By Dan Bryant
Contributing Writer
Once Verticillium wilt gets into a field, the potential is always there to infect a host crop, but San Joaquin Valley tomato growers may want to consider rotations of broccoli or mustard for some help in managing the disease....
Here is the April 6 California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento field office....
Pistachio growers and processors have announced a new Web site, www.pistachiorecall.org, which includes specific pistachio products and brands that are confirmed safe to consume....
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
It has been nine years since the 30-member Agribusiness Presidents Council achieved one of the biggest political victories ever for California agriculture — repeal of agricultural tractor and diesel fuel taxes by the California Legislature....
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is seeking proposals for a grant program designed to enhance the competitiveness of the Golden State’s specialty crops....
David Schaad, acting executive director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency in California, announced that because of low dairy prices across the country, producers participating in USDA's Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program will soon begin to receive payments....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says he’s “worried” about his country’s investments in U.S. Treasury bonds. ...
The U.S. wheat industry is urging Congress and the Obama administration to immediately ease trade and travel restrictions with Cuba to allow U.S. wheat growers to compete fully in this market, according to U.S. Wheat Associates (USW)....
The California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) fourth snow survey of the winter season indicates snowpack water content is 81 percent of normal for the date statewide....
The National Biodiesel Board has submitted formal written comments in response to the European Commission’s decision to impose provisional antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. biodiesel entering the European Union....
Adding a moderate, but not high, amount of walnuts to an otherwise healthy diet may help older individuals improve performance on tasks that require motor and behavioral skills, according to an animal model study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists. ...
University of California, Davis insect identification expert Lynn Kimsey will appear April 6 and April 10, in a television documentary chronicling her testimony in a landmark "insects-on-the-radiator" trial which led to a murder conviction....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the rule terminating base acres on federal land has been rescinded. ...
By Donna R. Henderson
UCCE Farm Advisor
Imperial County
Iris yellow spot virus (IYSV) is a viral disease of bulb and seed onion crops that is transmitted by onion thrips Thrips tabaci....
The USA Rice Federation’s pilot promotion program for U.S. short- and medium-grain rice continues to generate interest and sales to the country’s Japanese cuisine sector....
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