Harrisina metallica The western grapeleaf skeletonizer A familiar foe to grape producers is back on the radar as a few reports of grapeleaf skeletonizer are coming out of the Central Coast. The western grapeleaf skeletonizer…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 01-03-19
…why it’s crucial for the industry. You’ll hear a report on low temperatures through the Central Valley benefiting the citrus industry, the table grape industry is feeling secondary impacts from…
Table Grape Industry Feeling Secondary Impacts of Tariffs
…with a significant harvest of table grapes have left the U.S. with a substantial amount still left in the domestic market. That has caused an issue for Chile, who traditionally…
Celebrating New Year’s The “Right” Way?
…midnight. Another Atlas Obscura comment came from Spain. At midnight, when the clock chimes, everyone in Spain has a grape with every bell strike. The TV networks show the clock tower…
Celebrating National Pumpkin Pie Day
…Pumpkin Pie Day! This traditional dessert is often eaten during the fall and winter months and invited to Thanksgiving and Christmas tables. The pumpkin itself is a symbol of harvest….
Almond Update: Almond Orchard 2025 Goals
…of environmentally friendly pest management tools by 25%, achieve zero waste by putting everything produced in the orchard to optimal use, and reduce dust during harvest by 50%. Almond Board of California’s…
California Table Grape Industry Gets $10 Million in USDA Relief
…tough one for table grape growers,” California Table Grape Commission President Kathleen Nave said in a news release. “The tariffs on table grapes have been painful but the real harm…
More Produce Recalled from E. coli Outbreak
…have come in contact with the new produce recalled after harvest. No test involving the filtered and treated water has come back as positive for the disease, and Adam Bros. said the…
Almond Industry Remains Committed to Continuous Improvement
…also be working towards achieving zero waste and reducing dust during harvest by 50 percent, all by 2025. “So now we’re really setting out not only to make sure the…
World Ag Expo Gearing Up with Top Product Winners
…aid in the efficiency of harvest, alleviate worker fatigue, and reduce bruising during harvest. As fruit is being picked, pickers place the fruit into the padded bucket, attached to the…
Harvesting Homegrown Christmas Trees
Cathy Isom has taken us through each step of raising Christmas trees. In this program she gives us a few great pointers on how to harvest a Christmas tree. That’s…
Planting Christmas Trees for Yearly Harvest
…started planting your own Christmas tree. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Planting Christmas Trees for Yearly Harvest The first step is picking your Christmas tree variety. Step…
Winter Gardening Chores for Future Bounty
…to be done now so that a bountiful harvest can happen in the months ahead. For example, states in the southwest region of the United States should be on guard…
