Agribusiness: Defending Lorsban 

Jan 26, 2009

Dow AgroSciences is determined to defend Lorsban (chlorpyrifos) from those who seek to destroy it. ...

Lamy text could prove to be U.S. farm programs’ undoing 

Jan 26, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The National Cotton Council created a stir last December when it released a series of articles examining the latest proposal for restarting the Doha Round of World Trade Organization negotiations....

Wildlife preservation? Agenda-driven ideas run amok 

Jan 23, 2009,

By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Several news releases wound up in my e-mailbox late last fall from my friends on the other side....

Thrips control hinges on multiple practices 

Jan 23, 2009,

By Dan Bryant
Contributing Writer

Management of swarms of tiny, virus-packing thrips can be a daunting task, but Eric Natwick, Imperial County director of University of California Cooperative Extension, says it can be done on leafy vegetables with an array of practices, each significant although not a solution on its own....

USDA pulling rug from under farmers? 

Jan 23, 2009,

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....

Madera Wine Trail's Wine & Chocolate Weekend 

Jan 23, 2009

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....

September to October best time for zinc boost on peaches 

Jan 23, 2009,

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....

December fruit report from California NASS 

Jan 23, 2009

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). ...

Seven revolutions to dictate global sustainability as demographics shift 

Jan 22, 2009,

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. ...

California, Arizona citrus production forecast 

Jan 22, 2009

Citrus production in California is forecast as follows:...

NASS releases Arizona, California wheat reports 

Jan 22, 2009

Durum wheat seedings in Arizona and California for 2009 harvest are estimated at 270,000 acres, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service....

California receives $10.9 million in USDA funds to improve air quality 

Jan 22, 2009

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....

Rogers reappointed to American Farm Bureau executive committee 

Jan 22, 2009

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 2008 upland production could be lowest in 60 years 

Jan 22, 2009

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)....

Senate confirms Vilsack as agriculture secretary 

Jan 21, 2009

Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the secretary of agriculture in the new Obama administration....

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