The brown marmorated stink bug could be a huge problem for fruit growers in California and especially bad for a few specific crops like wine grapes. We now know that…
The Western View: Thanksgiving and Pets
…are toxic to dogs. We’ve all heard about chocolate, and yes it’s toxic, but so are grapes, and therefore, raisins; and the alliums – onions, garlic, leeks, and scallions –…
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…six years. For other fresh fruits, tariffs are as high as 17 percent. They will be immediately eliminated for many products, including grapes, avocados, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, cranberries, kiwifruit, watermelon,…
Latino Farmers Conference Offers Templates for Success, Exceeds Expectations
…rainbow of conventional and organic products from carrots to strawberries to grapes.” Keynote Speaker Vanessa Robledo is a fourth-generation grape farmer who is now a partner of Black Coyote Wines…
Proposal to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Food Residue Tolerances
…control pests which threaten more than 60 different crops in California, including almonds, alfalfa, walnuts, oranges, cotton and grapes. Earlier this year, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation changed the…
BASF at 2015 CAPCA Conference
…customers’ needs, our technologies aim to ensure that crops grow healthier, stronger and more resistant to stress factors, such as heat or drought. Kate Walker on grapes, strawberries, and vegetables…
Using Wastewater to Irrigate Grapevines
A 2-year project has been looking at putting some facts to the possibility of using wastewater to irrigate grapes on vineyards. Using Wastewater to Irrigate Grapes A UC Davis project…
Opinion: You Know You’re At a California Fair When…
…in one place, some just miles from where they were grown. Grapes, walnuts, citrus, wheat, gourds, apples…the list is many. According to the Encyclopedia of Chicago, “The American county fair…
Winter Flooding Project To Test Almonds
…Davis research is looking at flooding certain crops during winter months to help capture more storm water runoff. The project is currently testing alfalfa and grapes and has seen positive…
Groups Mobilize Aid in the Wake of Big Wildfires
…to delivering the highest quality grapes despite these challenging conditions.” Since the start of the fire, vineyard reservoirs have been used as a source of water for firefighting efforts. Sommerfield…
Farmers Report Shortage of Help to Harvest Crops
…grapes meant family members had to move quickly and hand-harvest the crop by themselves. “Harvesting is not something that we are unaccustomed to, but we usually get help,” Viano said….
Farm to Fork Exhibition and Great Grape Event to Open at Fresno State
…Avenue between Cedar and Maple avenues). In partnership with the V.E. Petrucci Library, this free event celebrating grapes, raisins and wine is open to the public. It will feature…
The Western View: California Ag’s Rich History
…William Thompson, people began referring to them as Thompson’s seedless grapes. An entire industry sprung from that field, with Thompson’s seedless, or Lady De Coverly grapes forming the basic grape…
2014 Kern County Crop Report Up 12 Percent
…2014 are grapes, almonds, milk, citrus and cattle and calves, which make up more than $5 billion (66 percent) of the total value; with the top 20 commodities making up…