…hatch into maggots and tunnel through the flesh of the fruit, making it unfit for consumption. While fruit flies and other pests that threaten California’s crops and natural environment are…
Report Cites Big Health Benefits
…at Texas A&M University. The studies on the health benefits of stone fruit have been funded by California Tree Fruit Agreement, California Plum Board, California Grape and Tree Fruit League…
Walnut Twig Beetle Trapping Guidelines
Source: University of California The University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program has just published trapping guidelines for the detection of the walnut twig beetle. This tiny beetle, only…
AF36 Approved for Pistachios
AF36 is a strain of fungus/mold that does not produce toxic aflatoxin, and has been approved by the EPA and California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to be applied to…
Raisin Shipments UP
Source: Raisin Administration Committee The May 2012 shipment report of California Natural (sun-dried) Seedless (NS) Raisins shows that domestic shipments (including Canada) were 14,592 packed tons, compared to 13,036 tons…
2012 Farm Bill: Farmers Pursue Air Quality Pgm
…California, Arizona, Texas and other states benefit from the Air Quality Initiative in the 2008 Farm Bill. In California alone, more than 1,100 farmers and ranchers partnered with the U.S….
Western Ag Processors Meeting Set
…$50 off the IPM Class Registration! This seminar qualifies for 8 hours of Continuing Education Units with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. On Friday, June 29th the 3rd Annual…
Update Your Heat Illness Prevention Program
News story provided by California Grape and Tree Fruit League, Fresno. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) revised the heat illness prevention standard §3395 to include new…
USDA Provides Funding
News story provided by California Grape and Tree Fruit League, Fresno. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will support 321 projects in all…
Calls For Scientific Scrutiny, Regulatory Enforcement, Fees Made at Nitrate Study Workshop
News story provided by California Grape and Tree Fruit League, Fresno. On May 23, the State Water Resources Control Board held a public workshop on the UC Davis Report on…
High Profile Ag Labor Bills Pass Committee
…the egregious changes AB 2346 would unnecessarily make to California’s heat-illness prevention standard. The other bill in the Appropriations Committee was AB 1544 that establishes the California Agricultural Jobs and…