…Small 1 Roasted Red Pepper Diced Small ½ Cup Grape Tomatoes 5 Each Oyster Mushrooms 1 Jalapeno Seeded and diced Fresh Garlic salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to…
Produce Moving Bots at PMA Tech Symposium
Harvest Automation Co-founder and COO Charles Grinnell showing off their pot-moving robot. Grinnell says the bot can solve labor issues and can be a huge asset to nurseries. Stay with…
Statement by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Final Communique by G-20 Agriculture Ministers
…and growth. “Most important from the U.S. perspective is acknowledging the importance of reducing post-harvest loss and food waste and the positive effect that can have on increasing food security….
Important Sanitation Steps After Shake
…the mummies out of almond trees after harvest is a crucial step for almond growers. Integrated Pest Management Farm Advisor Kris Tollerup says what growers do after shaking the trees…
The California Kitchen: Southwestern Corn Succotash
…Dice 3 Cup Fresh Corn 2 Green Squash Small Dice 1 Yellow Squash Small Dice 1 Cup of Grape Tomatoes cut in half 1 Clove Garlic Minced 1/4 Cup White…
From Over 100,000 to 1: Partners Band Together to Beat the European Grapevine Moth
From the USDA Close up of damage on a grape cluster with European Grapevine Moth (EGVM) webbing and the head of larva emerging. Photo courtesy of the Napa County Agricultural…
Ordinance Brings New Wine Production to Southern California
A recent law change is creating new opportunities for the wine grape industry in Southern California. Ordinance Brings New Wine Production San Diego County Farm Bureau says it has seen…
Agri View: Grape Growth
Everett Griner talks about the Muscadine grape finding favor in the southeast in today’s Agri View. Grape Growth…
The Western View: The Farmer’s Daughter
…crop from planting to harvest, and the following year, followed the family’s soybeans. But through the process, she became aware of how radicals in the organic food movement were using…
Wenger: Get Ready to Engage in an Intense Water Debate
…in my area? Can I hire enough people at the right time to harvest it? If not, can it be harvested mechanically? Does my farm have the quantity and quality…
Nurseries Report Good News on Red Blotch Disease
Updates on red blotch disease in grape vines are slowly coming, mostly because the disease is still new. There is, however, some good news regarding nursery stock. Good News on…
California Prospective Plantings for 2015
…percent from last year. Hay, All – California producers intend to harvest hay from 1.23 million acres, down 11 percent from last year. Nevada hay growers plan to harvest 340…
Major Weed Developing More Resistance
Experts are starting to see a major weed develop resistance to another standard herbicide. Major Weed Developing More Resistance Grape growers in Lodi last month got an update on weed…
USDA Provides $57.9 Million to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases through the 2014 Farm Bill Section 10007
…their ability to survey for grape commodity pests and disease ($489,405), stone fruit pests ($1.07 million) and small fruit and mixed berries ($155,443). Prospective projects were evaluated by teams comprised…