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Monday, October 13, 2003 |
Issued monthly, WASDE provides the most current USDA forecasts of U.S. and world supply-use balances of major grains, soybeans and products, and cotton, and U.S. supply and use of sugar and livestock products.
Released at 8:30 a.m. ET. There is no charge for the electronic version.
Released Friday, October 10, 2003
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***Many new presentations have been added to ACIS. These include presentations on powdery mildew in melons, surfactants and adjuvants and herbicide efficacy, thrips management in vegetables, weed control in alfalfa, innovations in insect control, insect management in lettuce, reduced-risk insecticides, and insect management in drip irrigation and seed crops. These can all be found by clicking the "Presentations" button in the middle of our home page at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/
***A new Special Local Needs Registration has occurred for greenhouse tomatoes. You can find this and other SLN, 24Cs at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/pesticides/SLN/slntable.html
***A great new Lygus bug identification publication has been produced by the University of California. You can get to it from the link on our home page at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/
*** The classic guide to nitrogen management in arizona, aptly titled "Nitrogen Fertilizer Management in Arizona" in now available on ACIS. You can find a link to it from our home page http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/ or from any of the soil management pages that can be found under each of the commodity sections.
***The August IR4 New Products/Transitional Solution is now linked to our Pesticides>Regulatory page at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/pesticides/regulatory.html#reg
***The October 6, 2003 Alfalfa Report is available on ACIS at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/counties/yuma/alfalfareports/alfalfareports.html
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***Events coming up: ( http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/counties/all/events.html )
- October l5, 2003 Cotton Field Day Maricopa Agricultural Center 37860 W. Smith-Enke Road Maricopa, AZ. For more information call 520-568-2273.
- October 21 & 22, 2003 Agricultural Best Management Practices Program Enrollment Workshops, Multiple locations - Eloy, Coolidge, Maricopa, and Casa Grande. Presented by the Arizona Department of Water Resources. For more information call Dennis Kimberlin at 520-836-4857 Ext 20 or Michael Hanrahan at 602-417-2400 Ext. 7290.
- October 28 & 29, 2003 Agricultural Best Management Practices Program Enrollment Workshops, Multiple locations - Queen Creek, Tempe, Buckeye and Phoenix. Presented by the Arizona Department of Water Resources. For more information call Dennis Kimberlin at 520-836-4857 Ext 20 or Michael Hanrahan at 602-417-2400 Ext. 7290.
- November 18, 2003 Worker Protection Standard, Agricultural Pesticide, Train the Trainer Workshop (ADA), Yuma County Health Department, 2200 West 28th Street, Yuma, AZ. 4 hours of CEUs will be offered. Pre-register by calling:(928) 341-1775 OR (928) 341-1784.
- Noviembre 20, 2003 Taller de Entrenamiento Para Capacitar Entrenadores en la seguridad de Pesticidas Agricolas, (ADA), Dept. de Salud, Condado de Yuma, 200 Oèste de la calle 28, Yuma, AZ. Se ofreceran 4 horas de educación continua (CEU's) Para Pre-inscripcíon llamar al: (928) 341-1775 o (928) 341-1784.
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