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2010 Archives

December 29, 2010
- Sierra snowpack stands well above average
- Colorado River also sees recovery
- Flower growers gear up for Feb. 14
- Kiwifruit harvest increases
December 22, 2010
- Farmers to continue tax-reform push
- Bee research remains high priority
- Olive harvest recovers
- Nut production improves
December 15, 2010
- Farmers plan for 2011 crops
- Strawberry production stays strong
- Winter vegetable season starts
- Date harvest goes into overtime
December 8, 2010
- Rain helps range grasses
- Citrus pest not slowed by cold temperatures
- Ag leaders honored for distinguished service
- County Farm Bureaus earn awards
December 7, 2010
- Farm Bureau president urges political action
- Temple Grandin tells ranchers to reach out
- Rice farmer earns conservation award
- Two young agriculturalists win honors
December 1, 2010
- Treatments to start against citrus pest
- Officials seek help to contain invasive plant
- Group works to increase sheep production
- Crops survive freeze scare
November 24, 2010
- Citrus farmers prepare for freeze
- Challenging grape harvest ends
- Christmas tree season opens
- Macadamia nut harvest starts
November 17, 2010
- Olive oil production soars
- Survey tracks Thanksgiving dinner costs
- Good sweet potato supplies available
- Wheat planting gets under way
November 10, 2010
- Turkey demand hits seasonal peak
- Export market drives pecan production
- Wool prices rise
- Citrus farmers work to keep pest at bay
November 3, 2010
- Farm groups press for tax reform
- Navel orange harvest begins
- Rice, cotton farmers work to finish harvest
- Prune crop will be smaller
October 27, 2010
- Weather challenges grape growers
- Rain benefits olive crop
- California apples look good
- Sheep ranchers fill new market
October 20, 2010
- Tomato growers rise above challenges
- Budget woes affect ag education
- Almonds depend on bees
- 'World's worst' palm pest arrives
October 13, 2010
- More pistachios head to market
- Demand rises for raisins
- Farmers plant more sweet corn
- Pears will remain plentiful
October 6, 2010
- Scattered rain worries some farmers
- Strawberry production will shift south
- Late olive harvest has begun
- Farmers rate kiwifruit crop as excellent
September 29, 2010
- Farmers gauge impact of hot weather
- Grapevine moths reach new counties
- Council works to keep invasive species out
- Cling peach acreage will decline
September 22, 2010
- Weather delays rice harvest
- Farmers prepare to plant winter vegetables
- Personal stories highlight need for estate tax reform
- Grape growers hope to dodge rain, frost
September 15, 2010
- Forecast sees big orange crop
- Date harvest increases
- Almanac predicts a rainy winter
- Weather benefits pumpkins
September 8, 2010
- Mild summer affects crops
- Winegrape harvest picks up speed
- Forecast expects record walnut crop
- Weather benefits Christmas trees
September 1, 2010
- Sweet potato harvest starts
- Citrus farmers protect against plant disease
- Mango crop will be larger
- Weather slows hay production
August 25, 2010
- Tomato harvest ramps up
- Wheat farmers end successful harvest
- Iranian pistachios to be banned
- Battle against pest shows signs of success
August 18, 2010
- Mild weather delays crops
- Melon fly discovery triggers quarantine
- Study aims to enhance produce flavor
- Dairy Council: Family meals help kids achieve
August 11, 2010
- "Specialty" crops benefit economy
- Pest quarantines expand
- Pistachio crop runs late
- Bee pastures planned
August 4, 2010
- Nursery business improves
- Olive production predicted to increase
- Brussels sprouts harvest starts
- Rice farmers face challenges
July 28, 2010
- Success reported against invasive moth
- Kiwifruit crop matures on schedule
- Cotton crop develops slowly
- Families own most farms, report says
July 21, 2010
- Walnuts withstand heat
- Farm exports rebound
- Overseas wine sales improve
- Pomegranate harvest nears
July 14, 2010
- Fig crop delayed, but delicious
- Bumper almond crop forecast
- It's time to celebrate ice cream
- Honeybee database may help solve mystery
July 7, 2010
- Apple crop looks good
- Don't pack a pest this summer
- Farmers seek estate tax reform
- Growers plant less wild rice
June 30, 2010
