Grower protects olive trees from frost with sugar beet extract Spraying olive trees with a natural product from sugar beet has successfully stopped some varieties of olive trees in the South Island being knocked by frosts. Breaking Business News and online streaming news videos from TV3, New

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Pest control fee will help fruit industry

News | www.yakimaherald.com | Jun 13, 2008

All county property owners will begin contributing to a program next year to fight pests that threaten access to markets for the county's largest economic sector, its fruit industry.

http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/4885

Fruit tree infestation gains federal attention

News | feeds.bizjournals.com | May 5, 2008

Property owners in parts of Niagara and Orleans counties are being enlisted to help stop a spreading and potentially disastrous disease threatening the region's fruit crops.

http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/vertical_1/~3/283675982/story8.html

Crop report - Visalia Times-Delta

News | www.visaliatimesdelta.com | Apr 21, 2008

Small grains other field crops: Grain development was fair this week due to unstable weather conditions. Winds have caused some lodging of grain but not enough to do any damage. Some early planted

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Migrant curbs may be threat to fruit harvest - Scotland Courier

News | www.thecourier.co.uk | Apr 16, 2008

FRUIT GROWERS in the east of Scotland are facing possible disaster because of new government legislation which is likely to slash the number of migrant workers available to harvest their crops.

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2008/04/17/newsstory11221476t0.asp

BUDGET PRESENTATION BY DR. THE HONOURABLE CHRISTOPHER TUFTON ... ...

News | www.jis.gov.jm | Apr 16, 2008

Mr Speaker, let me begin by thanking the Honourable Prime Minister for allowing me the opportunity to serve my country in the capacity of Minister of Agriculture.

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Texas crop, weather

News | southwestfarmpress.com | Mar 13, 2008

Most counties in the eastern half of the state received from a half-inch to slightly more than 1 inch of precipitation during the last week, according the National Weather Service.

http://southwestfarmpress.com/news/texas-crop-0313/

Agrovista launches on-line modelling system for growers

News | www.farmersguardian.com | Mar 10, 2008

CROP protection company Agrovista has developed a web-based top fruit disease and pest modelling system that is available for use by growers.

http://www.farmersguardian.com/story.asp?sectioncode=19&storycode=16964&c=1

IPM-203/IN756 Tomato Cultivars for Production in Florida

News | edis.ifas.ufl.edu | Dec 12, 2007

IPM-203, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by G. McAvoy, is part of the Grower's IPM Guide for Florida Tomato and Pepper Production. It lists tomato varieties currently popular with Florida growers. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2007.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN756