California Vegetable Review 

Feb 12, 2010

The following is the latest California Vegetable Review report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., Field Office:...

Bagrada bug and cole crops 

Feb 5, 2010,

By David Haviland, UC Cooperative Extension, Kern County

Cole crop producers in the San Joaquin Valley should be on the lookout for a new, exotic pest called the Bagrada bug. ...

Late blight in tomatoes, potatoes 

Feb 1, 2010,

By Joe Nunez, Farm Advisor, UCCE Kern County

Late blight is a destructive disease of potato and tomato in all growing regions of the world. ...

Applications open for produce program 

Feb 1, 2010

The United Fresh Research & Education Foundation has opened the application period for the 16th annual class of the Produce Industry Leadership Program....

Vegetable irrigation seminar Feb. 9 

Jan 28, 2010

Where: Center for Applied Horticultural Research, 3742 Bluebird Canyon Road, Vista, Calif., 92084 (San Diego County)...

12.6 million ton processing tomato estimate 

Jan 22, 2010

As of mid-January, California processors expect to have contracts for 12.6 million tons of processing tomatoes for 2010, according to the Sacramento, Calif., Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service....

Northern SJV tomato meeting Jan. 27 

Jan 15, 2010

What: Northern San Joaquin Valley processing tomato production meeting — University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Merced counties, in conjunction with the California Tomato Growers Association 63rd annual meeting....

BLS of lettuce severe in 2009 

Jan 11, 2010,

By Steven Koike, Plant Pathology Farm Advisor, University of California

Bacterial leaf spot of lettuce has been affecting Salinas Valley crops for many years. ...

California Crop Weather report 

Jan 6, 2010

The following is the latest California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., Field Office:...

Arizona Agri-Weekly report 

Jan 6, 2010

The following is the latest Arizona Agri-Weekly report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Phoenix, Ariz., Field Office:...

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