2/4/2010
MEXICAN FRUIT, VEGETABLE TARIFFS DRAGGING EXPORTS DOWN
Tariffs on U.S. agricultural exports to Mexico over the past 11 months are weighing on sales, and a coalition of industry advocates and sympathetic Democratic lawmakers are pushing the Obama administration to solve the Mexican truck dispute that caused the trade friction.
2/2/2010
NEW FIELD BURNING RULES TOO COSTLY, VINEYARDS SAY
A long-awaited deadline for a ban on open-field burning in the San Joaquin Valley is coming June 1. But many vineyard owners say they can’t afford to follow the rule.
1/7/2010
DPR REPORTS PESTICIDE USE DECLINED AGAIN IN 2008
Pesticide use declined in California for a third consecutive year in 2008, Department of Pesticide Regulation Director Mary-Ann Warmerdam announced today.
12/18/2009
DECADE OF WORK PAYS OFF WITH WIC PRODUCE VOUCHERS
The inclusion of fruit and vegetable vouchers in the Women, Infant and Children feeding program this fall is arguably the most decisive federal nutrition policy win for the fruit and vegetable industry, but state officials and industry leaders are waiting to see exactly how big the dividends will be.