…Tulare, there is some help. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Carol Frate of the U-C Cooperative Extension in Tulare County had good advice for growers…
Local Food Movement Gains Momentum
…to the farmers who grow their food. Since California provides fresh produce all over the nation, she says the challenge for California growers is to think locally, while working nationally….
Avoid Costly Exporting Mistakes
…the series on exporting, presented by the Center for International Trade Development, growers and producers learned how to avoid serious mistakes when starting an exporting business. John A. Leitner, President…
Warm, Sunny Weather Cause for Worry
…Vernon Crowder says while it might seem perfect for some of the people visiting, it’s bad news for our growers. Crowder says while December was good for rainfall, January was…
New Product May Change Planting
One of the new products unveiled at the World Ag Expo might radically change the way grape growers plant new vines in the future. A German vineyard equipment manufacturing company…
2012 CA Wine Grape Production
2012 was a good year for California wine grape growers. They crushed 4.01 million tons of grapes after the 2012 harvest, which sets a new record. The previous record was…
Year-Round Integrated Pest Management
The UC Cooperative Extension is encouraging growers to make use of new year-round integrated Pest Management programs. UC Cooperative officials say a year round IPM program is like a check…
Better Crop Management Through The Web
…broccoli growers in Monterey County test drive the new software based program, called crop manage. Growers just need a smart phone or tablet to use the program out in the…
Biggest Tomato Crop in CA History?
This year’s processing tomato crop in California could be one of the biggest in history. If the government projections hold true, California tomato growers should produce 13-million tons for processing…
Pistachio Research Helps Growers’ Profits
The pistachio industry is banking on research efforts to help growers to become more profitable. The California Pistachio Research Board is donating one and a half million dollars to help…
ASTA Seeds Conference: New Varieties For Growers
…growers can expect to see new seed varieties coming out in the market. He says consumers play a part in new seed varieties, so growers can continue to provide what…
AgNeTVideo Report: Fresno County Blossom Trail
…pretty early in the season, so there aren’t flowers on the trees yet. Growers say in just a couple of weeks, the trail will be popping with color. For more…
Blossom Trail Celebrates 25 Years
…it is still a little early in the season, the trees are still without blossoms, but organizers and growers say in just a couple of weeks, the trail will be…
ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference Enlightens, Educates
…whom we interviewed. Both Southeast AgNet and AgNet West radio networks reach growers in both these major U. S. vegetable production regions, and we found a number of questions to…