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Date: December 22, 2004
- Critical use exemptions for methyl bromide announced
- Water discharge program gains approval for rice
- A Christmas Poem
Date: December 15, 2004
- YF&R members pack boxes of food for needy families
- Congress passes bill to promote specialty crops
- Mexican avocados headed for more U.S. markets
- Opinion: Farm Bureau's success depends on your involvement
Date: December 8, 2004
- Strength in agriculture urged at annual meeting
- Nebraska governor Johanns tapped to head USDA
- Growers hopeful about proposal for fish habitat
- Opinion: Bush's salmon habitat proposal is move in right direction
Date: December 1, 2004
- Farmers encouraged to switch to electric
- Pesticide drift bill signed, but few protections offered
- Farm Bureau seminar showcases safety topics
- Analysis: Tax amnesty offered for buyers of 'out of state' equipmen
Date: November 24, 2004
- Agriculture benefits from governor's trip to Japan
- Veneman resigns amid thanks for her leadership
- Urban eminent domain case has implications for farmers
- Opinion: Eminent domain case could have national ramifications
- Opinion: AITC invests in children's health
Date: November 10, 2004
- Anti-biotech measures defeated by voters
- Recommendation: File protest over water rights fees
- Election produced many wins for Farm Bureau
- Opinion: Election affirms Farm Bureau's role in state's future
Date: November 3, 2004
- Farmers find help with workplace issues
- Negotiations may affect water-rights billing response
- Mite problems may impact supply of beehives
- Opinion: Butte County FB worked hard on behalf of all agriculture
Date: October 27, 2004
- Farmworker project provides model homes
- Medfly problems bring scrutiny to Mexican border
- Rainy weather affects late harvests
- Opinion: Every vote matters on Nov. 2--especially yours
Date: October 20, 2004
- Huge rice crop prompts dryers to impose quotas
- AB 2121 offers bad water policy; raises concerns
- House approves $44.5 million for specialty crops
- Opinion: Editorial: Ballot box biotech bans must be defeate
Date: October 13, 2004
- Farmers, wildlife refuges operate in harmony
- $2.9 billion disaster aid bill sent to president
- Water rights holders face new fee hikes
- Opinion: Forestry expert's view: What hurricanes teach about wildfires
Date: October 6, 2004
- Re-examination of delta smelt listing is ordered
- Farmers seek federal funding to prevent spread of Medflies
- Rule bans hand weeding; but provides exceptions
- Opinion: CFBF board endorses Pombo, four Assembly candidates
Date: September 22, 2004
- Farm safety emphasized during special week
- Environmental recommendations gain FB support
- Schwarzenegger names Warmerdam to head DPR
- Opinion: CFBF endorses Matthews, Houston, Garcia for re-election
Date: September 15, 2004
- Gary Podesto gets Farm Bureau endorsement
- Watermaster fee hikes 'not legal'
- Another fruit fly quarantine set in Los Angeles area
- Opinion: Farmers get only a small share of what consumers pay
Date: September 8, 2004
- Farm tour offers federal officials insights
- Quarantine insurance pilot program may begin in 2005
- Farmers reel from increased service fees
- Opinion: Taking care of unfinished business in the 108th Congress
Date: September 1, 2004
- Sierra Conservancy bill moves to governor's desk
- Stallman: Approval of Butte biotech ban would be 'a crime'
- Manufacturers shake up almond harvesting to help control dust
- Opinion: Urge governor to veto Sierra Nevada Conservancy bill
Date: August 25, 2004
- Rural residents encouraged to prepare for fire season
- Innovative farms showcased during tour by state officials
- Farm Bureau urges veto of minimum-wage-hike bill
- Opinion: Proposition 72: Healthcare tax is huge detriment to agriculture
Date: August 18, 2004
- Chief ag negotiator meets with farmers
- New forestry rules reduce wildfire danger
- Farmers, agencies work together to clean up Salinas River
- Opinion: Trade plays important role for California's ag producers
Date: August 11, 2004
- Farm leaders shocked at state's decision to list coho
- Farmers to voluntarily cut energy use during shortages
- Greenhouse operators challenge coastal growth-control measure
- Opinion: Our willingness to fight a wrong led to repeal of illegal tax
Date: August 4, 2004
- Illegal tax repealed; court upholds Farm Bureau suit
- ESA reform measures call for peer review, science
- Equine owners are urged to vaccinate for West Nile virus
- Opinion: Mexican avocado imports pose serious pest/disease threat
Date: July 21, 2004
- Sound science emphasized at ESA hearing
- Protect yourself from crime
- Rice demand up, but many challenges loom
- Opinion: Letter to the editor: High price of produce
Date: July 14, 2004
- Budget trailer bill contains new 'fees'
- Sierra ranchers look to new markets for beef
- County Farm Bureaus weigh in on biotech-ban proposals
- Opinion: Protecting America's borders-beagle by beagle
Date: July 7, 2004
- Fish and Game Commission tables coho salmon listing
- State's wine and grape sector increases during tough times
- NRCS chief views federal projects at cattle ranch
- Opinion: Factors beyond the farm gate influence food prices
Date: June 23, 2004
- Wine and food science center dedicated on UC Davis campus
