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In this October 5, 2011 Issue:

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E-Verify a job killer, warns Nassif

Western Growers
A national mandatory E-Verify bill pending in the U.S. House and a similar bill introduced in the U.S. Senate could cause a devastating labor shortage for America's fresh produce industry.
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USDA seeks new crop of farmers

As the average age of America's farmers and ranchers increases, and with traditional rural populations in decline, USDA says now is a critical time to train the next generation of American producers.
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U.S. meat production headed for a fall?

Rabobank
U.S. meat and poultry production is headed for what researchers at Rabobank anticipate to be a "precipitous fall" by mid-2012. Beef and broiler supplies are all expected to tighten as production increasingly lags behind GDP growth.
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Opportunity knocks for U.S. agriculture in Vietnam

Michael Scuse, Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
Vietnam is a growing country of nearly 90 million consumers. Two-way trade between the U.S. and Vietnam reached an all-time high of nearly $3.4 billion last year. In fact, since 2006, no other major U.S. agricultural export market has grown as quickly as Vietnam.
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California Crop Weather: busy season for citrus industry

Farm Press Staff
The weather remained dry for most of the state with only a few hundredths of an inch of rain in the northern Sierra Nevada, the northwest coastal mountains, and far northern valley very early in the week.
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Calendar of Events
Oct. 16-18, 2011: 37th annual CAPCA Conference & Agri-Expo

Oct. 20, 2011: Grape berry workshop, Fresno

Oct. 24-28, 2011: Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers conference, Phoenix

Oct. 24-28, 2011: U.S. Agricultural Investment Conference

Nov. 6-9, 2011: Western Growers Annual Meeting, Del Mar

Nov. 9-11, 2011: Arizona Farm Bureau annual meeting

Nov. 14-15, 2011: Sustainable Ag Expo

Dec. 6-8, 2011: 2011 Almond Conference

Dec. 7-9, 2011: USA Rice conference, Austin

Jan. 23-25, 2012: CWSS weed control conference, Santa Barbara
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Regional News
Arizona Agri-Weekly: 95 percent of cotton bolls open
Arizona’s Upland cotton crop has boll opening on 95 percent of the acreage. Harvest is 20 percent complete; the same as the five-year average.
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Angus beef award given to California pair of ‘Davids’
David Medeiros and David Dal Porto - "the Davids"- have more than a few similarities. The native Californians share cattle philosophies and even a bull sale venue.
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Utilizing Potassium Nitrate as a Specialty Plant Nutritional Product that Protects Against Disease Organisms and Plant Stresses
Potassium nitrate has a positive effect in controlling plant pests and diseases when applied as an additive to crop protection agrochemicals. This course also has a section on the role of nutrients in IPM.
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The Role of Copper in Disease Control
Copper has long been a key tool in disease control in a many crops. This course details how best to use copper to maximize its disease management potential.
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