Arizona’s 2009 Durum wheat planted area is estimated at 125,000 acres, down 25,000 acres from 2008. ...
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
During climate change talks in Bonn, Germany, June 1-12, developing countries like India and China insisted that the United States and other industrialized countries shoulder the burden of cost in reducing greenhouse gas emissions....
An educational citrus seminar will be held July 10, in Santa Paula, Calif., sponsored by the Citrus Research Board and University of California Cooperative Extension....
It may not always pay for ranchers to use herbicides to kill exotic invasive weeds such as leafy spurge, according to a 16-year study by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and colleagues....
In a wood near you, powerful microbes quicken the decay of fallen tree branches. ...
The June 30, 2009, objective almond forecast for the 2009-2010 crop year is 1.35 billion meat pounds, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) California Field Office....
By Ray Nabors, Contributing Writer
Crop prices are beginning the annual meteorological reaction. ...
Survey results published in Weed Technology indicate that U.S. farmers in general do not feel a sense of urgency when it comes to developing a deeper understanding of the herbicide glyphosate and its relationship to weed resistance....
The International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) released its Fertilizer Outlook 2009-2013....
New research from Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their university colleagues is shedding light on the relationship between chemical compounds and fescue toxicosis — a disease that affects grazing animals and costs the U.S. cattle industry an estimated $600 million annually....
By Eric Natwick, UCCE Director, Imperial County
Web-spinning spider mites are an annual problem for alfalfa seed producers in the low desert production areas of Southern California and Arizona....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
USDA pegged U.S. rice plantings at 3.018 million acres for 2009, a slight increase over the 2.995 million acres planted in 2008. ...
An informational meeting will be held in Stockton, Calif., July 8, to inform fruit growers and industry members about a new California pest called the cherry vinegar fly....
A key bacterial compound that inhibits the growth of the plant pathogen Fusarium verticillioides has been identified by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. ...
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Greenhouse gas emission legislation will be either a boon to agriculture or a nightmare to farmers and ranchers....
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