…transferring to trees, and a smoother, cleaner harvest, especially for growers “shaking and raking” tree nuts. A Suite of Solutions Nufarm offers a powerful weed control program for tree nut,…
Study Results Help Understand Red Blotch Disease
…virus produce winegrape clusters with reduced sugar content, poor color development and increased acidity. Kurtural said the research will inform winegrape growers as they consider possible treatments in vineyards with…
Mechanical Pruning Becoming More Viable for Grape Producers
Researchers continue to look at how mechanical operations affect crops as labor costs continue to rise. Central Valley wine, table grape and raisin growers gathered in Fresno County to watch…
Keeping Up with Competition in the World Prune Market
…that may allow growers to maximize their income per acre. Managing overall cropload by pruning and thinning trees can be helpful. Avoiding an early harvest time and waiting for the…
Harvest and Store Your Homegrown Potato Crop
…That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Harvest and Store Your Homegrown Potato Crop When you’re ready to harvest your homegrown potato crop, the first step is cutting the…
California to Receive Significant Amount of Trade Promotion Program
…Advisory Board, California Strawberry Commission, Cal-Pure Produce, California Table Grape Commission, California Walnut Commission, and the Almond Board of California. “We were pleased to see the large demand for participation…
Gardeners Preserving with a Pressure Canner
…That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Gardeners Preserving with a Pressure Canner If you’re as diligent about preserving your harvest as you are about growing it, you know…
Participation Encouraged for the 2019 Labor Survey
…harvest jobs despite improved recruiting efforts, increased wages and increasing benefits. An interesting figure from the 2017 survey showed that less than three percent of respondents reported using use H-2A…
How to Harvest Your Chamomile Plant
In the third and final part of her series, Cathy Isom tells you how to harvest your chamomile plant. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. How to Harvest…
Challenging Years Ahead for Wine Industry?
…and grape and bulk prices will noticeably drop in California this year. Read the full report for 2019. Listen to the story. Challenging Years Ahead for Wine Industry? About the…
Narrowing Down Potential Vectors for Grapevine Red Blotch
…and grapevine red blotch. Grape leafroll viruses have been closely studied for about 40 years through research conducted in a variety of areas including Australia, New Zealand, Europe, South Africa,…
Plant a Garden Specifically for Canning
…Canning is a great way to preserve an abundant harvest, as well as being a time and money saver. Canning will help you save produce before it spoils so you…
Navigating the H-2A Guest Worker Program
…whether they will have the workers necessary at harvest,” said Boehm. The program has been a success within the state and Boehm encourages other state Farm Bureaus who wish to…
Producing Grapes on Marginal Land Research
A Central Valley grape meeting showed continued work on finding new land that is suitable for grape production. The 2019 San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium took place in Easton. UC…