…Target Amount (in $1,000s) Apples $93,400 Apricots $200 Beef $14,800 Blueberries $1,700 Cranberries $32,800 Dairy $84,900 Figs $15 Grapefruit $700 Grapes $48,200 Hazelnuts $2,100 Kidney Beans $14,200 Lemons/Limes $3,400 Lentils…
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China Files WTO Complaint over U.S. Solar Tariffs
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Chlorpyrifos Registrations Dead in 60 Days
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Fire and Wine: Another Year of Northern California Wildfires
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ASTA Promotes Safe Handling and Storage of Treated Seed during Harvest
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…caused by last year’s wildfires and hurricanes, including excessive rain, high winds, flooding, mudslides, fire, and heavy smoke, could qualify for assistance through the program. Typically, 2017 WHIP is only…
First Monsanto Cancer Trial Begins
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