…day in May every year, and not to be confused with its sister holiday in February – National Drink Wine Day. Wine is made from fermented grapes or other fruits,…
Agri View: Food and Fiber
…nuts, and vegetables. They know where that beautiful cauliflower, carrots, and celery comes from. You only have to mention grapes and big juicy peaches to remind people of California. Nobody…
2016 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…planted. Growers were initially contacted by mail and follow up was done by telephone. This report summarizes data for mechanical harvest methods of raisin-type grapes. The totals included are only…
Organic Farmers Push for Welfare Standards Implementation
…the new requirements of more indoor space and access to pasture could be cost prohibitive, as well as open poultry flocks to a better chance of exposure to disease. From…
California Grape Acreage Report, 2016 Summary
…bearing and 42,000 non-bearing. Table-type grape acreage totaled 123,000 acres, with 111,000 bearing and 12,000 non-bearing. Acreage of raisin-type grapes totaled 172,000 acres, with 170,000 bearing and 2,000 non-bearing. The…
The Western View: Easter Pet Hazards
…pollen while grooming their fur, can suffer severe kidney failure. Symptoms of poisoning will develop within six to 12 hours of exposure. Early signs include vomiting, loss of appetite, lethargy…
Funding to Support Disaster Preparedness
…for teens. This project delivers the certified Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) curriculum, career exploration, smoke alarm awareness, CPR/AED certification, and disaster simulation training to develop sustainable youth preparedness…
FMC to Acquire Part of Divested DuPont Crop Protection Business
…recognized brands and DuPont’s proprietary PrecisionPac® technology. These products bring significant diversification to FMC’s crop exposure in herbicides, as well as increasing the balance of pre-emergent and post-emergent applications in…
The California Kitchen: Smoked Salmon
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing smoked salmon with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 4 Salmon Steaks 4 T Cajun Season…
USDA Funding to Provide Fellowships for Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates
…State University project provides summer exposure of the agricultural sciences to undergraduate students from non-research oriented campuses. NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension and promotes transformative…
Pesticide Rule Revisions Help, Still Unneeded
…goes through an exposure assessment/risk assessment and is either not registered if it’s going to cause a problem, or has conditions placed on it to prevent that from happening,” Isom…
Proposed Pesticide Rules Near Schools Revised
…state. The proposed regulation would provide an extra measure of protection to public K-12 school sites and licensed child day care facilities from the risk of short-term pesticide exposure, and…
Grape Crush Shows Bounce-Back Year
…2015; white wine grapes, $598.07, up 10.7 percent from 2015; raisin grapes, $213.64, down 13.7 percent; and table grapes, $153.05, down 39.4 percent In 2016, Chardonnay continued to account for…
CA Farmers Monitor Storms’ Impact on Crops, Water
…ultimately reduce yields. Hay fields have also flooded. Soggy or flooded fields will delay planting for a number of crops. • Grapes—Vineyards in various grape-growing regions have been flooded. Farmers…