USDA opens signup for 2009 DCP 

Dec 22, 2008,

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....

NASS reduces California cotton, dry edible bean crop forecasts 

Dec 19, 2008

The National Agricultural Statistic Service’s (NASS) California Field Office has reduced its crop projections for Upland and Pima cotton plus dry edible beans....

San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium set for Jan. 7 

Dec 19, 2008

Where : C.P.D.E.S. Hall...

California agricultural vision framework available for public comment 

Dec 19, 2008

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. ...

DPR awards $585,000 for three environmental projects 

Dec 19, 2008

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is awarding three environmental grants totaling $585,000 to encourage pest management in California....

Winter irrigation for walnuts during drought 

Dec 18, 2008,

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. ...

Obama names former Iowa Gov. Vilsack to be 30th ag secretary 

Dec 18, 2008,

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.”...

Farm and environmental groups hail Vilsack, Salazar nominations 

Dec 18, 2008,

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....

California pesticide use dropped 8.4 percent in 2007 

Dec 18, 2008

Pesticide use in California has dropped for the second consecutive year, according to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)....

Food security seeks cyber assistance 

Dec 17, 2008

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....

New board members, officers named for Western Growers 

Dec 17, 2008

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....

Agribusiness education stretches across borders 

Dec 17, 2008

Arizona State University’s Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness is expanding its offerings in Mexico. ...

Farmers, lawmakers honored by Arizona Farm Bureau 

Dec 17, 2008

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....

Delta water exports could be reduced by up to 50 percent under new federal biological opinion 

Dec 16, 2008,

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....

A good PR strategy: Practice what you preach 

Dec 16, 2008,

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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