…lean meats like beef, maintain a healthy weight, be physically active and, please don’t smoke,” says McNeill. While IARC represents a select group of opinions, it doesn’t always represent consensus…
BASF at 2015 CAPCA Conference
…customers’ needs, our technologies aim to ensure that crops grow healthier, stronger and more resistant to stress factors, such as heat or drought. Kate Walker on grapes, strawberries, and vegetables…
CDFA Recall on Central Valley Raw Milk
…after exposure to campylobacter and lasts about a week. The illness is usually mild and some people with campylobacteriosis have no symptoms at all. However, in some persons with compromised…
Forces Combine to Shorten Pistachio Crop
…found. In addition, the warm winter and lack of fog meant pistachio trees didn’t gain the required 800 hours of exposure to temperatures colder than 45 degrees, needed to help…
Using Wastewater to Irrigate Grapevines
A 2-year project has been looking at putting some facts to the possibility of using wastewater to irrigate grapes on vineyards. Using Wastewater to Irrigate Grapes A UC Davis project…
Opinion: You Know You’re At a California Fair When…
…in one place, some just miles from where they were grown. Grapes, walnuts, citrus, wheat, gourds, apples…the list is many. According to the Encyclopedia of Chicago, “The American county fair…
Winter Flooding Project To Test Almonds
…Davis research is looking at flooding certain crops during winter months to help capture more storm water runoff. The project is currently testing alfalfa and grapes and has seen positive…
Groups Mobilize Aid in the Wake of Big Wildfires
…to delivering the highest quality grapes despite these challenging conditions.” Since the start of the fire, vineyard reservoirs have been used as a source of water for firefighting efforts. Sommerfield…
Farmers Report Shortage of Help to Harvest Crops
…grapes meant family members had to move quickly and hand-harvest the crop by themselves. “Harvesting is not something that we are unaccustomed to, but we usually get help,” Viano said….
The Western View: Wildfires
…smoke pollution alone affects people dozens, even hundreds of miles away, and has been at hazardous levels in the Central Valley. No doubt, we would have had some fires this…
Farm to Fork Exhibition and Great Grape Event to Open at Fresno State
…Avenue between Cedar and Maple avenues). In partnership with the V.E. Petrucci Library, this free event celebrating grapes, raisins and wine is open to the public. It will feature…
Ag Program Expanding in Central Valley
…and the program has seen significant success. Area Coordinator Claudia Sersland says her program is expanding in the Central Valley as agriculture education looks to get students more exposure in…
The California Kitchen: Almond Crusted Smoked BBQ Ribs
…Liquid Smoke Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Almond Crusted Smoked BBQ Ribs For this and many more of…
The Western View: California Ag’s Rich History
…William Thompson, people began referring to them as Thompson’s seedless grapes. An entire industry sprung from that field, with Thompson’s seedless, or Lady De Coverly grapes forming the basic grape…