Western Farm Press News Archive

Almond pest courses, Nov. 4 -5

Sep 18, 2009

The Almond Pest Management Alliance (PMA) is sponsoring a one-day almond pest management training event at two locations this fall....

WDGS as high-quality, low-cost feed

Sep 18, 2009

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) studies have shown that wet distiller's grain with solubles (WDGS) may offer an inexpensive alternative to traditional feed ingredients when fed to livestock....

40th CALP class selected

Sep 17, 2009

Twenty-four California agriculturists have been selected to participate in the 40th class of the California Agricultural Leadership Program (CALP), one of the premier leadership development opportunities in the United States. ...

Comment period continues on moth EIR

Sep 17, 2009

Californians interested in the statewide Environmental Impact Report for the light brown apple moth have until Sept. 28 to submit their comments for the record....

Medfly infestation in Escondido, Calif.

Sep 17, 2009

A Mediterranean fruit fly infestation has been discovered in Escondido in San Diego County, Calif. ...

Citrus psyllid found near Arizona border

Sep 16, 2009

Arizona Department of Agriculture (ADA) inspectors will expand an ongoing statewide survey for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) in response to an ACP detection 1.5 miles south of San Luis, Ariz., in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico....

California Crop Weather report

Sep 16, 2009

The latest California agriculture update from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., field office:...

Arizona Agri-Weekly report

Sep 16, 2009

The latest Arizona agriculture update from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Phoenix, Ariz., field office:...

Biomass program applications begin

Sep 16, 2009

The acting California state executive director for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) David Schaad announced that biomass conversion facilities may begin to apply for qualification under the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). ...

Aerial imagery system saves water

Sep 15, 2009

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are developing a system that saves water by using aerial imagery and ground-based sensors to determine the irrigation needs of small sections of cultivated fields....

California September crop forecast

Sep 15, 2009

California’s September crop production report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento Field Office:...

Arizona upland cotton forecast up 4 percent

Sep 15, 2009

Arizona’s upland cotton harvested acreage is estimated at 139,000 acres, up 5 percent from a year ago. ...

Higher corn yields on same acres

Sep 15, 2009,

By Dale Miller, Editor, National Hog Farmer

In separate news releases, the U.S. Grains Council and the Renewable Fuels Association cite the USDA’s World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) released as evidence that American crop farmers are capable of producing ample corn supplies to meet the needs of domestic food, livestock feeds and renewable fuels....