…be an important step in the effort to add more tools to the growers’ toolbox in California. “Start to bring whatever other markets we have to the table and say,…
Year-End Farm Bill Last Hope for 118th Congress?
…and a new Congress. Both parties have put their farm bill cards on the table, and House Ag advanced its bill, but no further action is scheduled yet on either…
Nearly $28 Million in RAPP Funding Going to California Groups
…Export Council and California Fresh Fruit Association are both to receive $1 million each in RAPP funding. The California Table Grape Commission was awarded $3.35 million, while the California Prune…
Week in Review: Support for Farm Bill Proposals & First Almond Acreage Decline in 30 Years
…conservation efforts for the next five years. Cooperative Extension Table Grape Advisor for Tulare and Kings Counties, Joy Hollingsworth conducted a needs assessment to better understand the priorities and concerns…
Survey Highlights Grape Industry Needs
Cooperative Extension Table Grape Advisor for Tulare and Kings Counties, Joy Hollingsworth conducted a needs assessment to better understand the priorities and concerns within the grape industry. The survey was…
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…
2023 Grape Crush Report Shows Increase in Tonnage and Average Prices
…decreased by 54 percent to 48,910 tons. Table grape varieties decreased by 1.1 percent to 165,889 tons. The report also indicates that 11.4 percent of the total crush was for…
New Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Within EPA Announced
…table for many years to come,” EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan said in a press release. COURTESY: N.C. Department of Environmental Quality The office will collaborate with existing agriculture policy…
California Grape Crush Shows Modest Increase in 2023
…wine varieties led the crush, comprising 1,959,024 tons, while white wine varieties followed closely behind at 1,709,270 tons, showing a notable increase of 15.3 percent from the previous year. However,…
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…
Week in Review: Working to Define ‘Regenerative Ag’ & County Seeks to Ban Animal Agriculture
…county but could have an effect nationwide. The California Table Grape Commission supports a recent decision from USDA regarding grapes from Chile. The U.S. lost its latest challenge against Canadian…
Table Grape Industry Raises Concern Over Chilean Proposal
The California Table Grape Commission supports a decision from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to temporarily halt regulatory work on Chile’s proposed table grape systems approach. Commission President, Kathleen…
AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 11-28-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. In today’s show, find out why the California table grape industry encourages abandonment of a systems…