By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Farm bill negotiators and major farm organizations have begun an intense effort to muster the 290 House votes needed to override a promised veto of the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act conference report....
By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Chuck Badger believes pending action by the state of California could be penny wise and pound foolish, placing the 400-acre citrus operation he manages in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. in San Diego County in difficult financial straits....
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Rioting in Haiti in which mobs attacked the presidential palace and several people were killed; violent protests in Egypt; a strike in Jordan; demonstrations in Bolivia, Indonesia, Mozambique; and unrest in a score of other countries — all stemming from skyrocketing food prices and shortages....
The Nation's Food Bank Network reported the results of a new survey that found 100 percent of food bank respondents have seen an increase in the number of clients served within the past year....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Congressional negotiators have reached final agreement on a 2008 farm bill conference report, setting up a possible showdown with the White House over the five-year legislative package....
The initial forecast for the 2008 California almond production is 1.46 billion pounds....
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
What a difference just six months has made in the price grape growers in California’s San Joaquin Valley are now being offered compared to spot prices paid at harvest last year....
The USA Rice Federation is sponsoring its annual National Rice Month (NRM) scholarship contest this September for high school juniors and seniors whose families are directly involved in the rice industry in the six major rice-growing states of Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas....
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the Apiary Inspectors of America have conducted a combined survey of beekeepers to get a snapshot of how well managed colonies made it through the winter of 2007-2008....
Barley, oats, wheat, and winter forage harvests continued with some fields drying down across California, according to the USDA/NASS California office....
In a sign of the ag economy’s growing strength, CoBank, the leading cooperative bank for agribusinesses and rural utilities, said its net earnings rose 45 percent to $149.6 million in the first three months of 2008....
Western Farm Press, a Penton Media publication, has been selected to be publisher of the official World Ag Expo magazine and show guide in 2009, according to Jerry Sinift, general manager of International Agri-Center....
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
It is interesting to read newspaper articles about the world food crisis. ...
By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
An old friend has returned to Arizona farming. Grain sorghum is among a long list of crops offering good returns these days, and Marana, Ariz. farmer Tom Clark of Clark Farms is welcoming back the old-timer....
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) final snow survey of 2008 indicates snow water content is just 67 percent of normal for the date, statewide. Snow depth and water content have declined since April, when statewide snow pack water content figures were just under 100 percent of normal, despite a dry March....
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