What: Field irrigation workshop and demonstration...
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 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....
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....
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....
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....
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. ...
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....
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). ...
Unlike last year’s frost-ravaged season, this year the California kiwifruit industry is predicting a larger crop of excellent quality....
The latest California crop weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., field office:...
The latest Arizona agriculture update from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Phoenix, Ariz., field office:...
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. ...
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 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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New CourseHealthy plants have a greater ability to resist soil pathogens and insect damage. This course details how organic acids can enhance plant health. It is accredited for 1 unit in nutrients for CCAs and .5 hours for Arizona licensees. Credit is pending at California Department of Pesticide Regulation
American agriculture exports 20 to 30 percent of its production annually. For specific commodities, the percentage is much higher. When recommending and applying pest management products for crops, license Pest Control Advisers (PCAs) and applicators and farmers must be aware of which products applied are in compliance with Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) established by foreign customers. This CE course details the MRL issue and why compliance is critical to marketing into world trade.