Harry Cline

Harry
Cline
Editor
Western Farm Press

Harry's 33-year journalism career covers both daily newspapers and agricultural magazines. He was Western Farm Press' first editor and has more than 25 years of experience covering all aspects of high value, irrigated Western agriculture. He is a former member of the California Chapter of the American Society of Agronomy executive council and recipient of the 1993 recipient California Agricultural Production Consultants Association's Outstanding Contribution to California Agriculture. Born 7-7-43, Jacksonville, Fla. Raised in Texas where he attended the University of Texas. Worked for newspapers in Texas and Arizona before moving to California in 1975 to begin career as Western agricultural journalist. Received awards for feature writing and headline writing from Arizona Press Club. Married: 2 children, three grandchildren. Lives in Fresno, Calif. Contact Cline at Western Farm Press, 7084 Cedar Avenue, No. 355, Fresno, CA 93720. Phone (559) 298-6070. Fax (913) 514-3641.

Articles by Harry Cline
Don Cameron: High Cotton Award winner for Western region
In recognition of his leadership in California agriculture, and his accomplishments in cotton production, Don Cameron, Helm, Calif., was selected as winner of the 2012 Farm Press/Cotton Foundation High Cotton Award for the Western states.
Door left open for RR alfalfa planting this fall
A federal judge has left the door open to planting Roundup Ready alfalfa through this fall when he denied a request from a radical environmental group to halt the sale of seed because it violated the Endangered Species Act.
U.S., Mexico trucking agreement re-opens border to trade
The long-haul trucking agreement between the United States and Mexico should represent a major boost in California agricultural exports to its neighbor to the south.
MRL issues challenging booming U.S. agricultural exports
The growing number of countries flexing their regulatory muscle has created a labyrinth of regulations that growers, PCAs and processors must navigate to ship products overseas without being penalized. This not only includes knowing what residue levels are permitted at each destination, but what chemicals are registered in which countries.
Pima cotton remains strong with almost half of 2011 crop sold
With the current Pima crop virtually sold out, and with prices continuing to stay high for the new crop, the current forecast for new crop production certainly looks to fall far short of old production levels and records
GPS signals at risk as FCC battle rages
Agriculture is in the thick of a fierce battle being waged before the FCC to pull the plug or at least modify a company’s effort to bolster its cellular network at the expense of the integrity of Global Positioning System (GPS) signals.
Wild cotton market ride may be repeated for 2011-2012 crop
The last thing a bull rider wants after getting turned inside out by a volatile bovine is to get right back on the same large farm animal.
Cotton checkoff program clearly working well
It is “abundantly clear” that the federal Cotton Research and Promotion Program checkoff program has benefited U.S cotton producers, importers and government stakeholders.
RR alfalfa’s advantages far outweigh disadvantages
The legal labyrinth took four years to maneuver, but RR alfalfa is back on the market. The same radicals that halted sales four years ago will reportedly sue USDA for approving RR alfalfa without proper consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Service.
Roundup Ready alfalfa available for spring planting
Roundup Ready alfalfa planting seed will be on the market in time for spring planting season after the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) unexpectedly granted non-regulated status for the herbicide resistant forage crop.
New herbicide resistant traits coming to cotton fields
There is no pipeline full of new herbicides headed your way to stem the growing problem of weeds resistant to glyphosate or any other herbicide for that matter. However, representatives of the major chemical companies developing new cotton varieties told growers and others at the recent Beltwide Cotton Conference in Atlanta that they are developing new varieties resistant to a trio of older herbicides.
Brown marmorated stink bug latest invasive pest threat to U.S. crops
The dirty dozen have become the stinking 13 with the latest invasive pest alert by USDA-APHIS and university entomologists across the U.S. for growers to be on the lookout for the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB).
Far West High Cotton winner meets Arizona challenges
W. Bruce Heiden, Buckeye, Ariz., is this year’s Far West Farm Press/Cotton Foundation High Cotton Award winner, and is closing in on his sixth decade of growing cotton in an environment unlike that of any other U.S. Cotton Belt state. Heiden has survived the challenges of Arizona cotton and been a state and national industry leader.
Last minute CE courses available online from Farm Press
If last minute Continuing Education (CE) credits/hours are on your Christmas shopping or New Year's Resolutions lists, Southwest Farm Press/Penton Ag is the place to find them. There are more than 20 continuing courses available for all California and Arizona licensees, including Pest Control Advisers (PCA), Qualified Applicators, Aerial Applicators and California county pesticide permit holders.
Agriculture faring better than overall economy
The 18-month U.S. “great recession” ended a year ago, according to the federal government. Nevertheless, no one told the economy. Since the proclaimed end of the recession, the economy has been like a lost runner searching for the finish line after completing a marathon.

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