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March 10, 2010
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Ag Today Tuesday, March 9, 2010
March 9, 2010
Brazil announces sanctions on US cars, fruit [Associated Press]
Brazil announced trade sanctions on a range of American goods Monday in retaliation for the United States' failure to eliminate billions in illegal cotton subsidies — a move that affects products from Ford automobiles to Heinz ketchup...
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Ag Today Monday, March 8, 2010
March 8, 2010
Food smuggling on feds’ menu [San Diego Union-Tribune]
…Cross-border smuggling usually brings to mind shadowy figures ferrying narcotics or illegal immigrants into the United States...
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Ag Today Thursday, March 4, 2010
March 4, 2010
Williamson Act has hazy future in Fresno Co...
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Ag Today Wednesday, March 3, 2010
March 3, 2010
Cost of food-borne illnesses is deemed much higher than earlier estimates [Los Angeles Times]
It turns out that tainted food can not only make people sick, but it can also cost them a bundle in the process...
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Ag Today Monday, March 1, 2010
March 1, 2010
Ag Today will not be distributed tomorrow, because of the CFBF Leaders Conference...
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Ag Today Friday, February 26, 2010
February 26, 2010
Federal water plan to be unveiled [Fresno Bee]
The Obama administration is expected today to unveil an ambitious-sounding package of irrigation deliveries, water transfers, farm-loan guarantees and other programs targeting the parched San Joaquin Valley...
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Ag Today Thursday, February 25, 2010
February 25, 2010
California water diversion plan 'a work in progress,' Feinstein says [Sacramento Bee]
Democratic Sen...
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Ag Today Wednesday, February 24, 2010
February 24, 2010
Farmland conservation act cut from Imperial County [Imperial Valley Press]
Holtville farmer Ronnie Leimgruber doesn’t think ending a farmland conservation act will have a big effect in the short term...
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Ag Today Tuesday, February 23, 2010
February 23, 2010
Monterey County growers await state decision on new fumigant [Salinas Californian]
Strawberries, the second highest-grossing crop in Monterey County behind leaf lettuce, could lose ground if the state rejects a new fumigant awaiting its approval...
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Ag Today Monday, February 22, 2010
February 23, 2010
Water plan may harm cities, fish [Contra Costa Times]
…Urban customers of the larger, state-owned pumps say they do not expect additional water under Feinstein's plan…...
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Ag Today Friday, February 19, 2010
February 19, 2010
Feinstein may drop Valley water plan [Fresno Bee]
Facing objections from a dozen West Coast lawmakers, Sen...
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Ag Today Thursday, February 18, 2010
February 18, 2010
Judge Wanger speaks at water meeting [Fresno Bee]
Federal Judge Oliver W...
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Ag Today Wednesday, February 17, 2010
February 17, 2010
Glenn County Dairy Farms Closing [KHSL–TV, Chico]
Dairy farms once a cash cow are now struggling to survive...
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Ag Today Tuesday, February 16, 2010
February 16, 2010
Water plan emboldens Boxer's GOP challengers [Modesto Bee]
Sen...
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Ag Today Friday, February 12, 2010
February 12, 2010
Our next edition of Ag Today will be distributed Tuesday, Feb...
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Ag Today Wednesday, February 10, 2010
February 10, 2010
'Columbo' fights gas emissions law [Sacramento Bee]
As mismatches go, "Columbo" vs...
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Ag Today Tuesday, February 9, 2010
February 9, 2010
Program to preserve agricultural land threatened [Sacramento Bee]
Ranchers in Yolo County might have to tax themselves in a last-ditch attempt to keep alive a state program that protects agricultural land from development...
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Ag Today Monday, February 8, 2010
February 8, 2010
Fresno salmon ruling frees up water supply [Fresno Bee]
A federal judge on Friday put a temporary hold on a controversial management plan for endangered salmon -- a critical decision that will send more water to parched farms and ranches on the San Joaquin Valley's west side...
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Ag Today Friday, February 5, 2010
February 5, 2010
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Ag Today Thursday, February 4, 2010
February 4, 2010
Chesbro: State considering settling dairy suit [Eureka Times-Standard]
Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro said that the state Attorney General's Office and the California Department of Food and Agriculture are interested in settling their lawsuit against a group of dairy farmers who were caught up in the Humboldt Creamery fiasco...
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Ag Today Wednesday, February 3, 2010
February 3, 2010
Water groups fight salmon plan in court [Fresno Bee]
A coalition of water districts and agencies asked a federal judge in Fresno on Tuesday to set aside a controversial salmon management plan because it reduces water deliveries to urban and agricultural users...
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Ag Today Tuesday, February 2, 2010
February 2, 2010
Obama budget seeks cuts in farm subsidies [Fresno Bee]
Crop and farm-trade subsidies would be shaved under the Obama administration's fiscal 2011 budget proposed Monday...
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Ag Today Monday, February 1, 2010
February 1, 2010
Tapping into anger [Sacramento Bee]
On Sept...
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Ag Today Friday, January 29, 2010
January 29, 2010
Rains notwithstanding, state drought isn't over [Sacramento Bee]
The question now gurgles up from every storm drain and creek in California: Is the drought over? The simple answer is no...
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