Making money growing prunes in 2009 

Apr 27, 2009,

By Franz Niederholzer
UC Farm Advisor
Sutter/Yuba Counties

It is too early to tell if a crop is set in Sacramento Valley prune orchards, but it's not too late to plan ahead to feed and protect a good crop....

NCGA: Fuel standard to increase foreign oil reliance 

Apr 27, 2009

National Corn Growers Association President Bob Dickey released the following statement on the California Air Resources Board’s passage of a proposed low carbon fuel standard:...

United Fresh establishes global produce center 

Apr 27, 2009

The United Fresh Produce Association Research & Education Foundation will form a new Center for Global Produce Sustainability to help companies across the fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain enhance business through sustainability....

Curly top virus controls permitted for 2009  

Apr 24, 2009,

By Dan Bryant
Contributing Writer

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program has a pesticide use permit to control beet leafhopper (BLH), vector of the virus, on federal rangeland during 2009....

FRPP deadline May 1 in Arizona, June 15 in California 

Apr 24, 2009

Applicants for the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP), administered by the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), have until May 1 to apply in Arizona, and June 15 to apply in California....

Eurofresh Farms files bankruptcy 

Apr 24, 2009

Eurofresh Farms, America’s largest greenhouse grower, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to The Arizona Republic....

Drought assistance deadline May 8 

Apr 24, 2009

CDFA Secretary A.G. Kawamura encourages California farmers and ranchers to apply for federal drought assistance through the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. ...

Farmer participation encouraged in WHIP 

Apr 24, 2009

CDFA Secretary A.G. Kawamura is encouraging California farmers and ranchers to participate in conservation programs through the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service....

Study: insecticides provide major benefits 

Apr 24, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A three-year study by the Crop Protection Research Institute (CPRI) has found that for every dollar spent by farmers on insecticides, $19 is returned....

Wildlife Habitat Incentives sign-up 

Apr 23, 2009

NRCS is providing an opportunity to add conservation practices to land that will improve wildlife habitat....

Progress toward pitless plums 

Apr 23, 2009

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are making progress in determining the genes that control pit formation in plums — the first step in a project to develop pitless varieties of this fruit....

Locating invasive leafy spurge 

Apr 23, 2009

The invasive weed leafy spurge is now easier to locate, thanks to a new detection method developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their cooperators....

CGTFL workshop May 1 in Visalia 

Apr 23, 2009

The California Grape & Tree Fruit League (CGTFL) will hold an industry workshop on May 1, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in the Sequoia Room of the Visalia Convention Center, 303 E. Acequia Ave., Visalia, Calif....

Citrus RDI shows dual gains 

Apr 22, 2009,

By Dan Bryant
Contributing Writer

It’s called regulated deficit irrigation (RDI), and a University of California, Davis water management specialist says it can boost navel orange quality and fruit size while at the same time conserving water in a drought year....

Oil burn in prunes 

Apr 22, 2009,

By Franz Niederholzer
UC Farm Advisor
Sutter/Yuba Counties

What can be done to avoid oil burn in prunes during 2009?...

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