Global wine volumes are expected to decline this year as adverse weather damaged grapes during the growing season. World wine output could fall by 5.3 percent because of excess rain…
Western View: The Most Dangerous Highway?
…tomato trucks competing with the cotton trucks and the grapes heading to the juicer, then you add the farm labor vans heading off to the fields or home from a…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…content of the grapes, but cooler weather such as that expected later in the week would bring it back down. As long as he could keep his grapes irrigated, Merrill…
New Toolkit for Teachers
…chicken, chickpeas, cucumbers, dates, eggs, figs, garlic, grapefruits, grapes, green beans, honeydew, kiwi fruit, leaf lettuce, lemons, lima beans, milk, mushrooms, nectarines, oats, olives, onions, oranges, peaches, pears, pecans, peppers,…
New Rules Governing Use of Fumigant Pesticide 1,3-D
…crops including sweet potatoes, almonds, strawberries, grapes and carrots. It has been used in the United States since 1954 and in California since 1970, mostly in the San Joaquin Valley…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…County. The table and wine grape harvest continued, with shipments going to foreign and domestic markets by mid-month. The raisin grape harvest began and shortly thereafter, raisin grapes were laid…
Fruit Growers Fight for Market Share in China
…bananas, grapes, oranges and apples to China, it faces increasing competition from both Chinese growers and neighbors of Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. Combined, those three countries supply more than…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
…to these sites from the risk of short-term pesticide exposure. It would also provide advance notification when certain pesticides are applied, so as to increase communication between growers and schools…
Antibiotic Resistance Can Occur Naturally in Soil Bacteria
…prairie soils that had little or no exposure to human or animal activity. Antibiotics have effectively treated bacterial diseases for years, but some bacteria have developed resistance to the antibiotics…
The California Kitchen: Cilantro Smoked Tomato Bisque
…Bunch Cilantro 4 Cloves of Garlic 1 Cup Cream 1 Cup Beef Stock Salt/Pepper Hickory Smoke or 1 T Liquid Smoke To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California…
EPA Glyphosate Assessment Moved to Next Spring
…uses. The report didn’t actually look at approved uses of the product or deal with exposure levels, it just found that it is possible for the chemical to cause cancer….
DPR Takes Action Against Grower
Taking swift enforcement action, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) fined a Kern County grower $10,000 after an illegal pesticide was detected on his crop of grapes at his…
Fruits & Nuts Review
…completed by mid-month. The avocado harvest continued despite heat causing some fruit to drop. Fig growers continued preparations for harvest of a second crop. Wine grapes in the Central Valley…
Pesticide Initiative Launches Safety Pilot Project
…Monterey County initiative. “We all know that farmworkers are the most vulnerable population in terms of potential exposure to pesticides,” said Leahy. “When we protect farmworkers more effectively, we also…