NCGA comments on carbon fuel standard 

Apr 22, 2009

In formal comments submitted to the California Air Resources Board, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) pointed out significant flaws in the organization's proposed low carbon fuel standard that can severely harm the domestic biofuels industry and increase reliance on foreign oil....

Strategies to battle fertilizer expense 

Apr 22, 2009,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

With fertilizer prices leading the way for increased farming input costs, farmers are looking for strategies that’ll help them maintain nutrient levels while keeping expenses at a minimum....

California Crop Weather April 20 

Apr 22, 2009

Here is the April 20, 2009 California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Sacramento, Calif....

Arizona Agri-Weekly update report 

Apr 22, 2009

Here is the latest Arizona Agri-Weekly report released on April 20, 2009, by the Arizona field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service....

FRPP deadline set for June 15 

Apr 21, 2009

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

Watershed projects granted $84.8 million 

Apr 21, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA will be sending $84.8 million to state and local governments to improve water quality, increase water supply, decrease soil erosion, and improve fish and wildlife habitat in rural communities as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. ...

Depression, bailout – box office thriller 

Apr 21, 2009,

By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff

For those of us “mature” enough to vividly remember the late 1970s gas crisis and lines of cars backed up for blocks to buy gas at the “service station,” those difficult times and others draw strong comparisons to this downright stinking recession....

Everything to know about alfalfa 

Apr 21, 2009,

By Aaron Kiess
Executive Director
California Alfalfa and Forage Association

We occasionally get calls from alfalfa growers looking for advice on production and marketing. ...

SJV Olive Day set for April 23 

Apr 21, 2009

The San Joaquin Valley Olive Day will be held Thursday, April 23....

California Prospective Plantings report 

Apr 21, 2009

The following is the March 1, 2009 Prospective Plantings report from the Sacramento, Calif., field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service....

California Navel crop excellent 

Apr 20, 2009,

By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff

As you can imagine, Google sends a lot of folks to my e-mail. ...

Irrigation efficiency for perennial crops 

Apr 17, 2009,

By David Doll
Farm Advisor, UCCE Merced County

In order to make the best use of the available water this year, modification of orchard management practices to incorporate principles of water efficiency will be necessary....

Drought help for almond growers 

Apr 17, 2009

California almond growers have until May 8 to take advantage of a new USDA program that pays a higher-than-normal 75 percent cost-share for certain management practices to keep trees alive under extreme drought conditions....

DWR increases water allocation 

Apr 17, 2009

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has increased the 2009 State Water Project (SWP) delivery allocation to 30 percent, notwithstanding the extremely dry conditions that persist across California going into the no-rain summer period....

Rice class completes session 

Apr 17, 2009

The 2009 Rice Leadership Development Program class began its first session March 30, with a weeklong, firsthand look at rice production and marketing programs in the Gulf Coast areas of Texas and Louisiana....

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