…and needs in agriculture. Read the report here: www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigration-and-farm-labor-unauthorized-h-2a-some. Image credit: (bottom right) Workers pruning wine grapes in a vineyard in Napa Valley, California. Photography ID:44857465/Copyright: Zukovsky / Deposit Photos…
Alumnus Montgomery Returns as New Fresno State Winemaker
…work with growers and grapes from California’s more than 107 recognized wine-growing regions, otherwise known as appellations. Earlier in his career, Montgomery served as an associate winemaker at Cosentino Winery…
Yellow Jackets on the Farm or Garden
…out of a hole in an overripe plum Group of yellow jacket wasps eating raspberry fruit during summer Yellow jacket wasps eating grapes Wasps in the nest in the barn…
KSU Researchers Looking for New Ways to Preserve Bacon
…flavor that customers want. The KSU study will focus on adding natural antioxidants found in smoke and plant extracts that could possibly be the most effective in preventing oxidation in…
Folta: Ben and Jerry’s Report Work of Bad Science
…aren’t) you can eat 44,999 more pints today before you approach meaningful levels of glyphosate exposure. Kevin M. Folta is a Professor and Chairman of the Horticultural Sciences Department at…
Almond Board: Reducing Harvest Dust
…a clean, dry orchard floor. Almonds should be harvested as soon as possible after they have matured to avoid quality loss and to minimize exposure to navel orangeworm and the…
Sacramento County Farm Bureau Celebrates Centennial
…of growers in the area. Ken Oneto, who grows cherries, walnuts, grapes, tomatoes and wheat, Tim Neuharth, a certified organic pear and cherry grower and Jim Vietheer, who raises Angus…
Growing Veggies by Vertical Gardening
…harvest that could be anything from grapes to kiwis, cucumbers or melons. You could also suspend some potted plants from the ceiling for produce that includes, peas, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers…
Coffee Grown in California
…Grown in California California-grown coffee? You heard that right. The Golden State is famous for its strawberries, avocados, grapes, raisins, dates, apples, citrus and so much more. But now, it…
Keeping Fruits and Veggies Fresh
…Bananas and citrus fruits should stay on the counter until ready to eat. While berries and cherries and grapes should be stored covered or in a bag in the fridge….
Agri View: Grape Farming Expanding
Everett Griner talks about grape farming and wine production in more than just California in today’s Agri View. Grape Farming Expanding You know it takes good grapes to make good…
Western View: The Prairie Fires
…especially, remembered prairie fires that filled the sky with smoke and ash and sometimes came way too close to the house. So this massive fire isn’t a new thing. I…
Critical Agricultural Water Resources Issues Funded
…of Montana, Missoula, Montana, $462,539 The University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, $453,539 Understanding the Human Health Impacts to Exposure from Nontraditional Water Used in Agriculture: University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut,…
Second Lady Karen Pence, Secretary Perdue Unveil Beehive at Vice President’s Residence
…a number of factors, ranging from a syndrome known as “colony collapse disorder” to stress caused by factors such as parasites and pests, transportation of bees, sub-lethal exposure to pesticides,…