- Veneman talks tax relief, trade at millers' meeting
- School kids spend day on the 'farm'
- Opinion: Farm Bureau needs your help as election draws near
Date: June 16, 2004
- Levee break losses go into the tens of millions
- Experts assess future trends in agriculture
- High fuel costs prompt growers to conserve
- Opinion: Savoring U.S. meat from the grill, a summertime tradition
Date: June 9, 2004
- Levee break floods San Joaquin County farms
- Growers face higher costs for inputs
- DWR chief stresses need for flood protection
- Opinion: High diesel costs emphasize need for fuel efficiency
Date: June 2, 2004
- Farmers pay high prices for transportation
- U.S. Supreme Court adds farm issues to its fall agenda
- Farmers vent frustrations over air rules
- Opinion: There is no middle ground when dealing with wildfire
Date: May 26, 2004
- Farm and ranch leaders aim to re-elect Bush
- Budget proposal doesn't raise taxes in state
- California Grown ads feature Schwarzenegger
- Opinion: There are some surprising stakes in the 2004 election
Date: May 19, 2004
- High price of diesel fuel attracts thieves
- Report outlines workers' comp fraud losses
- Farmers paying record price for diesel fuel
- Opinion: America's farmers and ranchers protect the environment
Date: May 12, 2004
- Farm leaders press for regulatory relief, reform
- Many questions remain about animal ID plan
- Bill would help farmers replace engines
- Opinion: Gaining biotech acceptability at home and abroad
Date: May 5, 2004
- California land values are on upward trend
- Record milk price provides relief for dairies
- Survey finds 'oak death' pathogen in 12 states
- Opinion: Protecting agriculture is critical to national security
Date: April 28, 2004
- Shifting quarantine rules hamper state's nurseries
- Central Coast earthquake still challenging ranchers
- Cattle producers say BSE policy must be science-based
- Opinion: Farm Bureau achieves results through political action
Date: April 21, 2004
- Workers' comp reform is 'good compromise'
- Farm Bureau files lawsuit over illegal water fees
- Assembly considers funding fire ant fight
- Opinion: Agricultural stewardship is celebrated on Earth Day
Date: April 14, 2004
- California Country coverage expands
- Aleutian goose goes from 'protected' to pest
- Farm Bureau seeks better rural phone service
- President's tax cuts benefit U.S. farmers
- Opinion: Death and taxes...a double whammy for farm families
Date: April 7, 2004
- WTO Agreement reached on uses of methyl bromide
- Demand for California lamb remains strong for the holidays
- Outlook for farm labor reform remains uncertain
- Opinion: Get involved by signing workers' comp reform petition
Date: March 24, 2004
- Event highlights agriculture's contributions
- Nursery stock stopped by 3 quarantines
- Roadside signs mark state's certified dairies
- Opinion: Expansion of wetlands regulations makes no sense
Date: March 17, 2004
- Cal-EPA urged to wait for NAS perchlorate report
- Workers' comp reform signature drive begins
- Gaviota seashore proposal is dropped
- Opinion: A call to action concerning use of crop protection tools
Date: March 10, 2004
- Election yields victories for Farm Bureau efforts
- Growers must vote again on olive pest control district
- Wet winter weather drives need for aerial crop services
- Opinion: Election proves value of rural vote, rural activism
Date: March 3, 2004
- Farmers grill state water official on ag waiver issue
- Poochigian reports progress on workers' comp reform
- Hawks delivers message of unity at leadership conference
- Opinion: Auto insurance plan is unfair to most California drivers
Date: February 25, 2004
- San Benito farmers battle ballot-box land use planning
- Irrigation design uses GPS for improved water delivery
- Farm Bureau sues to block hidden, illegal property tax
- Opinion: Measure H is flawed; promoted with fear, misguided activism
Date: February 18, 2004
- Post signs on rural lands to comply with new trespass law
- Incentive rebates available for agricultural pump testing
- Gov. Schwarzenegger urges 'yes' on Propositions 57 and 58
- Opinion: Ballot measures provide voters with unique opportunity
Date: February 11, 2004
- YF&R donation helps families with ill children
- CFBF takes action on water rights 'fees'
- Commission moves forward to list coho
- Opinion: Action needed to push workers' compensation reform
- Opinion: CFBF board makes ballot recommendations
Date: February 4, 2004
- Farmers urge funding for flood-control channels
- State's strawberry growers produce bumper crop in 2003
- Bush's budget includes funds for Klamath
- Opinion: Food purchases provide the best bargains for consumers
Date: January 28, 2004
- Chief forester issues plan to reduce wildfires
- New water rights 'fee' sparks action
- Opinion: Measuring fairness on international agricultural trade
Date: January 21, 2004
- Report shows high cost of timber-harvest plans
- Farmers are giving conservation tillage a try
- Tiny microchips help identify stolen beehives
- Opinion: Today's family farmers get soaked outside old umbrella
Date: January 14, 2004
- Immigration overhaul hailed by farm leaders
- Ranchers wait for BSE scare to blow over
- Opinion: Proposition 56: It's a blank check for higher taxes
- Opinion: American consumers stand by beef