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Date: December 21, 2005
- The word 'quit' isn't in his vocabulary
- Immigration reform gets more scrutiny
- The giving tree
- Commentary: World trade talks--critical to California agriculture
Date: December 14, 2005
- Farm Bureau delegates elect Mosebar, Wenger and Watkins
- Governor pledges partnership
- There's more to Farm Bureau than setting policy
- Editorial: Looking forward, there are no limits to what we can accomplish
Date: December 7, 2005
- Pauli encourages members to build momentum
- Worker shortage makes immigration reform urgent
- Food for Thought
- Ask Your PCA:
What is the best way for lettuce growers to deal with downy mildew? - Commentary: Working hard and dreaming big
Date: November 30, 2005
- CFBF President Bill Pauli reflects on family, farming, and Farm Bureau
- Big winegrape crop strains capacity, supplies
- Deadline nears for protesting water-rights fees
- Physical challenges don't hold these farmers back
- Historic longhorns hook a new generation
- Commentary: World trade talks--why farmers should care
Date: November 16, 2005
- Sonoma voters soundly reject ban on biotech crops
- Peach-pull program aims at large crop
- Eminent domain controversy triggers action
- Roads less traveled: Tejon maps its future
- Ask your PCA:
How do you deal with lepidopterous pests attacking vegetables? - Commentary--The lesson of Measure M: Grassroots mobilization works
Date: November 9, 2005
- Chino dairies are drying up as urban shift accelerates
- Nurseries struggle with high gas prices
- Ban on caviar imports helps state's producers
- Rice country becomes waterfowl wonderland
- Commentary: If you want results you need to be involved
Date: November 2, 2005
- Imperial Valley farmers face critical shortage of workers
- Johanns hints at major shift in Farm Bill
- Pilot program aims to ease bee shortage
- 'Perfect storm' of events caused lumber mill's closure
- Commentary--Troubled waters: Finding the right balance
Date: October 26, 2005
- Farmers face tougher labor enforcement
- Delta smelt plan based on science
- Anchors Away: Oakland port authorities look toward Sacramento
- Hollywood artist's passing marks the end of an era
- Commentary: Finish the job--Vote YES on 74, 75, 76, 77
Date: October 19, 2005
- Experts stress increased need for biosecurity to prevent bird flu's spread
- Rodeo stars hang their hats in Oakdale
- Pumpkin patches create happy memories
- Editorial: Plan to protect family farms pays off
Date: October 12, 2005
- 'Goodbye cotton--hello almonds'
- Governor OKs bill targeting rural crime
- Sonoma County family grows potatoes with pluck and passion
- Commentary: Farm Bureau helps you get answers
Date: October 5, 2005
- Historic ESA overhaul clears major hurdle
- Governor names Emma Suarez to Reclamation Board
- Adventures in mushrooms
- Ask your PCA:
How do pest control advisors help growers? - A new class in session--Healthy Lifestyle 1A
Date: September 28, 2005
- House Resources Committee OKs ESA legislation
- Fuel prices soar; no relief on horizon
- Grape growers watch the sky as crop hangs on the vines
- 'Field of Greens' nurtures a neighborhood and feeds the poor
- Commentary: Congress braces for hurricane aftermath
Date: September 21, 2005
- Ag-related bills sent to the governor
- Resources Committee moves to modernize the ESA
- Farmers pitch in to help with Katrina recovery efforts
- 'The sweet smell of success'
- Ask your PCA:
What are concerns in protecting cotton and alfalfa crops? - Commentary: Agricultural labor crisis: real or perceived?
