Imperial County is bull’s-eye for potential California ethanol boom 

Sep 10, 2007,

By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The California gold rush in the mid-1800s drew 300,000 people by covered wagons and sailing ships seeking financial prosperity. Today’s renewable fuels boom engulfing the nation resembles a modern day gold rush — one about to mesmerize California again. ...

Pinal Energy opens spigot as Arizona’s first ethanol plant starts  

Sep 10, 2007,

By Cary Blake
Western Farm Press

John Skelley rocked back and forth in his wooden rocking chair at Pinal Energy LLC’s administrative office in Maricopa, Ariz., amid the whirring sounds outside of the company’s newly-opened $74 million corn-to-ethanol production plant....

Leafy green food safety program proving successful 

Sep 10, 2007,

By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff

It has been five months since the voluntary Leafy Greens Marketing Order went into effect to ensure that lettuce, spinach and other leafy vegetables produced in California are free of E. coli and other food-borne diseases. ...

Harkin going to the mat for CSP in new farm bill 

Sep 10, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

For months, farm groups have been gearing up for a fight over the more contentious sections of the new farm bill. Direct payments, counter-cyclical programs, payment limits all were expected to challenge....

Hey Judge, need to get out more 

Sep 10, 2007,

By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff

An open invitation to U.S. District Court Judge Charles E. Breyer of San Francisco:...

Great year for California processing tomatoes 

Sep 7, 2007

California’s contracted processing tomato production is forecast at 12 million tons, up 2 percent from the May forecast and 20 percent above the 2006 season, according to USDA/NASS....

Projected U.S. rice yield close to 2004 record 

Sep 7, 2007,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

USDA’s Economic Research Service is projecting a U.S. rice yield for 2007-08 of 190.4 million hundredweight, 2 percent smaller than the 2006 crop. ...

Natural biostimulant available for white rot control 

Sep 7, 2007

DADS, a natural biostimulant solution for the control of white rot in onions, garlic and leeks, has been approved by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. ...

Late-season irrigation affects almond yield, pests 

Sep 6, 2007,

By Bob Curtis
Senior Manager, Production Research Almond Board of California

Research funded by the Almond Board of California (ABC) over several years has shown the proper timing and amount of irrigation is of prime importance to both yield and pest management considerations later in the season. Too little moisture causing significant post-harvest stress affects fruit set in the subsequent season, but on the other hand, regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) timed to stress trees at the onset of hull split reduces the incidence of hull rot. Deficit irrigation also results in a more uniform hull split leading to earlier harvest; the latter can help minimize crop exposure to late season navel orangeworm (NOW) flights. ...

UC offers information about light brown apple moth 

Sep 6, 2007

As state officials press on with eradication plans to rid California of the light brown apple moth, the University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program has produced a new publication to answer the public's questions. ...

Over half of U.S. farms have Internet access 

Sep 6, 2007,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Fifty-five percent of U.S. farms report having Internet access in 2007, up from 51 percent in 2005, according to a USDA report on farm computer ownership and usage released in August. ...

RR alfalfa bale tagging rule may go away 

Sep 5, 2007,

By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff

USDA/APHIS is reconsidering its newly released requirement that every bale of Roundup Ready (RR) alfalfa sold commercially be individually tagged. The regulation, if left unchanged, would require growers to individually tag as many as 20 million hay bales annually in California alone. ...

Hay market likely to continue at current levels 

Sep 5, 2007,

By Aaron Kiess
Executive Director California Alfalfa and Forage Association

Before last month’s first yield survey for 2007 was released, we wondered if production would be as high as some observers were recently predicting. Early this year we heard from a number of growers who, for one reason or another, were looking at lower yields to start the season. ...

Know your water quality in treating field bindweed 

Sep 5, 2007,

By Mick Canavari
UCCE Farm Advisor San Joaquin County, Calif.

Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) is a serious noxious weed pest of California agriculture. It is also referred to as field or wild morning glory, creeping jenny and greenvine. ...

Arizona first to pilot new fruit, vegetable inspection technology 

Sep 4, 2007

Fresh produce inspections and calculations in Phoenix, Ariz. will utilize state of the art software and laptop computers rather than the traditional pen and paper thanks to a pilot program recently announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)....

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