By Richard Cornett
WPHA Communications Director
It’s kind of interesting to note the items you come across on the Internet while searching for other things....
Spinach and lettuce — favorite greens of many salad lovers — are also top choices of troublesome insects known as leafminers. That’s why California-based plant geneticist Beiquan Mou of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has developed two kinds of parent spinach plants with impressive natural resistance to the insects....
By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Consumer Reports magazine is best known for its independent research on everything from cutting edge electronics to the latest automotive trend — crossover utility vehicles (CUVs)....
On September 25, 2007, the governor’s Agricultural Best Management Practices Committee revised its rule requiring that farmers reduce the particulate matter or dust pollution created by agriculture in Maricopa County. The change doubles the number of best management practices (BMPs) farmers must implement, provides five additional BMP choices, and expands the area where producers must implement the BMPs. Farmers in the valley must meet the new requirements by December 31, 2007....
California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary A.G. Kawamura is pleased to announce federal grants totaling more than $1.3 million to 12 innovative agricultural projects. All selections were made according to guidelines established by the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 — with an aim to increase the production of U.S. specialty crop growers and their market shares in domestic and international markets....
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
There has never been more uncertainty about the future water supplies from the California state and federal water projects....
By Gabriele Ludwig
Senior Manager, Global Technical & Regulatory Affairs, Almond Board of California
Proposed new state and federal regulations could have immediate and far-reaching effects on how and to what extent preplant soil fumigants are used in almonds and other California crops....
A three-day workshop on thrips, tiny winged insects that cause so much damage to flower and vegetable crops that they can pose a biosecurity threat, is scheduled Oct. 15-17 in the Harry Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, University of California, Davis....
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Market news headlines and articles are heralding skyrocketing wheat prices....
When Lowell and Becky Zelinski first thought about holding a cotton production meeting in California, they had no idea where it would lead. But now — five years later — the Central Coast Cotton Conference has weathered the test of time and a shrinking California cotton industry, and will proudly celebrate its fifth anniversary, Nov. 27-29, 2007, at the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa in Monterey, Calif....
For the first time, the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) teams up with the Western Plant Health Association (WPHA) to present “Fresh Approaches to Fertilizing Techniques,” a conference to be held Nov. 27-28, at the Heritage Complex of the International Agri-Center in Tulare, Calif....
The UC Davis Agricultural Sustainability Institute has received $250,000 from Campbell Soup Company to support ASI's sustainable agriculture research, education and outreach. Reducing childhood obesity with school gardens, using subsurface drip irrigation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and using nitrogen-rich cover crops to improve soils are among the benefits to Californians of ASI research projects. The contribution from Campbell's, known for its iconic tomato soup can, will help fund a new generation of research on healthy soil, pest management, and water management....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service says it has been unable to identify the exact mechanism for the introduction of trace amounts of genetically engineered LibertyLink rice into two commercial rice varieties, Cheniere and Clearfield 131....
The Rice Leadership Development Program class received an overview of rice marketing, production practices, specialty product development, clean water and air issues and observed the rice harvest in California, Sept. 22-28....
The new Center for Produce Safety at the University of California (UC), Davis, has named Dr. Devon Zagory as interim executive director. The center was established earlier this year to work with the agricultural and food industries, government regulatory agencies, trade associations, research institutions, and consumer groups to enhance the safety of fresh fruits and vegetables through research, education, and information exchange....
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