- Pear growers await the start of harvest
- New apricot variety becomes available
- Wheat harvest behind schedule
- More olive oil health benefits
June 23, 2010
- Water shortages persist
- Cheese production increases
- Asparagus growers finish a good season
- Fewer invasive moths being found
June 16, 2010
- Plums begin to reach stores
- Central Valley melon harvest approaches
- Rice planting completed
- Farm milk price to increase
June 9, 2010
- Asian citrus psyllid fight going well
- Forces combine to hurt nurseries
- Winegrape crop develops slowly
- Lighter prune crop predicted
June 2, 2010
- Cool spring enhances orange crop
- Report: Tomato crop will be smaller
- Cool start for the California olive crop
- Dairy groups promote milk products
May 26, 2010
- Cool temperatures slows fruit ripening
- Sweet potatoes off to a slow start
- Beef supplies good
- New walnut disease discovered
May 19, 2010
- Rice farmers scramble to plant
- Cherry exports to UK delayed
- California asparagus season starts strong
- Blueberry harvest late
May 12, 2010
- Apricots should be in retail stores soon
- Weather reduces onion supply
- Farmers brace for moth quarantine
- Consumer Christmas tree preferences change
May 5, 2010
- State and federal water deliveries to increase
- Mother's Day flowers will be in ample supply
- Almond tree acreage increases
- Honeybee losses continue
April 28, 2010
- Farm groups seek immigration reform
- Water supplies still tight
- Cherry harvest begins
- Progress reported in citrus-disease research
April 21, 2010
- Agricultural license plates would benefit education
- Tomato planting slowed
- Imperial County sweet corn harvest begins
- Blueberry farmers expect expanded production
April 14, 2010
- Rain causes minimal damage
- Navel orange bloom is starting
- More European grapevine moths found
- Farmers to earn slightly more for milk
April 7, 2010
- Recession stalls wine trade
- Timber demand is increasing
- More rice acreage will be planted
- Researchers develop self-pollinating almonds
March 31, 2010
- Light brown apple moth causes trade barriers
- Asparagus will be plentiful for Easter
- Date trees are now being pollinated
- Cotton acreage may increase
March 24, 2010
- Dairy farmers hope for turnaround
- Cattle ranchers foresee a better year
- LBAM program focuses on control
- Apricot bloom begins
March 17, 2010
- CVP increases water allocations
- Valencia orange crop to be heavier
- Cherry bloom off to a good start
- Brazil to add tariffs on California commodities
March 10, 2010
- Spring artichoke harvest begins
- Wet fields slow planting and harvesting
- Moth quarantine announced
- Asian citrus psyllid battle continues
March 3, 2010
- Rains bring partial recovery to reservoirs
- Good wheat crop developing
- Specialty potato market expanding
- It's Weights and Measures Week
February 24, 2010
- Farmers cope with rain as trees bloom
- Plants aplenty available at retailers this spring
- California asparagus growers delay harvest
- It's Food Check-Out Week
February 17, 2010
- Farm milk price steady
- Plans formulated to attack the European grapevine moth
- Peach farmers remove more trees
- Farm computer use expands
February 10, 2010
- Colorado River snowpack below average
- Rains improve rangeland
- Strawberry farmers recovering from rainstorms
- More than 100 dairy farmers go out of business
February 3, 2010
- Almond bloom will soon start ...
- ... and bee health remains a worry
- Sterile Medfly releases to expand
- Salinas hosts farm education program
January 27, 2010
- Storms help ranchers and dryland grain farmers
- USDA enhances invasive-species fight
- Public help may stop invasive insect spread
- Ice cream demand increases
January 20, 2010
- Rains bring monthly total closer to average
- Nurseries report stronger tree sales
- Farm equipment sales outlook mixed
- California field crop production declines
January 13, 2010
- Consumers trade down in food buying
- New estimate finds more tangerines
- Farmers increase winter lettuce plantings
- Experts study invasive grape pest
January 6, 2010
- Budget and water issues have farmers concerned
- Farmers expect a dry year
- Good chill hours developing for fruit and nut trees
- Tomato supplies are increasing

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