Western Farm Press News Archive

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?...

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....