California almond acreage report 

May 5, 2008

California’s 2007 almond acreage is estimated at 740,000 acres, up 1 percent from the 2006 acreage of 730,000, according to USDA/NASS....

Experienced produce veteran named to head Sunkist Global 

May 5, 2008

Michael Nomoto, a veteran exporter from Southern California, has been named managing director of Sunkist’s global sourcing organization, Sunkist Global LLC. He replaces Mark Tompkins who was tapped earlier this year to lead Sunkist’s domestic fresh fruit sales network....

Committee approves 'final' farm bill provisions 

May 2, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Is the long, national ordeal over the 2007; oops, now the 2008 farm bill nearing an end?...

California crop report 

May 2, 2008

Barley, oat, wheat, and winter forage harvests continued across the State. ...

U.S. rice sector has promising outlook 

May 2, 2008

Two years after questions arose regarding the viability of the U.S. rice industry, the sector has emerged stronger and has a very promising outlook with total U.S. rice exports forecast to increase around 20 percent, according to a new Rabobank report, "U.S. Rice."...

Carbon storage in no-till varies with soil type, depth 

May 2, 2008

No-till production is widely considered an appropriate crop production system for sequestering carbon — the process of storing carbon in plants and the soil so that the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is reduced or slowed....

Republicans ask for farm bill meeting with president 

May 1, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Republican senators reportedly are asking for a meeting with President Bush to discuss his latest criticism of the ongoing efforts to reach a compromise agreement on the 2008 farm bill....

Bush displeased, farm bill conference postponed 

May 1, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

By now, the stop-and-start nature of farm bill negotiations must have conferees close to whiplash. ...

Ceres introduces the first seed brand for bioenergy crops 

May 1, 2008

Energy crop company Ceres Inc. based in Thousand Oaks, Calif. plans to market its agricultural seeds and traits under the trade name Blade Energy Crops in the United States....

Schafer names producer alternate to Hass Avocado Board 

Apr 30, 2008

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today appointed one producer alternate member to serve on the Hass Avocado Board....

2007 cotton crop and stocks grow 

Apr 30, 2008

USDA raised estimated old crop cotton production nearly 400,000 bales from last month, pushing last year’s crop to 19.4 million bales. ...

Study finds more fresh, local foods on hospital trays 

Apr 30, 2008

A hospital replacing its canned and frozen fruits and vegetables with fresh produce from nearby farms? ...

USAID tops $1.39 billion in emergency food aid provided in FY 2008 

Apr 30, 2008

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing assistance in response to the increase in food prices worldwide. ...

Hass Avocado Board elections scheduled 

Apr 29, 2008

The Hass Avocado Board (HAB), which conducts generic avocado marketing for foreign and domestic suppliers, has scheduled its annual board elections....

Appeals court orders release of FSA farm data 

Apr 29, 2008

The Farm Service Agency began releasing sets of complex and statistically detailed databases from FSA files about farming operations throughout the United States on April 28....

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