…content of the grapes, but cooler weather such as that expected later in the week would bring it back down. As long as he could keep his grapes irrigated, Merrill…
New Toolkit for Teachers
…chicken, chickpeas, cucumbers, dates, eggs, figs, garlic, grapefruits, grapes, green beans, honeydew, kiwi fruit, leaf lettuce, lemons, lima beans, milk, mushrooms, nectarines, oats, olives, onions, oranges, peaches, pears, pecans, peppers,…
New Rules Governing Use of Fumigant Pesticide 1,3-D
…crops including sweet potatoes, almonds, strawberries, grapes and carrots. It has been used in the United States since 1954 and in California since 1970, mostly in the San Joaquin Valley…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…County. The table and wine grape harvest continued, with shipments going to foreign and domestic markets by mid-month. The raisin grape harvest began and shortly thereafter, raisin grapes were laid…
Fruit Growers Fight for Market Share in China
…bananas, grapes, oranges and apples to China, it faces increasing competition from both Chinese growers and neighbors of Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. Combined, those three countries supply more than…
DPR Takes Action Against Grower
Taking swift enforcement action, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) fined a Kern County grower $10,000 after an illegal pesticide was detected on his crop of grapes at his…
Fruits & Nuts Review
…completed by mid-month. The avocado harvest continued despite heat causing some fruit to drop. Fig growers continued preparations for harvest of a second crop. Wine grapes in the Central Valley…
California’s Strawberry Industry Without Methyl Bromide?
…California’s peer-reviewed journal California Agriculture examines the impact of the methyl bromide phaseout on strawberries, California’s third most valuable crop, behind only almonds and grapes, with annual farmgate sales of…
European Grapevine Moth Eradicated From California
…$5.7 billion at risk and threatened to close valuable export markets for U.S. grapes around the world.” said APHIS Administrator Kevin Shea. “Eradicating EGVM has been a top priority for…
APHIS Accepting Applications for FY 2017 NCPN Cooperative Agreements
…and that would help develop and maintain a comprehensive, cohesive, and efficient clean plant network. Historically, NCPN funded specialty crops have focused on grapes, fruit trees, citrus, hops, berries, roses,…
Crop Production Forecast
…2015. Grapes – California’s wine type grape production is forecast at 3.90 million tons, up 5 percent from 2015, and represents 57 percent of California’s total grape crop. California’s raisin…
Pear Growers Say Supply, Demand Have Equalized
…But competition from winegrapes continues to eat into pear tonnage, said Rachel Elkins, University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisor for Lake and Mendocino counties. She noted that in recent…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…for mildew in grapes and for mold and mildew controls on tree fruit orchards. Bunch closure stage occurred for grapes. Almond growers reported limb-breaking crops, with orchard cleaning and mildew…
Fresno County Ag Value Declines in 2015
…Crops-2015 1. Almonds 2015 – $1.206 billion 2014 – $1.302 billion 2. Grapes 2015 – $896.295 million 2014 – $905.099 million 3. Poultry 2015 – $561.146 million 2014 – $654.760…