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Good quality gets California tree fruit season off to solid start7/8/08 California fresh peach, plum and nectarine growers are at the supply peak of a... HeadlinesHarkin, Lugar introduce ethanol pipeline measureJul 24, 2008 10:33 AM, Farm Press Editorial Staff Senators Tom Harkin of Iowa and Richard Lugar of Indiana have introduced legislation aimed at addressing one of the valid criticisms of ethanol production — the lack of an economical way to move the renewable fuel to major markets.... 2009 California farm bill priorities topic at Aug. 4 meetingJul 24, 2008 10:08 AM The 2008 farm bill (Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008) became law on May 22, and included a strong conservation component that translates into millions of dollars in technical and financial assistance for California farmers, ranchers, forest managers and organizations to protect natural resources on private lands.... U.S. farmers adapting to varying weather patterns is crucialJul 24, 2008 10:06 AM The world’s farmers will have to become increasingly ingenious in the future, according to William Easterling, dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Pennsylvania State University, who spoke to more than 200 U.S. farmers, agribusiness representatives and other agriculturalists at the U.S. Grains Council’s 48th Annual Board of Delegates’ Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska.... Administration: new U.S. WTO offer ‘bold move’Jul 24, 2008 10:04 AM U.S. negotiators this week announced a new offer of a $15 billion cap in the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks on the broadest level of U.S. farm supports called overall trade distorting support or OTDS, according to a report from USA Rice Federation.... California fruit and nut reviewJul 23, 2008 10:01 AM California grape vines formed bunches while irrigation in orchards and vineyards continued due to the dry conditions.... Study examines effects of ozone, glyphosate on California horseweedJul 23, 2008 9:55 AM Higher ozone levels in California’s San Joaquin Valley may be benefiting horseweed populations that are resistant to a popular herbicide.... Fresno State research group looks at food traceabilityJul 23, 2008 9:52 AM Highly-publicized incidents of food-borne illness in the United States in recent years have revealed that in spite of established industry practices for safely packaging food, failures do occur, and food products sometimes become contaminated.... Western Farm Press News Archive Commentaries
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advertisement Farm BillBuy-in waiver for supplemental agricultural disaster assistance program underway in new farm billAlan Nulliner, executive director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Arizona, announced on July 11 that the agency will allow producers who would otherwise be ineligible for the new disaster assistance programs to become eligible by paying a fee as required by the 2008 farm bill.... USDA begins sending out advance direct payments for 2008Farmers have begun receiving $1.15 billion in direct payments for the 2008 crop year, USDA officials announced. ... Eligibility of spouse easier under new farm billWhile the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 eliminates the three-entity rule for farmers, it also makes it easier for a spouse to become eligible for payments. ... Across the sunbeltMajor moth flight moves to cotton, soybeans: ArkansasLarge numbers of moths that can quickly develop into crop-damaging worms are moving into cotton and soybean fields all across Arkansas’ Delta.... Cost cutting rescues tobacco profitsThe bitter pill for most tobacco farmers is that prices have not keep up with the increased cost of production. ... Oklahoma farmers get details of Food, Conservation and Energy ActElk City, Okla. farmer Danny Davis doesn’t expect the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program included in the recently passed Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 to fit his operation.... 
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