almond diseases 

Feb 5, 2010,

Almond Board of California

New fungicides, registered or slated for registration, will give California Almond growers more choices to manage springtime foliar diseases....

Spring Ag Outlook March 25, Visalia 

Feb 5, 2010

The 2010 California Spring Ag Outlook Conference will be held March 25 at the Visalia Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Visalia, Calif. Dairy, water, credit issues and land values are among the program session topics planned for the full day event....

Hass Avocado Board appointees 

Feb 5, 2010

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed four members and four alternate members to the Hass Avocado Board. ...

Engaging the public in sustainability 

Feb 4, 2010,

By Alan Fischer, Freelance contributor, University of Arizona

Sustainability is a theme that runs throughout the work of the University of Arizona's (UA) Cooperative Extension program....

Killer bees not destroying honey production 

Feb 4, 2010,

By Stu Hutson, University of Florida

"This helps to show that the primary concerns with Africanized honey bees are liability and safety, which are everyone's concern and aren't strictly attached to beekeepers."...

Specialty crop export training program 

Feb 4, 2010

California’s specialty crop farmers can benefit from an export training program designed to assist companies to expand sales overseas....

Arizona FSA State Committee appointments 

Feb 4, 2010

The Obama administration has announced three appointments to the Arizona Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Committee....

Countdown begins for 2010 World Ag Expo 

Feb 3, 2010

World Ag Expo is less than a week away....

Almond Board election under way 

Feb 3, 2010

Voting is under way to select two independent grower members and alternates and one independent handler member and alternate to serve as directors for the Almond Board of California (ABC) during the 2010-2011 crop year. ...

California Crop Weather report 

Feb 3, 2010

The following is the latest California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., Field Office:...

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