Yuma irrigation workshop Nov. 18 

Nov 3, 2009

What: Field irrigation workshop and demonstration...

UC Small Farm Program closes 

Nov 2, 2009

The University of California will close its statewide Small Farm Program on Dec. 31, in an effort to close a budget shortfall of the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR), according to Shermain D. Hardesty, director of the program....

Eurofresh set to exit bankruptcy 

Nov 2, 2009

Eurofresh Inc., a year-round producer and marketer of greenhouse tomatoes, says the Willcox, Ariz.-based company will exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in late November....

'Reproductive ground plan' for honey bees 

Nov 2, 2009,

By Kathy Keatley Garvey, University of California, Davis

The "honey bee reproductive ground plan" hypothesis that originated two decades ago at the University of California, Davis, with bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr., is drawing international attention....

Research funding for biofuels 

Oct 30, 2009,

By Janet Byron, University of California

At least two-thirds of a billion dollars is currently being spent in University of California laboratories systemwide to build better biofuels, a massive effort to help the state achieve its ambitious goal of a 10 percent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2020....

Cotton merchant signs Chinese deal 

Oct 30, 2009

Jess Smith & Sons Cotton Co., a 67-year old cotton merchandising firm headquartered in Bakersfield, Calif., has signed a five-year marketing agreement with Luthai Textile Co., Ltd of China, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high grade yarn, dyed fabrics and top brand shirts....

U.S. wheat stocks climbing 

Oct 30, 2009,

By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

USDA hit U.S. wheat with a major surprise in its Oct. 9 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, increasing projected U.S. ending stocks for wheat to 864 million bushels. ...

Protecting plants from heat, drought 

Oct 30, 2009,

University of Arizona

A University of Arizona (UA) researcher's work on gene expression could help protect plants from stresses including heat and drought, and even help people survive diseases like cancer....

No HLB in Arizona-found psyllid 

Oct 29, 2009,

By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The USDA-Agricultural Research Service laboratory in Beltsville, Md., has confirmed the insect found in a sticky trap in San Luis, Ariz., in mid-October was an Asian citrus psyllid (ACP). ...

Yield, quality look up for kiwifruit 

Oct 29, 2009

Unlike last year’s frost-ravaged season, this year the California kiwifruit industry is predicting a larger crop of excellent quality....

California Crop Weather report 

Oct 29, 2009

The latest California crop weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., field office:...

Arizona Agri-Weekly report 

Oct 29, 2009

The latest Arizona agriculture update from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Phoenix, Ariz., field office:...

Changes in market oversight bill 

Oct 28, 2009,

By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The substitute addresses jurisdictional issues in the context of swaps by providing for Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jurisdiction over swaps and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jurisdiction over swaps that are primarily based on securities. ...

CRP sign-up awaits environmental report 

Oct 28, 2009,

By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff

With several unsettled issues including extensions and sign-ups, the Conservation Reserve Program was the subject of several questions from the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research in early October....

IDFA calls for new dairy policies 

Oct 28, 2009

IDFA Chairman Paul Kruse, who is CEO and president of Blue Bell Creameries in Brenham, Texas, told a Senate panel that product innovation and increased global dairy product demand offer the potential for growth that will benefit dairy farmers, dairy foods manufacturers and consumers, but failing federal dairy policies are a barrier to taking advantage of these opportunities....

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