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February 22, 2012

• Drought hinders effort to build sheep flocks

• Spread of citrus pest threatens trees with disease

• Commentary: Board needs to hear about flood plan impact on farms

• Project is ‘win-win’ for farmers, students and the environment

• U.S. agreement with EU should aid organic exports

• Agricultural leaders program signups are now under way

• Septoria lurks in some wheat ground from year to year

• FCC halts new wireless network due to GPS interference

• Researcher offers new ideas about walnut pruning

• Fertilizer market remains volatile

• UC develops tool for fighting walnut blight pathogen

• Review of proposed water regulations calls for revision

• World Ag Expo concludes three-day run

• Sharpshooter finds on nursery plants are lowest in a decade

• Raisin group to report on negotiations

• Rayne Pegg leads CFBF National Affairs Division

• Schools gain funds

• USDA partnership targets several U.S. waterways

• University consortium focuses on veterinary profession

• Old-fashioned ‘one-stop operation’ butcher does it all

• USDA seeks to modernize poultry inspection in the U.S.

• Record dairy exports in 2011 benefit farmers, group says

• Dairy report says strong growth will bring challenges

• USDA offers mobile access and additional online tools

February 15, 2012

• CFBF president urges immigration solutions

• Milk prices: Farmers reassess effectiveness of risk management

• Commentary: Future prospects remain bright for agricultural graduates

• Scott, Shasta, Klamath farmers deal with dry weather

• From the Fields

• Report says raising height of Shasta Dam is feasible

• Ten to participate in Leadership Farm Bureau program

• Floriculture survey to gather key data

• Triticale gives grain producers another option

• Meetings target winegrape issues

• CT workgroup, irrigation alliance form partnership

• Funds available for energy projects

• Low-cost, high-tech system improves alfalfa irrigation

• Study gauges impact of table olives on state’s economy

• Lack of rain hurts state’s wheat crop

• Online tool from USDA may help assess impact of droughts

• Agricultural exports set record last year, USDA reports

• Sessions instruct about social media

• Vegetable production levels stayed stable, USDA reports

• Growers search for more efficiency in tomato production

• New diseases threaten celery, parsley and related crops

• Subsurface drip has benefit in some orchard situations

• Grape crush volume drops but report says prices rose

• Fewer crop reports to be issued in ’12

• Small-farm event set for March

• U.S. meat exports reach record of $11.5 billion in 2011

February 8, 2012

• Youth labor, immigration issues lead agenda

• Farm bill: 'Safety net' for farmers could be reshaped in 2012

• Dry winter could affect processing tomato plantings

• Commentary: Budget proposal delivers double blow to ag education

• Commentary: Support agricultural education: Sign up for the 'Ag Plate'

• Cyclamen finds rising popularity for gifts and garden

• Export training helps open foreign markets for specialty crops

• New pest-sniffing dog

• UC Davis joins large-scale beef E. coli research effort

• Vilsack announces new forest restoration projects

• Flowers for holiday

• Below normal Sierra snowpack found during survey by DWR

• Anderson Valley festival showcases Alsace-style white wines

• Participants sought for online survey

• Table olive growers are hoping 2012 will be a better year

• Wine and grape symposium attracted record attendance

• Commission honors Michael Bozick

• New rootstocks exhibit resistance to soil-borne diseases

• Congress honors Jack King for service to agriculture

• Public lands grazing fees are announced for 2012

• Deadline nears for dairy class signup

• Leahy named director of state DPR

• ALRB adopts SB 126 rules

• Effective ergonomics helps reduce injuries

• Mobile app available for WAE attendees

February 1, 2012

• Winegrape boom is projected to continue in 2012

• Draft flood plan includes some farmland losses

• State's farmers positioned to meet food challenges

• Commentary: UC seeks advice as it wrestles with ongoing budget cuts

• Sustainability is another ‘day at the office’ for growers

• California students selected to attend USDA forum

• Lodi Grape Day scheduled Feb. 7

• Alex Hildebrand, farmer and water expert, passes away at 98

• Bill seeks to change California agricultural overtime rules

• Correction

• ARB extends mileage reporting date for ag diesel trucks

• USDA releases new version of plant hardiness zone map

• World Ag Expo opens gates Feb. 14 for three-day run

• Former President Bush to speak at Ag Warriors Gala

• ‘Concerts for a Cause’ to feature Trace Adkins

• Beef and Livestock Pavilion returns

• Top 10 new products can be seen in New Product Pavilion

• Grants aim to help farmers replace irrigation pumps

• Expo employs new mapping system

• USDA creates online library to help with marketing eggs

• Dairy family hits 100-year mark

• Two farms earn awards for innovative pest management

• Task force aims at tree-killing pests

• CFBF receives Shepherd’s Award

• Farm succession planning workshop scheduled Feb. 10

• Thrips are a key to vegetable diseases on Central Coast

• Growing strawberries without soil shows promise in test

• Soil-borne vegetable pests represent an invisible threat

• Weed control for spinach remains a challenge, UC says

• Study suggests ways to manage fertilizer emissions

• Research shows new broccoli maintains key health benefits

• Researchers find some new forages for rangeland cattle

• Study finds forest thinning increases water supplies

• Applications open for FFA conference

• Kenna named new state BLM director

• Classifieds (PDF)