Fresno State’s WET Center gets international attention 

Dec 31, 2008

The Claude Laval Water and Energy Technology Center (WET Center) at California State University, Fresno is a well-known generator of regional water and energy-related businesses. ...

‘Starve and switch’ tree fumigation alternative described 

Dec 31, 2008,

By Dan Bryant
Contributing Writer

To overcome the replant problem in replacement almond and tree fruit orchards, a University of California, Riverside nematologist has developed five steps for what he calls a “starve and switch” strategy....

Humic acid defined at Actagro seminar 

Dec 31, 2008,

By Dan Bryant
Contributing Writer

Products sold as extracts of manures and composts that profess to contain humates or humic acid to promote crop growth and yields may not always be genuine, according to Patrick MacCarthy, professor of chemistry at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo....

Presidential Early Career Award to rangeland researcher 

Dec 31, 2008

University of California-Davis researcher Valerie Eviner has received the 2007 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers....

Across the Americas, squash and gourd bees are superb pollinators 

Dec 31, 2008

Acorn squash and other winter squashes at your local supermarket likely got their start months ago, when their colorful blossoms were pollinated by hardworking bees....

First DWR snow survey promising  

Dec 31, 2008

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) first snow survey of the 2008/2009 winter season indicates snow water content is 76 percent of normal for the date, statewide. ...

New year brings new name for California’s Natural Resources Agency 

Dec 31, 2008

The Resources Agency will adopt a new name, the California Natural Resources Agency, on Jan. 1, to better reflect its primary mission. ...

California DWR schedules season’s first snow survey 

Dec 30, 2008

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will conduct its first snow survey of the new winter season today at 11 a.m., near Lake Tahoe. Survey Location and Results Phillips Station at Highway 50 and Sierra at Tahoe Road, about 90 miles east of Sacramento, is the manual survey location. ...

Researchers say global warming to have devastating impact on certain California crops 

Dec 30, 2008

Global warming will likely put enormous strain on California's water supply and energy systems and have a devastating impact on certain crops....

Traceability Initiative update at Fresh Connections event in Monterey on Jan. 13 

Dec 30, 2008

Produce industry members in the Monterey, Calif., area can learn about the industry-wide Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) at the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Connections event on Jan. 13....

Multi-state effort aimed at suppressing lygus in cotton 

Dec 30, 2008

After holding the title of No. 1 pest in Arizona cotton for the past 10 years, the lygus bug is now the focus of a four-state effort to suppress its reach and reduce its potential damage across multiple crops....

USTR begins dispute settlement process on Chinese subsidies 

Dec 30, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has requested consultations under the World Trade Organization dispute settlement process to try to force Chinese officials to end their government’s “Famous Brands” export subsidy programs....

International Agri-Center launches new World Ag Expo Web site 

Dec 29, 2008

World Ag Expo, the world’s largest annual farm equipment and agriculture technology exhibition, has launched a newly redesigned Web site....

Workshops on marketing produce in Canada scheduled for Jan. 20 and 22 

Dec 29, 2008

Western produce growers, industry leaders, and others are invited to attend workshops in Salinas, Calif. (Jan. 20), and Visalia, Calif. (Jan. 22), on marketing produce in Canada plus efforts on behalf of the industry to facilitate business opportunities in Canada....

Plenty of advancements in agricultural biotechnology worldwide in 2008 

Dec 29, 2008

Despite heavy spring rains and flooding that delayed the growing season in the United States, USDA is estimating increased production of corn and soybeans this year. ...

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