May Crop Comments – California In Napa County, sulfur applications on grapes and the suckering of grape vines continued. In Fresno County, rain and cloudy weather prolonged the bloom period…
Agri View: Pesticide Residue
…many people who want to reduce their exposure to pesticides cannot find or afford an all-organic diet. It helps them identify conventionally grown fruits and vegetables that tend to test…
Almond Board: Nominate Someone for the Leopold Conservation Award
…broad exposure among key target audiences of agricultural leaders, policy makers and consumers. Contact info@sandcounty.net for more information. Grow. Bring the Leopold Conservation Award to YOUR state! Sand County Foundation…
National Wine Day
…made from fermented grapes or other fruits. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, water, or other nutrients. Yeast consumes the…
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
…for human exposure – regardless of whether the plant was developed using genetic-engineering or conventional-breeding processes. ” –omics” technologies will be critical in enabling these regulatory approaches. The United States’…
The California Kitchen: Almond Crusted Smoked BBQ Ribs
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing almond crusted smoked BBQ ribs with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 8 LBS Baby Back…
Viticulture for Veterans
…made the dream a reality. In 2013, the first grapes were carefully selected and harvested by hand. Two years later, Robb and Jon released their first four wines: Chardonnay, Riesling,…
GWSS Egg Hatch Begins, Treatments Underway
…grapes will die before spreading the disease. History has shown that the combined effects of removing PD-positive vines, treating overwintering hosts, and making a spring insecticide treatment to grapes is…
California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…mechanical harvest methods of raisin-type grapes. The totals included are only for those that voluntarily reported to this survey. Read the full USDA California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report (.pdf)…
Foreign Fruits-Veggies
…like grapes are used elsewhere. Jabuticaba fruit looks like thick-skinned deep-purple grapes. Inside the pink or white sweet fleshy fruit. Embedded in the pulpy flesh are several large seeds. The…
Wildland Fires in a Tube
…depending on what trees or other vegetation are there to fuel the fire. These two factors—what is burning and whether it’s flaming or smoldering—affect the smoke that people ultimately breathe….
Agri View: Blacksmithing
…over clean burning coals. Large leather bellows were used to regulate the temperature of the forge, through piped air. A chimney pulled smoke up and out of the building. The…
Water, Markets Complicate Farms’ Planting Plans
…water deliveries is complicated, said Lange, who grows citrus, olives and grapes. “It takes a small army to manage water efficiently—everything is being captured and recycled, there are continual calculations…
Strawberry Commission Answers ‘Dirty Dozen’
…In fact, an analysis from a toxicologist with the University of California’s Personal Chemical Exposure Program found that residues on strawberries are so low, if present at all, that a…