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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Nevada

High court refuses to review Hage lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review a lawsuit launched by Sagebrush Rebellion icon Wayne Hage against the federal government over property rights. Hage's battle with the U.S. Forest Service dates back to the 1970s and eventually led to the filing of a lawsuit in 1991 alleging the agency h ...

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 9:35 AM

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California

Fresno County grapes exceed $1 billion in value

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- A new report finds that for the first time in history, a Fresno County crop -- grapes -- has exceeded $1 billion in production value. Fresno County's annua ...

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 7:44 AM

Rice industry satisfied with farm bill provisions

SACRAMENTO -- State and national rice industry representatives say the Farm Bill now being considered in the U.S. House of Representatives is about the best that growers could h ...

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:43 AM

Spending bill includes funding for citrus disease research

FRESNO -- A Florida congressman who serves on the House of Representatives Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee announced he has secured funding in a spending bill for additiona ...

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 1:12 PM

UC scientists receive $450,000 to study pesticide alternatives

SALINAS, Calif. -- Two University of California scientists here have received about $450,000 in state grants for research to improve crop yields and reduce pesticide-associated ris ...

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 1:02 PM

Idaho

Second potato supply lawsuit moved to Idaho

A grocery supplier's federal lawsuit filed in Kansas alleging United Potato Growers of America and some cooperative members artificially inflated prices through cartel-like effo ...

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 9:35 AM

Global sugar consumption to increase, study predicts

Global sugar consumption is projected to increase from 166 million tons to 203 million tons in the next seven years, according to a report released this week by Rabobank's food ...

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 9:05 AM

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Salatin to address permaculture series in Moscow

Joel Salatin, local-food advocate, farmer and author, will deliver an all-day workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 29 at the Latah County Fairgrounds in Moscow, Idaho. During his m ...

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 8:34 AM

Intermountain Grain & Livestock

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) -- Idaho Farm Bureau Intermountain Grain and Livestock Report for Tuesday, June 18. POCATELLO -- New Crop: White wheat 6.00 (down 65); 11.5 percent winter 6 ...

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 7:54 AM

Oregon

Senate panel OKs renewal of timber county funding

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) -- A U. S. Senate committee on Tuesday endorsed legislation to extend federal subsidies for timber counties one more year, and to protect more wilderness ...

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 7:33 AM

Oregon field day to cover water efficiency, sweet potato trials

ONTARIO, Ore. -- A tight water year in the region could turn a presentation on water efficiency into the highlight of the Malheur County experiment station's annual Summer Farm F ...

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 9:05 AM

House OKs hike in water transaction fees

SALEM -- The Oregon House, by the narrowest of margins, has voted to increase water transaction fees. The House on June 19 voted 31-29 in favor of House Bill 2259. The bill allo ...

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:45 AM

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Search is on for disease resistant hop varieties

Farmers in Oregon are trying to develop new disease-resistant hop varieties with a novel "pot-in-pot" system that allows for easier replacement and segregation of plants. "This ...

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:12 AM

Montana

Baucus eyes summer deal on farm bill

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) -- Farmers told U.S. Sen. Max Baucus on Wednesday that planned cuts to the farm bill could make the crop insurance safety net too expensive. Baucus ...

Thursday, May 30, 2013 9:32 AM

Hydropower from ag ditches pushed in Congress

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Federal lawmakers are seeking to lift restrictions on hydropower development so more local irrigation districts could use water flowing through govern ...

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 8:37 AM

Appeals court won't block Yellowstone bison hazing

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- A federal appeals court denied a request to block the use of a helicopter to haze wild bison as officials in southwestern Montana wrapped up the annual dr ...

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 10:50 AM

Wildlife agency dismisses wolf baiting claims

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Montana wildlife officials on Tuesday rejected allegations that a Montana rancher and hunting guide illegally baited wolves by leaving sheep carcasses p ...

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:44 AM

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