Survey: latest honey bee losses 

Jun 30, 2009

Honey bee colony losses nationwide were approximately 29 percent from all causes from September 2008 to April 2009, according to a survey conducted by the Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture....

California upland cotton down 46 percent 

Jun 30, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Cotton plantings for 2009 are estimated at 9.05 million acres, 4 percent below last year. ...

California Crop Weather, June 29 

Jun 30, 2009

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

Arizona Agri-Weekly, June 29 

Jun 30, 2009

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

Powdery mildew on melons 

Jun 29, 2009,

By Donna R. Henderson
UCCE Farm Advisor
Imperial County

Powdery mildew has been a concern to farmers for years, and some management techniques such as sulfur have been around for just as long. ...

Assistance with grape stake disposal 

Jun 29, 2009

Have you recently removed an old vineyard that had treated grape stakes and now have piles sitting on your property and don’t know how to get rid of them?...

Cotton’s use of natural resources 

Jun 29, 2009,

By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Cotton Incorporated has released data on the U.S. cotton industry’s use of natural resources....

USDA offers $6.45 million in rural grants 

Jun 29, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the selection of recipients for $6.45 million in grants to spur economic development and revitalization in rural communities....

TSW reduced by kaolin coat 

Jun 25, 2009

It only takes a few minutes of feeding for thrips to transmit the virus that causes tomato spotted wilt disease (TSW), despite growers’ attempts to prevent such assaults with insecticide spraying....

Agribusiness: Monterey marketing new miticide 

Jun 25, 2009

Monterey AgResources is marketing a new organic miticide, Biomite. ...

Reducing blackberry sun-scald 

Jun 25, 2009,

By Dennis Pollock
Contributing Writer

Research that had its genesis in an effort to address freeze damage to blackberries in the Midwest could also help protect blackberries in California from the state’s searing summer sun....

Ag responds to global warming 

Jun 25, 2009,

By Richard Cornett
Director of Communications
Western Plant Health Association

During a WPHA board of directors meeting in Fresno, I was fishing for some story ideas to research for this column. ...

California Crop Weather, June 21 

Jun 25, 2009

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

Arizona Agri-Weekly, June 22 

Jun 25, 2009

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

Weed management and drought in grapes 

Jun 24, 2009,

By Kurt Hembree
Farm Advisor
UCCE, Fresno County

Prolonged periods of dry conditions affect weed growth, herbicide performance, and complicate weed management strategies....

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