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May 2008
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A restored, 150-year-old barn, top, serves as the farm market at Maize Valley Market & Winery. The farm has been owned by the same family, bottom, since the mid-1800s. Photos courtesy of Maize Valley Click here to read the story |
Emperor of Mirth Keeps the Fun Coming
Bill Bakan takes fun so seriously at Maize Valley Market & Winery that he refers to himself as the Fun Czar.
Emergency Relief Bill Might Take Heat off Growers and Workers
Fruit and vegetable growers who were hoping to get into the 2008 growing season with a greater sense of security about their seasonal labor supply did not get much encouragement from the Bush administration as spring came.
Peruvian Asparagus Imports Level off – at Least for a Year
Have Peruvian asparagus imports finally topped out?
Market Place
Trip to France Piques Curiosity About French Agriculture
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News Room
Bus Tour to Board in Iowa for Education, Networking and Fun
May 5, 2008 - If you want to make over your farm market marketing strategy, network with other farm marketers, learn from seasoned vintners and hear the latest in agricultural research, then you won’t want to miss the Southwest Iowa Agri-Tourism Bus Tour June 17-18.
Simplot Buys California Ag Company
April 30, 2008 - J.R. Simplot Co. has acquired a majority interest in Britz Fertilizers agricultural inputs business.
Reason Restrictions Reduced
April 1, 2008 - Growers looking for top-of-the-line disease control have greater flexibility in 2008, thanks to significantly reduced plant-back restrictions for Reason 500 SC fungicide from Bayer CropScience.
No-Match Letters Move Forward
March 25, 2008 - The Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have proposed changes to a No-Match Rule that was shot down by a district judge last fall, clearing the way for no-match letters to be sent out this year.
Syngenta's Revus Top Registered
March 24, 2008 - Syngenta Crop Protection has received federal registration for Revus Top fungicide, a powerful premix of two active ingredients, mandipropamid and difenoconazole, for use on tomatoes and potatoes against destructive oomycete pathogens.
News Feeds
A Look at the Details of the Farm Bill
The five-year farm bill completed Thursday is a multibillion-dollar grab bag. Tradingmarkets.com (5/9)
Bush Set to Veto $300 Billion Farm Bill
Administration officials have dashed hopes among farm-state lawmakers from both parties that President Bush will sign a nearly $300 billion farm bill that they finished Thursday. SFGate (5/9)
Farmers Look to Congressmen to Help with Labor Shortages
Over the years, Curtis DeBerry has slowly shifted operations of his Rio Grande Valley-based Progresso Produce LTD to Mexico. The Brownsville Herald (5/9)
Small Farmers Have Huge Stake in Farm Bill Debate
For the co-owner of Windrose Farm, the ideal measure includes better funding of so-called specialty crops and aid for those with a desire to work the land. Los Angeles Times (5/8)
Unleash the Lean, Mean Harvesting Machine Within
The founders of an urban-farming technique called SPIN are unveiling a spinoff in Portland this weekend, tweaking their nano-scaled farms down even further so their practices can be borrowed by backyard gardeners. Willamette Week (5/8)