The University of Arizona (UA) has 2008 brochures available on nondormant alfalfa varieties and small grain varieties for Arizona....
By Brenda Carol
Contributing Writer
Incorporating genetic disease resistance into proven California varieties is a priority for researchers at the Rice Experiment Station (RES) in Biggs, Calif., according to Plant Pathologist Jeff Oster. ...
Invasive pests will take over the next meeting of the Northern California Entomology Society, set for Nov. 6 in the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District headquarters, 155 Mason Circle, Concord, Calif....
The 2008-2009 Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) Board of Directors took office on Oct. 23 during PMA 2008 Fresh Summit International Convention and Exposition in Orlando, Fla....
A cocktail of gaseous compounds emitted by a beneficial fungus may offer a way to biologically fumigate stored apples, ridding them of codling moth larvae....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A million acres too much here and there added up to up to an embarrassing moment for USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service in late October. ...
By Brenda Carol
Contributing Writer
It has been a roller coaster ride for California row crop growers the past few years, especially those in the Central San Joaquin Valley....
The United Fresh Produce Association has launched a new quarterly research report Fresh Facts on Retail to provide industry members reliable benchmarks and retail sales trends for the top 10 fruits and vegetable commodities, value-added and convenience produce items, emerging market opportunities such fresh meals and snacks sold in delis, organic produce, and a quarterly in-depth analysis of a specific category of interest....
By Susan McGinley
University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Most people are familiar with Salmonella and its potential to make people ill. ...
California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary A.G. Kawamura has appointed two new members to the Pierce’s Disease/Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board: Marilyn Wolf of Constellation Wines US/Robert Mondavi Woodbridge and Jim Ledbetter of Vino Farms....
By Brenda Carol
Contributing Writer
Conservation tillage is catching on in California for one basic reason – it reduces passes across fields. In today’s economy, anything that lowers costs is as welcome as the Publishers Clearing House man on your front porch....
Eligibility issues
Q1: If a farm is located in multiple counties, do all of the counties have to be disaster designated? ...
Field crops
Wheat and oat fields were still being prepared for fall planting. The alfalfa harvest period was extended because of the prolonged mild weather. Sudan hay and rice harvest continued, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s California office in Sacramento. ...
The future of the U.S. cotton industry continues to rely on new talents and fresh perspectives. To keep bright young minds involved in cotton, Monsanto is creating the Deltapine Class of 2009 scholarship program. The program will award nine $1,000 college scholarships to high school students in the class of 2009 who are interested in a career in cotton....
Conservation cost share applications for the popular Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) are being accepted for funding consideration in fiscal year 2009 now through Dec. 5, 2008, at USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices throughout California....
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