Date: September 14, 2005
- Farm labor shortage approaches critical level
- Rural crime prevention bill in the home stretch
- Capitol Alert: Your participation remains crucial in the home stretch
- The Windmill Man: builder and humanitarian
- Commentary: Moving too far, too fast may undermine animal ID program
Date: September 7, 2005
- Grim reminder of our vulnerability
- GMO initiative poses threat to farmers
- High fuel prices lead to increased costs, theft
- Eat healthy--buy California food
- Ask your PCA:
How do today's agricultural chemicals compare to the past? - Editorial: Let agricultural innovation lead the way
Date: August 24, 2005
- Vineyard prices rebound as wine sector recovers
- Groundwater bill could hit farmers with more costs
- New regulations mandate dairy waste report, fees
- Showing livestock is fair game
- Commentary: Farm Bureau helps in fight against rural crime
Date: August 17, 2005
- Sports medicine -- there's more to rodeo than roping and riding
- Skyrocketing diesel prices hit farmers hard
- Central Valley farmers testify about Farm Bill
- Elcano Family continues to build on Glen's dream
- Ask your PCA:
What are the main concerns of processing tomato growers? - Commentary: Death tax, an issue you can't ignore
Date: August 10, 2005
- Farmer involvement crucial as Senate considers death tax repeal
- Cattle video auctions gaining favor among buyers, sellers
- Growing from the heart--Silicon Valley orchards provide solace and purpose
- Editorial: You are the voice of Farm Bureau
Date: August 3, 2005
- Japan Journals, Part 3: Concluding thoughts from Farm Bureau delegation
- Experts weigh in on Japan
- Crops, livestock cope with high temperatures
- Watermaster fees rolled back, but increases possible
- Dinosaur in the Delta: Farmers tame prehistoric fish to make food fit for a king
- Commentary: Farm employers give high priority to health of their workers
Date: July 20, 2005
- Court rules Canadian beef may enter U.S.
- Proposed amendment addresses issue of eminent domain
- Japan Journals: The largest food show in the world and yes, the $200 melon
- 'Tokyo's Kitchen'--one of the busiest places in the world
- Ag pilot story triggers flight time memories
- Commentary: Williamson Act at 40 still enjoys widespread popularity
Date: July 13, 2005
- Japan journals: California Farm Bureau visits country and compares notes
- CFBF Team's First Impressions
- Crime fighting funds restored to state budget
- 'Edible Schoolyard' recreated in Washington, D.C.
- CFBF delegation scouts Japan for agriculture marketing opportunities
Date: July 6, 2005
- Supreme Court decision erodes property rights
- Dairy producers face tougher air quality rules
- Water, water everywhere--Yosemite shows its stuff!
- Commentary: Supreme Court expands government's power to seize private property
Date: June 22, 2005
- Levee recovery continues one year later
- Farmers agree: This spring is one-of-a-kind
- State approves diesel to electric engine switch
- Sweet corn welcomes the sunshine
- Confined spaces, safety and your farm
Date: June 15, 2005
- Experts prepare for next delta levee break
- Farmer captures solar energy in a big, big way
- Wheat competes with alfalfa for dairy market
- Apricot crop--wet, short and beautiful
- Commentary: The 2005 fire season. How bad will it get in California?
Date: June 8, 2005
- Plumas County reports horse with West Nile virus
- Farm Bureau's George Gomes earns high honor
- Farm Bureau leaders get energized in Washington D.C.
