The Almond Pest Management Alliance, a collaborative project of almond industry stakeholders aimed at demonstrating reduced risk best management practices in almonds, will present its first field day June 25 in Fresno County....
At a symposium June 18-19 in Sacramento, agriculture professionals and policymakers will get a first look at new research that shows the rate of growth of public funding for agricultural research and extension has declined and the rate of growth in agricultural productivity is also slowing....
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July 12-13: Cotton Forum, New York Board of Trade, New York City. Be there for a simulated trading session with ‘locals’ on Thursday, July 12. Attend a New York Mets baseball game that evening. Call Pat McClatchy at 1-888-795-8071 to reserve a spot on the roster in New York, or e-mail, patmc@xpedius.net. On Friday morning, Cotton Roundtable participants will provide expert cotton market analysis. For listening options, visit http://www.agmarketnetwork.net.
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Winners of the Cotton Foundation/Farm Press High Cotton awards were honored at the recent... |
JUSTIN CARIKER, 2007 Farm Press/Cotton Foundation High Cotton winner, Mid-South states... |
