Sharply reduced cotton plantings will shrink cottonseed supply 

May 22, 2008

King Cotton may have lost its crown in acreage, but cottonseed continues to reign supreme as a feed ingredient for high-producing dairy cows....

Be mindful of heat stress dangers on the farm 

May 22, 2008

A sudden rise in temperature forecast for much of California in the coming week could put outdoor workers at greater risk for heat related illnesses, according to Howard Rosenberg, University of California Berkeley Cooperative Extension agricultural personnel management specialist....

President vetoes new farm bill 

May 22, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

On Wednesday morning (May 21), just as he’d promised for weeks, President Bush vetoed the nearly $300 billion farm bill passed overwhelmingly by Congress....

Switchgrass varieties currently on trial at four locations in California 

May 21, 2008,

By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Coalinga, Calif. rancher Anthony Amaro has been a frequent visitor to the University of California’s Westside Research and Extension Center at Five Points, Calif. over the past year....

Schafer names Cotton Board members 

May 21, 2008

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has appointed Aaron A. Barcellos of Los Banos, Calif. and Steve Cantu of Tranquility, Calif., to the Cotton Board. ...

Mark Affleck resigns California Avocado Commission president/CEO post 

May 21, 2008

The California Avocado Commission (CAC) board of directors on May 15 accepted Mark Affleck’s resignation as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the CAC. ...

Headlines too often do not equate with what eyes seeing 

May 20, 2008,

By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Ever have the feeling that the headlines you read and what the television talking heads bark out just don’t add up with what you see with your eyes?...

2007 Arizona upland cotton yields set all-time record — 1,469 pounds/acre 

May 20, 2008

The final figures on Arizona’s 2007 cotton crop show the area planted to upland varieties totaled 170,000 acres with 168,000 acres harvested, according to the Arizona Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service....

Christine Long new Almond Board chair 

May 20, 2008

The newly elected members of the Almond Board of California (ABC) have unanimously voted in Christine Long, Hilltop Ranch, Ballico (Merced County), an independent handler, to serve as chairperson for 2008-2009; Doug Youngdahl, Blue Diamond Growers, a cooperative handler, was elected vice-chairperson....

Emergency legislation designed to relieve labor shortage in agriculture 

May 19, 2008

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on May 15 approved legislation sponsored by U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Larry Craig (R-Idaho) that would provide emergency relief to the nation’s current agriculture labor shortage. ...

Western Growers Association urges Congress to pass emergency agricultural relief act 

May 19, 2008

The Western Growers Association (WGA) is looking to the full Congress to pass the Emergency Agricultural Relief Act (EARA), which was passed May 15 on a bipartisan basis as an amendment to the supplemental war-spending bill....

Some environmental, conservation groups support farm bill 

May 19, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Not all of the country’s environmental and conservation groups are opposing the farm bill conference report, the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008....

Vintner Robert Mondavi leaves legacy of wine industry firsts and success 

May 19, 2008

Robert Gerald Mondavi helped elevate California’s wine industry to world-class status that drew attention from around the globe for wine in California’s Napa Valley, illustrating that Napa wines could compete with the best in the world....

Western farm leaders high-five Congressional farm bill passage with specialty crop funding  

May 16, 2008,

By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff

For the first time in history a federal farm program will contain a major specialty crop provision and the leaders of related agricultural organizations in California and Arizona are grinning from ear to ear....

Deadline approaches for CCA exam 

May 16, 2008

The deadline is June 20 for registering for the Aug. 1 California Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) exam....

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