11 million play FarmVille game daily 

Aug 31, 2009

Zynga, the largest developer of social games, announced that its FarmVille game is the largest and fasting growing social game in history, with more than 11 million daily active users. ...

Preparing for fall planting – nematodes 

Aug 27, 2009,

By Donna R. Henderson, UCCE Farm Advisor, Imperial County

Prior to planting vegetable crops or planting of perennial crops, it is advisable to test the soil for plant parasitic nematodes. ...

Agribusiness: Giant King Grass as energy crop 

Aug 27, 2009

VIASPACE Inc., a clean-energy company providing products and technology for renewable and alternative energy, issued the following update on its renewable, low-carbon energy crop, Giant King Grass....

ASA seeks fight on RFS rule 

Aug 27, 2009,

By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff

U.S. soybean farmers have much to lose and little to gain from the current language in the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule on the implementation of the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard....

Asian citrus psyllid detected in Los Angeles 

Aug 27, 2009

An Asian citrus psyllid has been detected in a trap in the Echo Park neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles....

Regulatory woes block ag biotechnology 

Aug 27, 2009

Regulatory changes enacted a decade ago appear to be responsible for dramatically slowing the flow of quality-improving agricultural biotechnology innovations to a mere trickle, reports a team of agricultural economists and biotechnology experts....

EIR comment period for LBAM  

Aug 27, 2009

The draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Light Brown Apple Moth Program is in the midst of a 60-day public review period following its release on July 31. ...

UC citrus and nut crops advisor retires 

Aug 27, 2009

Some of the common practices used in growing almonds were developed from research conducted by Mark Freeman, who retired on July 13, after 29 years as University of California Cooperative Extension citrus and nut crops advisor for Fresno County....

Asian citrus psyllid detected in Orange County 

Aug 26, 2009

Five Asian citrus psyllids have been detected in traps in Santa Ana in Orange County, Calif. ...

Medfly eradicated from Spring Valley area 

Aug 26, 2009

A Mediterranean fruit fly infestation in the Spring Valley area of San Diego County, Calif., has been eradicated, ending a quarantine that began in late 2008....

Physiological findings in CCD 

Aug 26, 2009

The first hard evidence of what is happening physiologically inside bees during Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has been published in a new study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of Illinois scientists in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences....

Day length sensing in grapes 

Aug 26, 2009

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are a step closer to improving the hardiness of grape varieties that can be damaged and destroyed by fall frosts and cold winters in North American vineyards....

Oriental fruit fly detected in Sacramento County 

Aug 25, 2009

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is preparing for a treatment program for the Oriental fruit fly in Elk Grove in Sacramento County....

National Honey Bee Awareness Day  

Aug 25, 2009

In recognition of the crucial role that honey bees play in pollinating agricultural crops, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack celebrated Saturday, Aug. 22, as the first National Honey Bee Awareness Day....

California Crop Weather report 

Aug 25, 2009

The latest California agriculture update from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., Field Office:...

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