- Farm fresh in the inner city
- Commentary: Local hands should shape the bounty of Cache Creek
Date: June 1, 2005
- Survey shows strong support for California family farms
- Wet weather precipitates increased water allocations
- Today's Reflection is brought to you by the letter 'H'
- Commentary: Farm Bureau remains vigilant on farmers' behalf
Date: May 25, 2005
- Rains impact cherries, other crops too
- Supreme Court upholds beef checkoff program
- Grower treats his workers to a special lunch
- Commentary: A grower's perspective on the sharpshooter
Date: May 18, 2005
- Farm Bureau prevails in court ruling on waiver
- Pilots take to the air to plant rice crops
- Fire destroys historical farm center building
- Calm amid the security scare
- Commentary: Farm Bureau is calling on you
Date: May 11, 2005
- Committee OKs funding to fight rural crime
- Rain hammers cherries; other crops impacted
- Walnut growers infuriated by tree trimming
- 'Grand Lady' to get a facelift
- Commentary: Environmental regulation not a cure-all
Date: May 4, 2005
- Rural crime: Prevention is the key
- State's milk tops $5 billion
- CFBF board endorses trade pact
- Lemons are sweet--not bitter--in Ventura
- Commentary: California's coming water crisis
Date: April 27, 2005
- Illegal and hazardous
- How to spot a meth lab
- Senate committee to again take up rural crime funding bill
- Klamath water--70 percent
- State proposes more water fees
- Artichoke puts on a happy face
- Commentary: MyPyramid uses rainbow of colors to promote healthy eating
Date: April 20, 2005
- Dumping Grounds?
- Counties find ways to help farmers tidy up illegal dumps
- Farm Bill: Don't change it now
- House passes death tax repeal
- Reflections: Green green grass of home
- Wildflowers dance across the state's farmland
- Commentary: Too much caution harms Earth and Earthlings
Date: April 13, 2005
- Locking Out Crime
- Crime losses top $10 million in 9-county ACTION area
- Understanding the market
- West Nile threat intensifies
- Commentary: Make your voice heard
Date: April 6, 2005
- Support sought for passage of rural crime bill
- Santa Barbara County appeals lawsuit against farm family
- Border crisis puts focus on need for reform
- Commentary: 'ESA has a zero percent rate of success'
Date: March 23, 2005
- Strawberries are flying off the vines
- Farmers have role in shaping valley's future
- State's nurseries are booming as weather warms
- National agriculture Day celebrates productivity
- Ag Day Festivities promote California's bounty
Date: March 16, 2005
- Mojave flood points out bigger issues
- Diesel price spike hits at planting time
- Rice fields are still too wet to work
- Editorial: Farm Bill is a commitment to America--don't change it
Date: March 9, 2005
- Court postpones reopening border to Canadian cattle
- Outlook improves for grapes and wine
- Construction sector offers hope for Port of Sacramento
- Speaker Núñez: I believe we share some common goals
Date: March 2, 2005
- Congress gets bills to correct death tax sunset
- Series of storms lead to losses on Southland dairies
- Series of storms drench California orchards, fields
- Editorial: Our growers can't compete on an uneven playing field
Date: February 23, 2005
- Cattle producers are watchful of Japan and Canada
- Almond blooms hit by rain; bee activity slows
- California crop earnings set record in 2004
- Editorial: Is opening our borders the right decision?
Date: February 16, 2005
- Federal budget proposal triggers farmers' concern
- Despite storms, Klamath Basin is dry
- First DC board meeting attracts capital leaders
- Analysis: We need to keep the pressure on
Date: February 9, 2005
- Heavy snowpack doesn't mean more farm water
- Horses need WNV protection
- FWS reinstates 'no surprises' assurances
- Analysis: Methyl bromide still an international political football
Date: February 2, 2005
- Delta islands are slow to recover from levee break
- A.J. Yates named to high CDFA post
- Study reveals cows aren't the big polluters
- Opinion: Federal government selling land it promised to 'protect'
Date: January 26, 2005
- Farm Bureau wins ruling in water rights 'fees' case
- California flowers grace stages for Bush Inauguration
- Opinion: Bill Pauli's observations on the Bush Inauguration
Date: January 19, 2005
- Judge: Government improperly listed coho
- New guidelines call for more fruits, vegetables
- Deserving farm family experiences extreme home makeover
- Opinion: Flood Reaction
Date: January 12, 2005
- Farm Bureau praises governor's reform efforts
- Canadian imports are concern to cattle producers
- Storms dump needed water, but damage coastal farms
- Farmers encouraged to contribute to tsunami relief
- Opinion: Gearing up for opportunities in the 109th Congress