California cherry research review is Jan. 27 in Stockton 

Jan 15, 2009

Those interested in California’s cherry industry are invited to attend the California Cherry Research Review event on Jan. 27 from 8:30 a.m. to noon in Stockton, Calif....

USDA lowers rice yields, but finds more acreage 

Jan 15, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

USDA lowered average U.S. rice yield significantly in its Jan. 12 Crop Production report, but found a little over 50,000 additional acres, resulting in a slight increase in production from the previous estimate....

Remediated water expands irrigation options 

Jan 15, 2009

Irrigating with recycled water is one potential solution to water scarcity, according to research conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists Jean McLain and Clinton Williams. ...

California NASS: field, fruit, nut, vegetable crop update 

Jan 15, 2009

Here’s the latest news on different crops in California courtesy of the Sacramento, Calif., field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Services, as of Jan. 11....

Combination lure for mealybugs cuts costs  

Jan 15, 2009

University of California, Riverside, researchers have found the same generic lure can attract three species of mealybugs, which would cut costs for growers by allowing them to deploy a single pheromone trap rather than three....

Early Pacific and Alaskan storms give hope for wet California winter 

Jan 13, 2009,

By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Lake Tahoe ski areas received 12 feet of snow over a 13-day span during the holiday season after the storms moved through the state....

California NASS releases citrus, cotton forecasts 

Jan 13, 2009

The California field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service released its citrus and cotton crop forecast as of Jan. 1....

Pacific Ethanol to suspend operation of Madera, Calif., ethanol plant 

Jan 13, 2009

Pacific Ethanol, the leading West Coast-based marketer and producer of ethanol, announced its intention to temporarily suspend operations at its 40-million-gallon-per-year ethanol facility located in Madera, Calif....

World Ag Expo official magazine hits growers' mailboxes 

Jan 13, 2009

The 182-page World Ag Expo official magazine highlights the full array of events, seminars and attractions scheduled for World Ag Expo, www.worldagexpo.com, the world’s largest annual agricultural exhibition Feb. 10-12 at the International Agri-Center at Tulare, Calif....

Central Coast Cotton Conference winner named 

Jan 13, 2009

Ralph Gilkey of Gilkey Five farms was named winner of the free trip to the 2009 Central Coast Cotton Conference (CCCC) courtesy of Western Farm Press magazine. ...

Three added to raisin marketing order 

Jan 13, 2009

The California Raisin Marketing Board (CRMB), the state marketing order that represents the nearly 3,000 growers of California Raisins, has added three new members to the CRMB team: Gary Schulz as president; Rick O’Fallon as marketing director, and Cookie Fritz as administrative assistant....

Hanford farmer Dino Giacomazzi honored for conservation tillage innovation 

Jan 13, 2009

Kings County, Calif., dairy farmer Dino Giacomazzi has been presented the Conservation Tillage Farmer Innovator Award for 2009 by the University of California and the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Tillage Workgroup....

NOW prefer pistachios, not almonds 

Jan 12, 2009

UC Davis scientists are changing their navel orangeworm research direction after a sixth grader showed that the major agricultural pest prefers pistachios over almonds and walnuts....

2009 Annual Rice Grower Meetings set for Jan. 20 & 22 

Jan 12, 2009

Sponsored by UC Cooperative Extension, the 2009 Rice Grower Meetings will be held in two locations:...

Agricultural Leadership Program Class 40 applications now available 

Jan 12, 2009

The California Agricultural Leadership Foundation (CALF) has announced that applications for Class 40 of the California Agricultural Leadership Program are available at www.agleaders.org....

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