Shipment reports show a good increase for pistachios. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Richard Matoian is the Executive Director of American Pistachio Growers. He says…
Producers Learn About Exporting
Some Central California growers, wineries, and other food producers learned about exporting at a recent workshop. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Some Central California…
AgNeTVideo: Expo Opportunity for Grower and Producer
The Fresno Food Expo is growing fast, and offers opportunities for Central California growers, wineries, and other food producers. Sabrina Hill has this video report. For more on the Fresno…
Fighting Vine Mealybug in Grapes
California grape growers are on the lookout for a dangerous pest. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Walt Bently is an entomologist with the UC Cooperative…
Pear Growers Hope for Good Weather
California pear growers are hoping that Mother Nature is kinder to them this upcoming season. There’s not much you can do about the weather. But if you’re a pear grower…
Citrus Watch: Damage Reports Increase
…it’s not nearly as bad as the freeze of 2007. That freeze caused over a $1-billion in damages, with some growers losing their entire crops. It’s likely the crop damage…
Watching for Vine Viruses in Wine Grapes
Valley wine grape growers are among those on the lookout for Pierce’s Disease and other vine viruses. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report John Holmquist is…
Almond Prices Expected to Climb
California Almond prices are expected to climb as worldwide demand continues to put pressure on limited supply. The president and CEO of Blue Diamond Growers, Mark Jansen says last year’s…
LGMA CEO Discusses New Regulations
The CEO of the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, Scott Horsfall, has encouraging words for growers on aligning with the new proposed federal produce safety rules. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to…
Rice Predictions for 2013
What’s ahead for California’s rice growers? Sabrina Hill takes a look. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Rice is an important crop in California, and in fact, our state…
Partial Lift for Grapevine Moth Quarantine
…Growers in Santa Clara, Nevada and Santa Cruz counties along with a portion of Sonoma County got great news this week: The quarantine for the European grapevine moth is being…
Mandarin Crop Looks Good
So far, so good for the San Joaquin Valley Mandarin crop, following our first bout with freezing temperatures. Mandarin growers are busy this month watching the weather and ready at…
Better Crop Protection With Mode Changes
We’ve kept you up-to-date on the citrus restrictions to battle the Asian citrus psyllid. Now we’ve talked with a specialist at DuPont Crop Protection about how growers of all types…
California Water Allocation for 2013
News for California farmers from the water front. Recent storms may help out growers next year. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report The state Department of…