USDA has raised its forecasts for U.S. corn and sorghum exports to the highest levels in nearly two decades. Buoyed in part by U.S. corn and sorghum sales, the value of U.S. agricultural exports rose $1 billion compared to last year. Estimated exports of U.S. corn were increased by 100 million bushels and U.S. sorghum by 40 million bushels....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Are you ready for 20-foot milo? According to the Texas A&M University, the production of soaring sorghum is part of a new multi-year joint research and commercialization agreement between TAMU and the energy crop company Ceres, Inc. ...
Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner announced that USDA provided more than $234 million to help market American farm products overseas in the 2007 fiscal year that ended Sept 30....
By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Irvine, Calif.-based Western Growers predicts that AgJOBS farm labor legislation will unlikely make the final cut in the 2007 farm bill legislation under consideration by the U.S. Senate....
America’s farmers and ranchers will soon be able to make their voices heard and help shape the future of agriculture for years to come....
The Organic Fertilizer Association of California (OFAC) has been formed by leading manufacturers, distributors and retailers of fertilizer products that meet the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program’s (NOP) standards. The purpose of the new association is to represent the California organic fertilizer industry and promote the knowledge of safe and effective organic farming systems through outreach, education and regulatory/legislative efforts....
By Aaron Kiess
Executive Director
California Alfalfa and Forage Association
Over the last six years CAFA has been fortunate to rely on Seth Hoyt’s expertise in sizing up hay market trends and making forecasts that are right on the money. A senior economist for the National Ag Statistics Service field office in Sacramento, Hoyt has more than 30 years of experience and his passion for serving the alfalfa and forage industry is evident in the articles that he writes for CAFA’s newsletter....
By Richard Cornett
Communications Director
Western Plant Health Association
There comes a time when outright untruths and misconceptions have to be dealt with head-on and in a very direct way....
By Christi Heintz
Liaison, Bee Task Force
Almond Board of California
The Almond Board of California (ABC) has long made research a cornerstone to provide industry-wide benefits in production and marketing. Commitment to horticultural research by the ABC has progressed continuously for 35 years. This research has led to the development of new varieties and rootstocks, improvements in management practices such as irrigation, pest and disease control, and many other improvements that have allowed the almond industry to climb from yields of 500 pounds per acre to over 3,000 pounds per acre in some areas....
Western Farm Press and DuPont Crop Protection have teamed up to offer a new online continuing education course for Pest Control Advisers and other licensed agricultural professionals in California and Arizona....
The California Energy Commission, by a 4-0 vote, adopted a plan to slash the state's heavy dependence on petroleum and reduce greenhouse gas emissions....
The University of Arizona (UA), Tucson, Ariz. has new publications available online focusing on 2007 Arizona alfalfa and small grain varieties....
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is now accepting Water Quality Improvement Grant applications as the first step in a process to allocate $1.8 million for projects to improve water quality throughout Arizona....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Sen. Tom Harkin says he expects at least one more attempt will be made to divert money from direct payments to conservation, rural development and nutrition programs when the Agriculture Committee-passed farm bill goes to the Senate floor....
The Lindcove Research and Extension Center (LREC), Exeter, Calif. is sponsoring a Citrus Leafminer Field Day on Nov. 8 at 10:00 a.m. to see firsthand the damage caused by the leafminer and the bug’s various life cycles....
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