Monitoring conservation tillage via satellite 

Apr 29, 2008

To find out how much acreage is being farmed using conservation tillage, Agricultural Research Service scientists have gone up high -- to satellites....

A weaker dollar: Good news and bad news 

Apr 28, 2008

While the declining value of the U.S. dollar is good news for U.S. exports in general, the weaker dollar is making U.S. grain exports to Asia more expensive by drying up the supply of empty containers headed back to Asia....

Legislation introduced to modernize America’s food safety network 

Apr 28, 2008

California U.S. Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Adam Putnam, a Republican colleague representing a rural Florida district, have introduced legislation to modernize America's food safety network....

Citrus thrips field day is May 1 at Lindcove Center 

Apr 28, 2008

Citrus growers are invited to attend a session on citrus thrips on May 1 at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center (REC) in Exeter, Calif....

House-Senate conferees achieve breakthrough on farm bill 

Apr 28, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

House and Senate negotiators, defying a White House demand they pass a one-year extension of the farm bill, appear to have reached agreement on a spending framework for a new five-year farm law....

Conference committee approves 3 farm bill initiatives 

Apr 25, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

House-Senate conferees approved three major initiatives for the 2008 farm bill this week although they seemed to be making little progress toward passage of the full legislation, congressional sources said....

Arkansas Sen. Lincoln on farm bill dynamics, plans 

Apr 25, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

There was no farm bill conference on Wednesday but plenty was going on behind the scenes, promised conferee Sen. Blanche Lincoln....

Ethanol production saving consumers money 

Apr 25, 2008

High gasoline prices are hurting Americans’ pocketbooks, but farmers are helping them....

U.S. April potato stocks up 8 percent from last year 

Apr 25, 2008

California fall potato stocks were estimated at 600 thousand cwt. as of April 1, 2008, 25 percent less than last year’s holdings....

Senate OKs another farm bill extension 

Apr 24, 2008,

Farm Press Editorial Staff Report

The Senate once again has approved a short-term extension of the farm bill, giving House-Senate farm bill conference committee members until May 2 to complete new legislation....

California prospective plantings 

Apr 24, 2008

California's March intentions estimates were based on a survey of nearly 2,500 California farmers. ...

California grain and rice stocks 

Apr 24, 2008

On March 1, 2008, California wheat stocks in all positions totaled 186 thousand tons, 21 percent below a year earlier. ...

Secretary Kawamura comments on LBAM eradication project  

Apr 24, 2008

Secretary of California Department of Food & Agriculture, A.G. Kawamura released the following statement regarding the release of the joint study of pheromone usage in the Light Brown Apple Moth eradication project:...

Farm bill extension grabs spotlight 

Apr 23, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Tuesday’s farm bill conference had to be particularly unpleasant for Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin....

SJV grain, alfalfa tours scheduled for next week 

Apr 23, 2008

University of California Cooperative Extension will host three field tours for San Joaquin Valley growers to view the latest small grain and alfalfa variety trials....

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