Don Curlee is an agricultural writer based in Clovis. E-mail him at agwriter1@sbcglobal.net.
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Ag at Large
- A farm beat in Motown
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- Hundreds of acres of land in Detroit left vacant by residential and industrial flights are being viewed as fancy, friendly hometown farm sites. And locavores may experience the ultimate thrill of picking apples from trees growing 100 yards from... Full story
- Versatile corn adds to state's ag cache
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- California is definitely not as corny as Kansas in August, but new potential for the versatile crop may make its prospects as high as an elephant's eye. Only about 125,000 acres of corn is grown annually in the Golden State, hardly enough to create... Full story
- Guest worker program needed
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- For farmers and their employees, the reform of immigration rules is a patchwork process that is causing severe pain. It needs compassionate overhaul. Agricultural businesses seem to be the favorite target of recent efforts by federal ... Full story
- Seed industry projects state's ag power
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- As you might suspect, California's agricultural dominance extends to its production of seeds for vegetables, field crops, flowers and turf. The $2.9 billion generated by California seed companies in 2008 represents about 13 percent of the nation's... Full story
- Ohio bucks animal rights trend
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- While Californians were focused on water issues, voters in Ohio decided in November to resist meddling by outsiders in regard to farm animal care. The statewide vote established a board of Ohioans that will develop and oversee standards and... Full story
