The following research articles, news stories and editorials appeared in California Agriculture, Volume 56, Numbers 1 through 6, January through December 2002; numbers are Jan-Feb (1), Mar-Apr (2), May-June (3), July-Aug (4), Sept-Oct (5) and Nov-Dec (6).

Research articles

ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC PLOICY
Agricultural easements limited geographically — Sokolow Jan-Feb p15
Agricultural easement programs… Saving agriculture or saving the environment? — Sokolow, Lemp Jan-Feb p9
California’s cattle and beef industry at the crossroads — Andersen et al. Sep-Oct p152
Contract use widespread in wine grape industry — Goodhue et al. May-June p97
Eradication costs calculated…Red imported fire ants threaten agriculture, wildlife and homes — Jetter, Hamilton, Klotz Jan-Feb p26
Landowners, while pleased with agricultural easements, suggest improvements — Rilla Jan-Feb p21
* Central Valley leaders cautious about agricultural easements — Sokolow Jan-Feb p22
Survey quantifies cost of organic milk production in California — Butler Sept-Oct p157

FOOD AND NUTRITION
Focus groups show need for diabetes awareness education among African Americans — UC Health Promotion Workgroup Jul-Aug p139

Human and community development
California Conservation Corps offers youth career development opportunities — Stanley Mar-Apr p61
Career awareness and part-time work examined in lives of high school seniors — Braverman et al. Mar-Apr p55
Survey explores influences on youth workforce preparation — Madsen et al. Mar-Apr p48
Teen financial literacy evaluated to develop outreach materials — Varcoe et al.
Mar-Apr p65

LAND, AIR AND WATER SCIENCES
Garlic in clay loam soil thrives on little irrigation — Hanson et al. Jul-Aug p128
Global climate change will affect air, water in California — Weare May-June p89
Improving pumping plant efficiency does not always save energy — Hanson Jul-Aug p123
Insecticide choice for alfalfa may protect
water quality — Long et al. Sept-Oct p163
Proper harvest timing can improve returns for intermountain alfalfa — Orloff, Putnam, Blank Nov-Dec p202
Rice is more sensitive to salinity than previously thought — Grattan et al. Nov-Dec p189
Water management practices can affect salinity in rice fields — Scardaci et al.
Nov-Dec p184

PEST MANAGEMENT
Avocado thrips: New challenge for growers — Hoddle et al. May-June p103
Buried drip irrigation reduces fungal disease in pistachio orchards — Goldhamer, Michailides, Morgan Jul-Aug p133
California mealybugs can spread grapevine leafroll disease — Golino et al. Nov-Dec p196
Pheromones control oriental fruit moth and peach twig borer in cling peaches — Pickel et al. Sept-Oct p170
Repeated soil applications of fungicide reduce activity against cavity spot in carrots — Farrar, Nunez, Davis Mar-Apr p76

PLANT SCIENCES
Graft-transmissible agent causes bark necrosis and stem pitting in plum trees — Marini, Rowhani, Uyemoto May-June p108
Long-term studies find benefits, challenges in alternative rice straw management — Bird et al. Mar-Apr p69
Minimum tillage practices affect disease and yield of lettuce — Jackson et al. Jan-Feb p35

News departments

EDITORIALS
Agricultural easements: A farmland preservation tool — Gomes Jan-Feb p2
ANR helps youth prepare for world of work — Gomes Mar-Apr p42
Market consolidation poses challenges for food industry — Sexton Sept-Oct p146
New realities for irrigated agriculture — Vaux Jr. Jul-Aug p114
Research budget cuts challenge ANR — Gomes Nov-Dec p178
Water will drive California response to climate change — Howitt, Lund May-June p82

INTRODUCTION
California increases funding for agricultural easements — Jan-Feb p6

LETTERS
Mar-Apr p44, Sept-Oct p148

OUTREACH NEWS
4-H “national conversation” garners new ideas for youth development Mar-Apr p46
Marin ranchers bullish on grass-fed livestock Sept-Oct p151

PROGRESS REPORTS
Salt tolerance of landscape species evaluated Jul-Aug p121

RESEARCH UPDATES
Beahrs international program trains professionals in sustainable development Nov-Dec p183
Lessons flow from Klamath Basin water crisis Jul-Aug p118
Rapid test helps dairies manage wastewater Sept-Oct p150
SOD pathogen hits coast redwoods, Douglas fir Nov-Dec p182
Sun setting on water quality exemptions Sept-Oct p148
World grapples with climate change May-June p86

SCIENCE BRIEFS
Africanized bees discovered in central San Joaquin Valley Mar-Apr p44
Atrazine scrambles frog sex organs Jul-Aug p116
Buzz on mosquito, malaria genetic codes, the Nov-Dec p180
California a supercolony of Argentine ants Jan-Feb p4
Carbon dioxide hampers nitrate incorporation by plants May-June p84
Centers to combat “agro-terror” Nov-Dec p180
Cloned calf “Rosie” is rosy Jul-Aug p117
Master Gardeners on page and screen Jul-Aug p117
Mondavi gift benefits UC Davis wine and food sciences Jan-Feb p5
New wildlife center cleans oiled birds Mar-Apr p45
Nonnative ants disrupt ecosystems Jan-Feb p4
Oral exposure to hormones “masculinizes” female finches Jul-Aug p116
Red imported fire ants discovered in Sacramento Jan-Feb p4
SOD found on UC Berkeley campus Jan-Feb p5
State budget calls for 10% research cut Nov-Dec p181
Super-sensitive nitrogen dioxide detector identifies greenhouse gases May-June p85
Trade Center air laden with very fine particles, DELTA scientists find May-June p84
UC offers online course for grape pest advisors Nov-Dec p181

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