Mar 19, 2010 12:10 PM, By Dan Bryant, Contributing Writer
University of California researchers have come up with a three-step, IPM approach to managing tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), an increasing threat to processing tomato crops in the Central Valley....
Mar 18, 2010 11:37 AM
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) is currently accepting sign-up forms from new signatories for the 2010-2011 fiscal year....
Mar 16, 2010 11:20 AM
The following is the latest California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., Field Office:...
Mar 16, 2010 11:15 AM
The following is the latest Arizona Agri-Weekly report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Phoenix, Ariz., Field Office....
Mar 9, 2010 11:40 AM
The following is the latest California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., Field Office:...
Mar 4, 2010 11:03 AM, By Jian Bi, Entomology Farm Advisor, Monterey County
The Bagrada bug, Bagrada hilaris, (also known as the painted bug or harlequin bug) is a serious pest of many vegetable crops in East and Southern Africa, Southern Asia and Southern Europe....
Mar 1, 2010 11:20 AM, By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff
A valuable tool is available for the lettuce industry in California’s Salinas Valley, the “Salad Bowl of the World” to help growers pencil out precise production costs to make more informed management decisions....
News from the Farm BillHouse votes to suspend 10 base-acre provision for 2008Sep 30, 2008 10:18 AM The House passed bipartisan legislation yesterday to suspend for the 2008 crop year a farm bill provision that required producers to have a minimum of 10 base acres to receive program benefits.... House votes to suspend farm bill base acre provisionSep 26, 2008 9:59 AM The House passed legislation supported by both parties that would suspend for the 2008 and 2009 crop years a farm bill provision that required producers to have a minimum of 10-base acres to receive program benefits.... Senate committee wants to suspend 10-acre ruleSep 24, 2008 11:07 AM, By Forrest Laws The chairman and two high-ranking members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are seeking to clarify the 2008 farm bill so farmers can make changes in their farming operations and continue to receive farm program payments.... Senators urge USDA to implement farm bill as writtenSep 16, 2008 11:27 AM, By Forrest Laws A group of farm-state senators led by Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin is asking Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer to stop trying to re-write the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 through the regulations implementing the new farm bill.... |
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