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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
