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RR canola evolves into vexing weedAug 20, 2010 11:25 AM, By Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff There is a new glyphosate-resistant weed. It is so new it’s not anyone’s fault... HeadlinesSeptember: National Rice MonthSep 1, 2010 9:35 AM This September, America marks the 20th year of celebrating the contributions of the U.S. rice industry with National Rice Month, sponsored by the USA Rice Federation.... Urbanization hits central Arizona citrus industryAug 31, 2010 3:48 PM, By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff A 78-year-old Western citrus packinghouse has bit the dust.... Prioritizing key alfalfa issuesAug 31, 2010 3:35 PM, By Aaron Keiss, Executive Director, California Alfalfa & forage Association Last month CAFA mailed a survey to approximately 40 percent of its members to take the pulse of growers and other alfalfa and forage industry members and get feedback on prioritizing key issues.... California Crop Weather: Harvests continueAug 31, 2010 3:26 PM At the start of the week, high pressure brought warm temperatures to California with many temperatures above normal. ... Arizona Agri-Weekly: 97 percent boll setAug 31, 2010 3:17 PM Field crops Cotton setting bolls is 97 percent complete, behind last year’s 99 percent and the five-year average of 99 percent. Cotton conditions are good to excellent. Harvesting is underway in the Yuma area. ... 2010 year of the California peachAug 30, 2010 3:43 PM, By Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff This year it is all kudos for California peach growers; colorful, ripe and sweet peaches are all I have experienced... A commitment to production agricultureAug 30, 2010 3:41 PM, By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff USDA Under Secretary Jim Miller said the USDA is focused on building a new framework for rural America and enhancing opportunities for U.S. farms and ranches... Western Farm Press News Archive Commentaries
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PBW end nears in desert cottonAug 20, 2010 11:16 AM, By Cary Blake and Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff Expect no curtain call for the pink bollworm, the most pernicious pest in Southwestern desert cotton fields, when the heavy drape falls to crush the ‘pinkie’ once and for all... advertisement CHECK OUT OUR NEW BOG!
Across the sunbeltCotton after calves successThey told Mark Rogers it wouldn’t work — that cotton grown behind calves wouldn’t perform well because the animals would pack the ground so much that the cotton would suffer... Parts of Georgia abnormally dryFollowing a wet winter and early spring, Georgia’s summer has been generally hot and dry... Sunflowers ad diversityChad Wetzel jokes about picking up a few dollars by charging visitors who stop to take photos in the sunflower fields he and his father Bruce planted this spring, instead of taking a prevented planting option on the wheat they couldn’t plant last fall... INTERACT WITH US:
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