2009 Citrus Institute June 19, San Bernardino 

Jun 4, 2009

The 2009 Citrus Institute is slated for June 19 in San Bernardino, Calif. at the National Orange Show Events Center....

Viticultural Research Roadshow June 18, Fresno 

Jun 4, 2009

The 2nd annual Viticultural Research Roadshow and Educational Wine Tasting Event will be held June 18, in Fresno, Calif., at the Armenian Community Center....

$30,000 hay bale theft in Maricopa County 

Jun 4, 2009,

By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff

About 50 thefts of hay bales have been reported from fields in Maricopa County, Ariz., (Phoenix area), since mid-April....

TYLCV tomato production threat 

Jun 4, 2009,

By Donna R. Henderson
UCCE Farm Advisor, Imperial County

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is considered one of the most devastating diseases of tomatoes worldwide, especially in Mediterranean climates similar to that of Southern California. ...

FSA county committee nominations June 15 

Jun 4, 2009

David Schaad, acting executive director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in California announced farmer and rancher candidate nominations begin June 15 for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. ...

2009 plum forecast up 32 percent 

Jun 4, 2009

The 2009 California dried plum (prune) crop is forecast at 170,000 tons, up 32 percent from the 129,000 tons produced in 2008. ...

DWR named ‘Climate Action Leader’ 

Jun 4, 2009

The California Climate Action Registry (CCAR) has named the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) a “Climate Action Leader.”...

UC specialist receives IPM award 

Jun 3, 2009

Integrated pest management (IPM) specialist Frank Zalom, professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, is a team member that received an IPM Excellence Award at the 6th International IPM Symposium held in Portland, Ore....

Medium-grain rice market in Japan 

Jun 3, 2009

USA Rice Federation members and staff met with the rice team at Uniflex Marketing, USA Rice’s representative in Japan, to review progress in promoting U.S. medium-grain rice to Japan’s foodservice sector....

Precise and accurate herbicide application 

Jun 2, 2009,

By Brad Hanson
USDA-ARS, Parlier, Calif.

Because the spring and summer weed control season is upon us, it’s time to think about ensuring that spray rigs and operators are set up to make precise and accurate applications....

Tomato contracts at 13.3 million tons 

Jun 2, 2009

California’s tomato processors reported they have contracts for 13.3 million tons of processing tomatoes for 2009 harvest. ...

Fire management of invasive plants 

Jun 2, 2009

A report published in Weed Science describes how fire may be used to reduce the number of invasive plant seeds and, as a result, help restore damaged ecosystems....

USA Rice scholarships available 

Jun 2, 2009

The USA Rice Federation is sponsoring a scholarship contest for high school juniors and seniors from the rice-growing states of Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas. ...

Crop Weather report, June 1 

Jun 2, 2009

Here is the June 1 California Crop Weather report from the Sacramento field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service....

Producer survey on government regulations 

Jun 1, 2009

The Center for Agricultural Business (CAB) at California State University, Fresno plans to seek input from California agricultural producers on how government regulations affect their production operations....

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