…What’s on the table for the Thanksgiving feast is often a matter of household tradition. In my family, that means turkey with all the fixings! Maybe your traditional Thanksgiving is…
October Egg Production Up 2 Percent
United States egg production totaled 8.44 billion during October 2014, up 2 percent from last year. Production included 7.34 billion table eggs, and 1.10 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.02…
State and Federal Officials to Discuss Drought and Groundwater Management for 2015
…the table in helping to reach manageable solutions.” Invited speakers include: Richard Howitt and Jay Lund, University of California, Davis; Karla Nemeth, California Natural Resources Agency; Gordon Burns, California Environmental…
USDA Announces up to $31 Million to Empower People to Make Healthy Eating Choices
…first line of defense against hunger – helps put food on the table for millions of families experiencing hardship. The program has never been more critical to the fight against…
California Crop Weather
…7 percent complete. Fruit Crops The raisin grape harvest remained active. Rain over the weekend was a concern for growers. Wine and table grape harvests continued. The harvest of apples,…
Olive Oil Quality Standards to be Introduced in California
…time for the upcoming olive harvest season. The standards were recommended by the recently-formed California Olive Oil Commission – brought into existence by olive oil producers in recognition of their…
USDA: 2013 Potato Production Down 6 Percent
…down 3 percent from 2012. Table stock sales totaled 104 million cwt, 12 percent below the previous year. Seed sales of 22.4 million cwt are down 5 percent from 2012….
California Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report
…Cara, and Blood orange groves. For each randomly selected tree, its trunk was measured along with all connected branches. A random number table was then used to select a branch,…
Table Olive Growers Report a ‘Real Bad’ Crop
…than others. Unlike the state’s table olive production, which is concentrated in Tulare, Glenn and Tehama counties, oil olive production is “pretty far flung in the state,” Darragh said, “so…
Weekly Crop Check-In
…the Sacramento Valley and Yuba County. Table grape harvest continued. Harvest continued in early champagne grape vineyards. Apple harvest continued. Later apple varieties were sugaring nicely. Bartlett, Bosc, and Asian…
California Table Olive Probability Survey Report
The 2014 California table olive forecast is 50,000 tons, down 45 percent from last year’s crop of 91,000 tons, according to a survey conducted by the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics…
California Raisin Grape Objective Measurement Report
…in sample vineyards of raisin, table, and wine type varieties. The Raisin Administrative Committee funded the O.M. survey of raisin-type variety grapes from 1985 to 2001, 2005, and from 2007…
CVCB Celebrates San Joaquin Valley Agribusiness With The Valley Grown For You Campaign
…locations WildRose Vineyards(Retail Label: Victor Vineyards) Roadside Red http://www.victorvineyards.com/ BB Vineyards(Retail Label: Woodbridge) Chardonnay/Cabernet Various local grocery stores Armstrong Olives(Retail Label: Trader Joe’s) Colossal Olives Hand Stuffed with Garlic Cloves…
Weekly Crop Update
…continued to thin and tip bunches, train vines, and thin leaves to allow sunlight and airflow. Asian pear fruit increased in size and began to color. Olive and pomegranate fruit…