Western Growers' officials announced yesterday the association's strong opposition to the recently announced Department of Homeland Security (DHS) no-match rules in light of the fact that the need for legal labor has not been addressed. ...
In a brutal battle for food and space, two fungal cousins are currently duking it out across the nation's cotton fields. Thanks to biological control strategies developed by the Agricultural Research Service, the better of these two microscopic relatives is winning. ...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The on-again, off-again Conservation Security Program has received a fresh, infusion of funds that USDA officials say will allow them to complete payments on fiscal year 2007 CSP contracts and prepare for a future program sign-up. ...
By Brenda Carol
Freelance Writer
California pest control advisors (PCAs) and growers have a well-stocked arsenal when it comes to miticide choices. Ironically, this season the mites sensed it and decided there was no point in even showing up. ...
The UC Davis Dry Bean Field Production Meeting is on Thursday, August 16, 2007, from 8:45 until 2:30. Guests will tour field plots east of the ANR Building near the intersection of Hopkins and Bee Biology Roads (accessible from Hutchison Road off Hwy. 113). ...
Adel Kader, postharvest physiology professor, has retired after 35 years of service at the University of California, Davis, including 29 years with a split appointment as a UC Cooperative Extension specialist. ...
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has announced the availability of more than $15 million in Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds to prevent the spread of the light brown apple moth in California and to protect other states....
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The rain gauge at the new Superior Almond Hulling Company near Interstate 5 and Highway 33 on the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley has collected one inch of rain since January 1. ...
By Lamar James
Extension Communications Specialist, U of A Division of Agriculture
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is mothballing two GPS satellites at the end of this month, a move that could interrupt service for many farmers and agricultural service providers, warned Dr. Terry Griffin, assistant professor and economist with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. ...
The latest USDA/NASS crop report forecasts California’s harvested barleyacreageat 60,000, eight percent below last year. ...
By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Arizona lawmakers have delivered a heavy-handed message to state employers — receive two violations for knowingly hiring undocumented workers, and the business will face the revocation of all state-issued licenses. ...
As the winter vegetable season approaches, growers are invited to a 2007 preseason vegetable workshop on Aug. 22 at the University of Arizona’s (UA) Cooperative Extension auditorium, Yuma, Ariz. ...
The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Arizona Field Office is seeking answers. Among the questions - how many acres of Durum wheat did Arizona farmers plant and harvest this season, and what was the actual yield on harvested acres? ...
By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
With fingers crossed, Western cotton farmers eyed fair to good yield opportunities despite the season being far from over. ...
By Gabriele Ludwig
Senior Manager, Global Technical & Regulatory Affairs
Almond Board of California
Mounting air quality regulations and pressure from urban neighbors in the San Joaquin Valley continue to place pressure on growers to find ways to reduce the amount of dust and fine particulates emitted from their farming operations. ...
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