By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Farming operations leasing federally-owned lands are being told their base acres will be terminated and they will not receive government payments for any crops grown on the land....
The family wineries of the Madera Wine Trail will host “Wine & Chocolate Weekend” on Feb. 14-15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m....
By Dan Bryant
Contributing Writer
Late September to early October appears to be the best time to apply zinc sulfate to restore zinc levels in peach trees and avoid “little leaf” symptoms, says a University of California, Davis pomologist....
Grape growers in California continued to prune, irrigate, cultivate, and remove old vineyards in December, according to the California field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). ...
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
By the year 2050, the world population, estimated to top 9 billion, will require twice as much food as today, and water demand will double — possibly stretching the “carrying capacity” of the planet. ...
Citrus production in California is forecast as follows:...
Durum wheat seedings in Arizona and California for 2009 harvest are estimated at 270,000 acres, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service....
California will receive about $10.9 million from the federal 2008 farm bill to help farmers and ranchers with conservation practices to improve air quality....
Kevin Rogers, president, Arizona Farm Bureau Federation (AZFB), has been reelected to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Board of Directors and reappointed to the AFBF’s executive committee. ...
Arizona’s all cotton production for 2008 is estimated at 401,600 bales, 23 percent lower than the final ’07 production, according to the Arizona field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)....
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the secretary of agriculture in the new Obama administration....
Rising production costs including fertilizers, seeds, chemicals, fuel, land and equipment as well as higher labor and capital expenditures will pressure agriculture producers’ bottom lines in 2009, according to Rabobank’s recently published “North American Food & Agribusiness Outlook.”...
By Brenda Carol
Contributing Writer
Several insect pests injure alfalfa plants and reduce crop yield and quality. ...
John Smythe, state executive director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in California announced that the sign-up period for the 2005-2007 Crop Disaster Program (CDP) will end Feb. 27, 2009....
USDA Secretary Ed Schafer has announced up to $58.4 million in financial assistance to agricultural producers and entities nationwide through the new Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)....
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