…products like tropical fruits and competing products like berries. Last year the U.S. exported $234 million worth of organic products to Mexico, with apples, pears, grapes, and lettuce among the…
Wildfires Threaten CA Wine Country
…when wood burns. This creates an ashy taste in the grapes and makes them unsuitable for wine. Fisher said testing for smoke damage in wine grapes is improving and the…
Ag Yearbook Highlights Value of U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Exports
…in cherries, apples, melons, and berries outweighing declines in grapes and lemons/limes. Apples, grapes, oranges, strawberries, and cherries comprised 40 percent of the total fresh fruit and vegetable exports. Conversely,…
Survey Highlights Grape Industry Needs
…serve as a guidepost for future research conducted by the UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE). Hollingsworth’s survey found that those who responded farm predominantly conventional grapes. Grower’s interests include concerns surrounding…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…to make it count. Because of increased costs and the decrease in prices for a variety of ag commodities which include wine grapes, walnuts or almonds, they’re really watching their…
AgNet News Hour, Friday, 03-29-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes reports on cover cropping in table grapes, federal efforts to ensure Federal Seed…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…what about for grapes? A: Right now, we’re still seeing the usual suspects. Grape growers are just getting going. I know the Lodi area has already had budbreak, and they’re…
2023 Grape Crush Report Shows Increase in Tonnage and Average Prices
…concentrate production. The average price of all varieties in 2023 was $1,036.72, up 11.2 percent. Prices increased for both red and white wine grapes, while prices decreased for raisin and…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…out for a group 11. And then we also have Rally in wine grapes. That’s another group three as well. We’re excited that down the road we’re also we’re expecting…
California Grape Crush Shows Modest Increase in 2023
…grape varieties, the average price saw an 11.4 percent rise compared to 2022. Red wine grapes commanded $1,346.13 per ton and white wine grapes fetching $733.33 per ton. Increases in…
Family Farming and Industry Unity at the Core of California Raisins
…“I believe our product is definitely safer, cleaner, and superior to any other foreign competitor, period.” Victor Packing is adopting newer varieties of raisin grapes including dry on the vine…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…which is pretty exciting. And for the Pacific Northwest, it’ll be really good on early blight and white mold and potatoes. On other crops like wine grapes is looking really…
California Chill Report: Fresno County Farmer Sees Yield Boost with Dormex
…success in his table grapes, Watson applied it to 6th leaf pistachios two years ago, mixing it at a full rate and spraying at 100 gallons per acre, covering approximately…
California Chill Report: Grower Finds Success with Dormex in Pistachios
Gerry Watson, owner of Watson Ag Irrigation and Chemical, has reported promising results from trials using Dormex on his pistachio acreage in Fresno County. Watson, who also farms table grapes…