By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Fifty-five percent of U.S. farms report having Internet access in 2007, up from 51 percent in 2005, according to a USDA report on farm computer ownership and usage released in August. ...
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
USDA/APHIS is reconsidering its newly released requirement that every bale of Roundup Ready (RR) alfalfa sold commercially be individually tagged. The regulation, if left unchanged, would require growers to individually tag as many as 20 million hay bales annually in California alone. ...
By Aaron Kiess
Executive Director
California Alfalfa and Forage Association
Before last month’s first yield survey for 2007 was released, we wondered if production would be as high as some observers were recently predicting. Early this year we heard from a number of growers who, for one reason or another, were looking at lower yields to start the season. ...
By Mick Canavari
UCCE Farm Advisor
San Joaquin County, Calif.
Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) is a serious noxious weed pest of California agriculture. It is also referred to as field or wild morning glory, creeping jenny and greenvine. ...
Fresh produce inspections and calculations in Phoenix, Ariz. will utilize state of the art software and laptop computers rather than the traditional pen and paper thanks to a pilot program recently announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)....
Arizona’s rural leadership program, Project CENTRL, will be celebrating its 25th anniversary at a Gala Graduation and Alumni Dinner October 19th. The event will be held at the Grace Inn in Tempe. Formed in 1982 with support from Arizona Farm Bureau, the University of Arizona and other organizations, Project CENTRL has provided leadership training to more than 500 rural leaders over the past 25 years....
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced a record $79 billion forecast in FY 2007 agricultural exports. For fiscal year 2008, USDA forecasts exports to reach $83.5 billion with growth and new sales across all major agricultural product groups....
The 2007 California Alfalfa & Forage Symposium will be held at the Portola Plaza Hotel in Monterey Bay, Calif., Dec. 17 to 19, 2007. The 37th annual symposium is organized by the University of California Cooperative Extension Alfalfa & Forage Systems Workgroup, and sponsored and supported by growers and industry members....
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced $13.7 million in economic development grants for rural communities and Native American organizations in 48 states. The announcement was made at the 54th Annual Farm Progress Show being held here....
Recognizing the economic contribution agriculture brings to Arizona’s economy, Arizona Farm Bureau celebrates Labor Day noting that Arizona farms and ranches employ more than 70,000 individuals....
California Cotton Ginners and Growers Associations
The Annual Western Cotton Conference will be held at Harris Ranch on September 6th. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. followed by a luncheon and the Supima Annual Meeting....
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
University of Arizona
The latest research findings on watersheds in southern Arizona will be presented at the fourth annual Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The cotton market turned bearish on news that USDA could again make upward adjustments in the size of last year’s Chinese and Indian cotton crops, reducing China’s import needs and correspondingly, U.S. exports. ...
Bolls are open on 50 percent of Arizona’s cotton acreage, compared to 34 percent a week earlier, and a five-year average of 47 percent. Cotton harvesting is underway with three percent completed. Cotton condition is mostly fair to good. ...
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Fifty-five percent of U.S. farms report having Internet access in 2007, up from 51 percent in 2005, according to a USDA report on farm computer ownership and usage released in August....
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