By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced farmers can begin signing up for the 2009 Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment program today....
The National Agricultural Statistic Service’s (NASS) California Field Office has reduced its crop projections for Upland and Pima cotton plus dry edible beans....
Where : C.P.D.E.S. Hall...
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) are releasing the California Agricultural Vision framework for public comment. ...
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is awarding three environmental grants totaling $585,000 to encourage pest management in California....
By Joseph H. Connell
UC Farm Advisor, Butte County
We know that during the winter months walnuts can be hurt by either too much or too little water. ...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
President-elect Barack Obama has named former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to be his secretary of agriculture, saying he will be “fiercely protective of family farms but also forward looking on how we can develop cellulosic ethanol and harness wind and solar power to boost rural economies.”...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
President-elect Barack Obama’s announcement of his nominees for agriculture and interior secretaries drew a quick and mostly positive response from members of the agricultural, conservation and environmental communities....
Pesticide use in California has dropped for the second consecutive year, according to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)....
Many people remember the recent nationwide salmonella outbreak earlier this year originally thought to be caused by tainted tomatoes that was then later determined to be caused by jalapeno and Serrano peppers from Mexico. It cost both industries millions of dollars....
Western Growers ushered in the newest additions to its board of directors during the association’s 83rd annual meeting in La Quinta, Calif., in November....
Arizona State University’s Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness is expanding its offerings in Mexico. ...
Gus and Marsha Arzberger of Willcox, Ariz., state senators, received the Arizona Farm Bureau’s Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award during the organization’s 87th annual meeting in Carefree, Ariz....
California Department of Water Resources
State Water Project (SWP) deliveries throughout California could be permanently reduced by up to 50 percent under a new Delta smelt Biological Opinion issued on Dec.15....
By Richard Cornett
Communications Director
Western Plant Health Association
Earlier this year I was asked to deliver a talk about how the public perceives the chemical industry in general and the pesticide business in particular....
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