A recent report showed that organic sales didn’t decrease over the last three months as conventional produce did and experts expected. There was a bit of a rollercoaster ride for …
Wine Glass Half-Full: Challenges Help Balance Winegrape Oversupply
The multiple challenges that 2020 has presented may ultimately help to provide some relief to the winegrape oversupply. The pandemic created a variety of issues for the wine industry. Tourism …
CDFA Teams with UC Davis to Provide Additional Smoke Testing
The University of California, Davis and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) are teaming up to provide more smoke testing options for agriculture. The overwhelming number of wildfires …
Nut Crops Benefit from Atmospheric Pressure Adding Nitrogen
The atmospheric pressure that has resulted in springtime lightning storms appears to have provided some benefits for nut crops. The weather systems that generated lightning storms in recent years brought …
Smoke Exposure: ‘Get Out of Jail Free Card’ for Winegrape Buyers
Another year of catastrophic wildfires in California is once again raising concern about smoke exposure in winegrapes. President and CEO of Allied Grape Growers, PowerPoint Presentation Jeff Bitter said there …
2020 Advances in Pistachio Production Short Course Nov. 2-19
The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) will be hosting the 2020 Advances in Pistachio Production Short Course over a number of weeks in November. Registration is …
Glass Fire: Another Fire Already Impacting California Winegrapes
California winegrape industry leaders are adding another fire to the list for 2020. During a smoke exposure interview with AgNet West, Allied Grape Growers President Jeff Bitter said the newly …
Wine Industry Calling for Extension of Disaster Relief Due to Wildfires
Several agricultural groups are seeking additional disaster relief in light of the damage caused to the wine industry from various wildfires burning throughout the West. Wine groups from California, Washington, …
California Walnuts: “The Crop Looks Good”
It appears that 2020 is shaping up to be a good year for California walnuts. The Central Valley crop reportedly looks healthy and strong. Despite the positive outlook for production, …
Proposed Prop 65 Action to Affect Certain Nut Products
Officials are looking to establish acceptable limits for nut products as it relates to Proposition 65 constraints. Prop 65 addresses warnings for certain chemicals that have been linked to cancer. …
Smoke Exposure Testing Limitations Could Be Devastating for Winegrapes
Another fire season in California has resulted in another series of challenges for winegrape growers as it relates to smoke exposure. Over a million acres have been burned in recent …
California Table Grapes: ‘The Season is Going Well’
The season is in full swing for California table grapes and things appear to be going well. After an April estimate of 106.5 million 19-pound boxes, the forecast has come …
$1 Million BIFS Grant to Address Pest Control in Walnuts
A project looking to address pest control in walnuts is being funded through the Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) grant program from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). …
2020 Grape Harvest Ramping Up Around California
Grape harvest ramped up around California last week. Sparkling wine grape harvest began last week for wineries around the state. Operations in the Napa and Central Coast regions reported some of …