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:...

Judge rules for Arizona growers 

Jul 14, 2009,

By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff

A Maricopa County, Ariz., judge has ruled that former Gov. Janet Napolitano and lawmakers illegally commandeered $161,400 in cash from Arizona growers paid to support the research and promotion of farm products....

Texas wine industry continues growth 

Jul 14, 2009,

By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The Texas wine industry has quite a storied past....

Cottonseed oil consumption increases 

Jul 14, 2009

U.S. production and consumption of cottonseed oil are expected to significantly increase this year, despite fewer cotton acres and a lower supply of cottonseed, says a spokesperson from the cottonseed crushing industry....

Cotton growers to test lygus control 

Jul 13, 2009,

By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The University of Arizona (UA) is seeking a handful of Arizona upland cotton growers located in central Arizona and Yuma to participate in pest management strategy field trials to generate improved lygus bug control strategies....

DHS rescinds no-match rule 

Jul 13, 2009

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will propose a new regulation to rescind the Social Security Administration’s no-match rule....

New FSA administrator named 

Jul 13, 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....

California projects with NRCS funding 

Jul 13, 2009

Ten California projects will receive funding through the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) established in the 2008 farm bill....

Syrah decline virus in grapes identified 

Jul 13, 2009

Eureka Genomics, an industry leader in advanced bioinformatics analysis of next generation sequencing data, announced that it played a key role in the characterization of a previously undefined viral syndrome that is threatening California vineyards – and has baffled scientists for nearly 20 years....

Funding for small food exporters 

Jul 9, 2009

Exporters of U.S. food products can take advantage of available federal funding to help expand international promotion and marketing of agricultural products....

TYLC virus alert sounds in California 

Jul 9, 2009,

By Dan Bryant, Contributing Writer

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus, one of the world’s most damaging diseases of tomatoes, is being eyed closely by plant pathologists and regulatory agencies, who want to prevent it from moving into the crop in California’s Central Valley....

Curly top vaccine for tomatoes? 

Jul 9, 2009,

By Dan Bryant, Contributing Writer

A potential solution to one of the most damaging diseases in California processing tomatoes and other Western crops, a vaccine to protect plants against curly top, has been successful in advanced laboratory evaluations....

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