…exposure very seriously, the public needs to know the proven truth, and that is not presented clearly in the report. Report on Pesticide Use Response From Agriculture To view the…
Change in Policy on Fumigant Puts Farmers in Bind
…The amount of Telone allowed to be used annually is based on potential exposure averaged over a 70-year span. DPR had allowed more to be used when requested, with the…
2013 Record Year for California Grape Crush
…from 2012. Average prices for the 2013 crop by type were as follows: red wine grapes, $851.12, down 4 percent from 2012; white wine grapes, $622.86, down less than 1…
AgNeTVideo: Rabobank on California Grape Forecast
Karen Halliburton Barber, assistant vice president and senior analyst – produce for Rabobank’s food & agribusiness research and advisory group, discusses the newly-released report on grapes….
USDA Grant for Pollinator Health, CA Left Out
…the effects of pesticide exposure and the interactions between each of these factors. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) supports bee research efforts in Land Grant Universities. The…
California Table Grape Update
…grapes exported and October through December is typically when the largest volumes of California grapes of all three colors (green, red and black) are in retail stores in foreign markets….
California Crop Update
…rake and bale under good drying conditions. Looking at fruit: Growers are drying raisin grapes on the vine and on trays; grapes that have finished drying are rolled and collected…
Juice Grape Harvest
Mechanical grape harvesting of juice grapes is underway in the Central Valley. Some growers are reporting reduced brix content, probably due to the long hot spell with no sustained breaks…
Citrus Industry E-news: Pesticide Exposure to Bees; Canker Management
This week’s issue of the Citrus Industry E-news Exclusive from Florida includes a preview of an upcoming meeting between citrus growers and beekeepers as well as an update on canker…
California Agriculture Hits New Record
…three of the major nut crops – almond, walnuts, and pistachios – blew past the billion-dollar threshold. Meanwhile, the value of grapes edged higher than that of almonds in 2012,…
Research into Methyl Bromide Alternatives
…Management Program for Integrated Methyl Bromide Alternatives. It includes production crops like grapes, strawberries and tree nuts as well as nursery crops. In strawberries, the main use of methyl bromide…
California Headlines: Gill’s Mealybug, California Grape Record, Honey Production
…heading to another orchard. Mark another record for California table grapes. For the month of August, more than 28 million boxes of California table grapes had been shipped and that’s…
California Agriculture Headlines
…about a 26 percent increase over last year, with production of 2.4 million tons of raisin grapes. It comes after several years of declining numbers, as growers are planting fewer…
Marijuana and California Agriculture: Part Two
…said as his workers were picking grapes, people from the drug operation would often be spotted running through his vineyards. It’s a series situation, because often those people with large…