Oat, barley, winter forage, and wheat fields continued to grow well due to the ongoing rain. Across the state, ground preparation for grain and silage corn experienced some delay due to wet conditions. Dry land grain continued to emerge due to recent rains. Spring alfalfa fields continued to emerge with some fields being treated with herbicides. Dormant alfalfa herbicide applications were almost completed in Merced County. Spring sugar beet fields continued growing well with some being fertilized, irrigated, cultivated and treated to control insects, weeds and diseases....
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Bargains, value and quality once were high on the list of America’s retail shoppers, but now retailers must “connect emotionally” to consumers to get them to buy cotton and other merchandise, according to Peter McGrath, product development for J.C. Penney....
Water resources specialists from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and cooperating partners are forecasting well above normal spring runoff in Arizona’s major rivers and streams based on recent snowpack measurements in Arizona’s mountain watersheds....
Consumers want durable, comfortable fabrics. Producers want easy-to-manufacture textiles. And growers want hardy, thriving plants. Uniting these traits is the goal of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) cotton breeders at the U.S. Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center in Maricopa, Ariz....
By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Northern California almond growers, relatives, friends, and neighbors armed with arsenals of chainsaws, chippers, and shredders were entrenched in almond orchards in California’s Sacramento Valley in mid-January. The beehive of activity was the result of devastating wind gusts up to 100 miles per hour that unearthed hundred of thousands of almond trees during a Jan. 4 Pacific winter storm....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The clock is ticking, says Sen. Tom Harkin, and the Bush administration needs to show a little more flexibility if it wants farmers to have a new farm bill by the time the extension of the current law expires on March 15....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
President Bush’s FY 2009 USDA budget includes increased funding for food safety and security programs, but would not provide the level of funding needed to meet the projections for commodity program spending under the current farm law, critics say....
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has increased its allocation of 2008 State Water Project (SWP) water for long-term contractors from 25 percent to 35 percent of requests....
The Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) will collaborate on “California First” 2008, a campaign designed to celebrate the contributions and achievements of the California wine industry and educate policy leaders, the media and consumers about the state’s diverse wine grape growing regions, wide array of outstanding wines and the industry’s leadership in sustainability....
The first 5 ½ months into the 2007-2008 marketing year have shown noteworthy increases in the exports of U.S. corn and sorghum in markets where the U.S. Grains Council has been active in demand building and trade development programs. Corn imports are up in Asia and the Middle East with 5.7 million tons (2.24 million bushels) imported compared to 3 million tons (118 million bushels) the same time last year, according to the Foreign Agricultural Service....
In response to a fast-spreading syndrome called colony collapse disorder (CCD) that's striking honey bees nationwide, scientists at Agricultural Research Service (ARS) bee laboratories across the country are pooling their expertise. They want to learn what’s causing the disappearance of the honey bees that add about $15 billion a year to the value of U.S. crops by pollinating fruit, vegetable, tree nut and berry crops. Some beekeepers have already lost one-half to two-thirds of their colonies to CCD....
Stocks of wheat in California on Dec. totaled 338,000 tons, 2 percent above the 329,000 tons on hand a year earlier. ...
Results of the manual snow survey completed by the California Department of Water Resources off Highway 50 near Echo Summit are as follows:...
The 2008 West Coast Nationals Power Pulling Series (WCN) will begin Feb. 9 at the Elks/Unocal Event Center and Rodeo Grounds in Santa Maria, Calif., followed by the final competition in Tulare, Feb. 12 and 13, at the Tulare County Fairgrounds. New in 2008, attendees who register for World Ag Expo admission will atomically be admitted into the Tulare WCN events for free!...
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission announced it has hired Larry Voyles as the new director of the Arizona Game and Fish Department, effective when current director Duane Shroufe retires in March. Voyles has been with Game and Fish for nearly 35 years and is currently supervisor for the department’s Yuma region, which handles field operations in southwestern Arizona....
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