California Fruit and Nut Review 

Jul 20, 2009

The latest California Fruit and Nut Review from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., Field Office:...

California Vegetable Review 

Jul 20, 2009

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

Drought Workshops for Ukiah, Santa Rosa  

Jul 16, 2009

The Department of Water Resources will hold workshops in Ukiah and Santa Rosa this month to provide updates about drought impacts and response activities....

USA Rice elects Californians 

Jul 16, 2009

The USA Rice Council announced the election of California producer Charley Mathews as chairman and Arkansas producer Joe Mencer, California producer Sean Doherty and Louisiana producer Jimmy Hoppe all as vice chairmen of the USA Rice Council....

Irrigation workshop Aug. 4, Modesto 

Jul 16, 2009

The East Stanislaus Resource Conservation District, University of California Cooperative Extension in Stanislaus County, and the USDA-NRCS Modesto Service Center will host a drip and micro-sprinkler irrigation workshop Aug. 4, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Stanislaus County Ag Center in Modesto, Calif....

$71 million to repair farmland 

Jul 16, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that farmers and ranchers will receive approximately $71 million in Emergency Conservation Program funds to repair farmland damaged by natural disasters that happened in 2008 and 2009....

Long-term outlook for fresh produce 

Jul 16, 2009

Despite the rocky economy, Rabobank believes the long-term outlook for agriculture, in general, and fresh produce, specifically, is positive....

CWT offering second 2009 herd retirement 

Jul 16, 2009

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) will conduct its second herd retirement of 2009. ...

FTA critical for wheat growers 

Jul 16, 2009

U.S. wheat sales to Colombia could drop by more than 50 percent if Congress fails to soon ratify the U.S.-Columbia free trade agreement (FTA), according to Colombian wheat buyers and millers visiting the U.S. this week....

$18.4 million in Conservation Innovation Grants 

Jul 16, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $18.4 million in Conservation Innovation Grants to fund 55 projects to develop and refine cutting-edge technologies and approaches to help farmers and ranchers conserve and sustain natural resources....

Mexican fruit fly eradicated in California 

Jul 15, 2009

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have eradicated the Mexican fruit fly infestation in California....

New FSA administrator named 

Jul 15, 2009,

By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has promoted Jonathan Coppess to be administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency after Doug Caruso resigned from the post, citing philosophical differences with the Obama administration....

What color was Elvis’ tractor? 

Jul 15, 2009,

By T.J. Jernigan, Northwest Mississippi Community College

Everybody knows that Elvis Presley preferred pink Cadillacs, blue suede shoes and gold-sequined, white jumpsuits. ...

California Crop Weather report 

Jul 15, 2009

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

Arizona Agri-Weekly 

Jul 15, 2009

The latest Arizona agriculture update from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Phoenix, Ariz., Field Office:...

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