By Marni Katz
Contributing Writer
Despite a record crop of navel oranges looming on the horizon for 2007-2008, leaders at Sunkist Growers were upbeat about profit prospects for 6,000 grower members at the cooperative’s 114th annual meeting recently in Visalia....
Lincoln Burton, state conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California, has announced that statewide distribution of conservation cost share contracts has been completed for fiscal year 2008....
The board of directors of Sunkist Growers on March 19 unanimously elected Russell L. Hanlin executive vice president of the country’s oldest and largest citrus marketing cooperative. Hanlin will assume the office of president and chief executive officer on Nov. 1, 2008 when current President and CEO Timothy J. Lindgren retires....
The long, warm days of a typical California summer make life easy for sun-loving cotton plants. But a fungal enemy that causes what's known as Fusarium wilt can make things tough for the plants--and for growers' balance sheets, too....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
April 18 is shaping up to be a red-letter day for many farmers. For openers, it’s the new expiration date of the current farm bill. It’s also the date eligible farmers can begin sign-up for a new round of Conservation Security Program enrollments....
Future rice industry leaders recently participated in an extensive leadership session meeting with government, regulatory and rice industry officials in Washington D.C. during the fourth and final session of the two year Rice Leadership Development Program....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will launch a newly redesigned Web site April 4. Users will find the new site at the same Internet address as the current site — http://www.ams.usda.gov....
By Aaron Kiess
Executive Director California Alfalfa and Forage Association
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we were recently reminded that you can’t have enough eyes and ears in a state as big as California. It’s difficult to keep on top of developments that should be addressed as early as possible, especially if government agencies are involved. Once the issue gets momentum, it’s much more difficult to make changes that should have been included in the beginning....
By Brenda Carol
Contributing Writer
It’s tough to control weeds in any alfalfa field, but add a little weather into the equation and it gets even trickier. That’s what intermountain growers are up against....
The “honey-do” list at UC Davis’ newly revitalized Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility is now shorter, thanks to a $100,000 research donation from ice cream maker Haagen-Dazs to address the recent decline in the bee population....
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agricultural biotechnology is moving into a new era next season in four Midwest states where the USDA Risk Management Agency has agreed to reduce crop insurance premiums for dryland growers who plant at least 75 percent of their acreage to transgenic corn varieties....
A series of workshops will be held throughout California’s Central Valley later this month and in early April to discuss the future of the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program....
By Bob Curtis
Senior Manager, Production Research
Almond Board of California
A number of critical issues are at play concerning the short- and long-term availability of water for the California almond industry. The most pressing of these is the recent Delta smelt decision that will impact about 216,000 acres of almonds served by the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project....
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
One way to measure water quantity is by the acre foot. Like in one acre foot of water is the amount of water it takes to cover an acre one foot deep. Dumb way to measure water....
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agricultural investments by the nation’s 1,000 private and public pension funds account for about 5 percent of the funds’ total investments....
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