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Thursday, October 16, 2003 |
The largest sale of water from agriculture to urban residents in United States history, its terms call for farmers in Imperial County, on California's southeastern border with Mexico, to sell up to 200,000 acre-feet of water a year to San Diego for the next 75 years. The water, drawn from the Colorado River, is enough for 400,000 homes a year.
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Monday, October 13, 2003 |
Issued monthly, WASDE provides the most current USDA forecasts of U.S. and world supply-use balances of major grains, soybeans and products, and cotton, and U.S. supply and use of sugar and livestock products.
Released at 8:30 a.m. ET. There is no charge for the electronic version.
Released Friday, October 10, 2003
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***Many new presentations have been added to ACIS. These include presentations on powdery mildew in melons, surfactants and adjuvants and herbicide efficacy, thrips management in vegetables, weed control in alfalfa, innovations in insect control, insect management in lettuce, reduced-risk insecticides, and insect management in drip irrigation and seed crops. These can all be found by clicking the "Presentations" button in the middle of our home page at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/
***A new Special Local Needs Registration has occurred for greenhouse tomatoes. You can find this and other SLN, 24Cs at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/pesticides/SLN/slntable.html
***A great new Lygus bug identification publication has been produced by the University of California. You can get to it from the link on our home page at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/
*** The classic guide to nitrogen management in arizona, aptly titled "Nitrogen Fertilizer Management in Arizona" in now available on ACIS. You can find a link to it from our home page http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/ or from any of the soil management pages that can be found under each of the commodity sections.
***The August IR4 New Products/Transitional Solution is now linked to our Pesticides>Regulatory page at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/pesticides/regulatory.html#reg
***The October 6, 2003 Alfalfa Report is available on ACIS at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/counties/yuma/alfalfareports/alfalfareports.html
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***Events coming up: ( http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/counties/all/events.html )
- October l5, 2003 Cotton Field Day Maricopa Agricultural Center 37860 W. Smith-Enke Road Maricopa, AZ. For more information call 520-568-2273.
- October 21 & 22, 2003 Agricultural Best Management Practices Program Enrollment Workshops, Multiple locations - Eloy, Coolidge, Maricopa, and Casa Grande. Presented by the Arizona Department of Water Resources. For more information call Dennis Kimberlin at 520-836-4857 Ext 20 or Michael Hanrahan at 602-417-2400 Ext. 7290.
- October 28 & 29, 2003 Agricultural Best Management Practices Program Enrollment Workshops, Multiple locations - Queen Creek, Tempe, Buckeye and Phoenix. Presented by the Arizona Department of Water Resources. For more information call Dennis Kimberlin at 520-836-4857 Ext 20 or Michael Hanrahan at 602-417-2400 Ext. 7290.
- November 18, 2003 Worker Protection Standard, Agricultural Pesticide, Train the Trainer Workshop (ADA), Yuma County Health Department, 2200 West 28th Street, Yuma, AZ. 4 hours of CEUs will be offered. Pre-register by calling:(928) 341-1775 OR (928) 341-1784.
- Noviembre 20, 2003 Taller de Entrenamiento Para Capacitar Entrenadores en la seguridad de Pesticidas Agricolas, (ADA), Dept. de Salud, Condado de Yuma, 200 Oèste de la calle 28, Yuma, AZ. Se ofreceran 4 horas de educación continua (CEU's) Para Pre-inscripcíon llamar al: (928) 341-1775 o (928) 341-1784.
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Saturday, October 4, 2003 |
A water board in the Imperial Valley, California's biggest user of the Colorado River, voted late Thursday to approve a pact to curtail the state's overuse of the river by shipping water from desert farms to fast-growing San Diego County.
The 3-2 vote by the Imperial Irrigation District removed the final hurdle standing in the way of the landmark deal that four Southern California water agencies have bickered over for years.
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Friday, October 3, 2003 |
Economic change and market dynamics have fundamentally altered the structure and performance of agricultural markets in the United States, Canada, and Mexico within the last 25 years. Many factors have helped shape the current North American food and fiber system, including technological change, domestic farm policies, international trade agreements, and the economic forces of supply and demand. Ratification of NAFTA, for example, helped spark a surge in trade and investment among the United States, Canada, and Mexico, deepening integration of North American agriculture. In recent years, efforts to further integrate the continental market seem to have slowed. Broadening the scope of NAFTA to include institutional reforms that lead to a more unified system of commercial law, the establishment of common antitrust and regulatory procedures, harmonization of product standards, and increased coordination of domestic farm, market, and macroeconomic policies would deepen market integration and enhance market efficiency and growth within North America.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2003 |
September 24, 2003 Ag Production MeetingParker, AZ. For more information contact Eric Norton enorton@ag.arizona.edu at the La Paz County Cooperative Extension Office (928) 669-9843.
September 24, 2003 Horticulture Integrated Pest Management Seminar Pinal County Cooperative Extension Office Cooperative Extension Conference Room, 820 E. Cottonwood Lane, #C, Casa Grande, AZ 85222 3 CEUs Granted For more information contact Lisa at (520) 836-5221, ext 208 lelliott@ag.arizona.edu or Richard D. Gibson gibsonrd@ag.arizona.edu Extension Agent, AG.
September 25, 2003 Southwest Issues in Agricultural Labor Maricopa Agricultural Center 37860 W. Smith-Enke Road, Maricopa, AZ 85239 (520) 568-2273. 8:00 a.m. to noon. For more information contact Trent Teegerstrom, tteegers@ag.arizona.edu Research Specialist, Ag & Resource Economics.
September 26, 2003 Southwest Issues in Agricultural Labor Yuma County Cooperative Extension 2200 W. 28th St. Suite 102, Yuma, AZ 85364 928-726-3904. 8:00 a.m. to noon. For more information contact Trent Teegerstrom, tteegers@ag.arizona.edu Research Specialist, Ag & Resource Economics.
October 2, 2003 Annual Crops Field Day Safford Agricultural Center 2134 Montierth Lane, Safford, AZ 85546. 8:30 am to 2:00 pm. For more information contact Lee Clark at (928) 428-2432.
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Friday, September 19, 2003 |
This data product summarizes the extent of adoption of herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant genetically engineered crops in the United States. Three tables devoted to corn, cotton, and soybeans cover the 200-2003 period, by State.
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Thursday, September 18, 2003 |
Examines supply, use, prices, and trade for cotton and wool, including supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries. Includes data on raw fibers and textiles.
Timely version released at 4:00 p.m. ET. Final full pdf available no later than 4 business days after the day of initial release.Subscribe to the free electronic version to receive notification of newsletter and yearbook availability. Printed copies of the newsletter can be purchased from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by calling 1-800-999-6779 (specify SUBCOR4043). NTIS sells the field crop outlooks as a package (wheat, feed, cotton and wool, rice, and oil crops). Users who subscribe will also receive articles on timely topics via e-mail notification (ERS subscribers) or by mail (for NTIS subscribers). NTIS sells yearbooks under a separate subscription (specify CWS).
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Amber Waves presents the broad scope of ERS' research and analysis. The magazine covers the economics of agriculture, food and nutrition, the food industry, trade, rural America, and farm-related environmental topics. Available on the Internet and in print, Amber Waves is issued in print five times a year (February, April, June, September, and November). The Internet edition, or "e-zine," includes links to web-only resources.
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