…duties on California products. I mentioned three products. It goes way beyond that. Oranges, grapes, apples, cherries, and pork. I don’t have time to break it down by individual products….
Celebrating National Cheese Day
…to consume it thoughtfully. The best way to eat cheese is to serve it on a cheese plate with pears, grapes, olives, and tomatoes. It’s great when it’s paired with…
Research Funding Recently Approved for Grapevine Viruses
…other projects associated with additional viruses. Some of the research projects to be funded in the fiscal year 2018-19 include the breeding of PD-resistant wine grapes, along with molecular breeding…
Celebrating National Wine Day
…made from fermented grapes or other fruits. During the fermentation processes, yeast consumes the sugars in the grapes converting it into alcohol. Different grapes produce different wines. There are more…
Celebrating National Raisin Day
…grapes, today we are celebrating National Raisin Day. While sunlight dries most grapes naturally in vineyards, some are mechanically dehydrated. People have been enjoying raisins for as long as grapes…
New Water Sensing Technology Coming to Almond Orchards
…water sensing technology is still in the development stage with a goal of making it commercially available for citrus in 2019 and for almonds and grapes soon after. About…
California Grape Acreage Report, 2017 Summary
…total acres, 560,000 were bearing and 39,000 were non-bearing. Table-type grape acreage totaled 121,000 acres with 111,000 bearing and 10,000 non-bearing. Acreage of raisin-type grapes totaled 160,000 acres, of which…
More California Reactions to Chinese Tariffs
…export value). The list includes wine, walnuts, pistachios, table grapes, oranges, strawberries, raisins, lemons and dried plums. Bt the Almond Alliance of California The Almond Alliance of California (AAC) is…
USDA Provides Funds to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
…Giant African snail: $1,643,151 to support ongoing eradication efforts in Florida; Agriculture Detector Dog Teams: $4,835,000 to programs in California and Florida to enhance package inspections; Grapes: $851,184 to enhance…
Preparing for Autumn and Winter Gardening
…trees. It’s a glorious season for bigtime production, much of which can be stowed away for eating over winter. This is also the right time for grapes. I’m Cathy Isom……
Full 2016 Crop Year Report, Including Ag Exports
…vegetables and two-thirds of the country’s fruits and nuts are grown in California. California’s top-10 valued commodities for the 2016 crop year are: Dairy Products, Milk — $6.07 billion Grapes…
Final Grape Crush Up Slightly Over Last Season
…2016. Average prices for the 2017 crop by type were as follows: red wine grapes, $965.54, up 5.1 percent from 2016; white wine grapes, $587.73, down 1.8 percent from 2016;…
Wenger Headlines California State Fair Award Recipients
…Ranch for their consistency in producing grapes that have contributed to wine of superior quality and marketability within the commercial wine arena. A new wine award was established for 2018…
Sonoma County Sustainability Program Close to Achieving Goal
…produced with Sonoma County grapes is done so using sustainable practices. Starting with the 2017 vintage, there are already 24,000 cases of Sonoma County wine bearing the new logo signifying…