…Environmental Protection Agency has announced its intent to help fund the Sites Reservoir Project. Better understanding of smoke exposure in grapes could make wineries more open to work with growers….
Wineries to Work Through Smoke Exposure with More Understanding of Impact
Better understanding of smoke exposure in grapes could make wineries more open to work with growers. The issue of smoke exposure has been particularly difficult for growers in years of…
No Surprises in Grape Crush, But Report Highlights Future Considerations
…lose very much if any at all winegrapes to smoke exposure in 2021.” The report compiled by CDFA and USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service notes that average prices also increased….
Plants and Fruit Trees at Risk of a Spotted Lanternfly Infestation
…plants and trees, including grapes, apples, walnut, and oak. This pest is a great hitchhiker and can move to new locations on the things people move. We need your help…
New Fungicide Provides Flexible Tool to Help Combat Resistance
As the first and only isopropanol- azole on the market, Cevya fungicide provides growers with more flexibility in disease management programs. Rotation in tree nuts, grapes, stone fruit, and pome…
Reduced Risk FRAC 3 Fungicide Lends Itself to Exportability
Cevya fungicide became the first DeMethylation Inhibitor to receive a Reduced Risk classification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The product can help combat a variety of diseases in grapes,…
Agronomic Minute: New Integrated Program to Help Improve Production
…of trials, achieving positive results in weed and pest control in crops including grapes, apples, and wheat. Walnut growers have also found the program to be helpful in addressing issues…
California Growers Now Have Another Fungicide Tool for The Toolbox
California growers have a new tool from BASF that can help fight diseases in grapes, tree nuts, stone, and pome fruit. BASF Technical Service Representative Dr. Kevin Caffrey said that…
Cevya Fungicide Combats Disease in Variety of California Crops
…back in November. BASF Technical Service Representative Dr. Kevin Caffrey said Cevya fungicide was “many years in the making.” Growers of tree nuts, grapes, stone fruit, and pome fruit now have another…
Agronomic Minute: Wet Weather Creates Ideal Conditions for Grape Diseases
…we might see some botrytis. Botrytis is a big one for grapes and sometimes you can have spring botrytis, which can cause flower blight during bloom which would affect the…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 01-20-22
…tomato plants, USDA to purchase $30mil in US table grapes this year and learn about trap shutdown when deploying mating disruption. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
Produce That Can Be Stored in a Root Cellar
…ideal environment for crops like potatoes, winter squashes, and rutabagas, it’s also the perfect place to stash some of your favorite fruits, too. Such as apples, pears, tomatoes, tomatillos, grapes,…
2020 Crop Report Puts Fresno County at the Top Once Again
…top ten crops, as outlined in the crop report, are almonds, grapes, pistachios, poultry, milk, cattle, garlic, tomatoes, oranges, and peaches, with almonds and grapes leading the pack as the…
Summer Heat Made for Unique Year for Some Fresno County Producers
…over a two-week early season, actually for a lot of folks fell behind average. Because those heatwaves just stalled the ripening, stalled the progression of those grapes, and what I…