…healthy foods. Secretary Vilsack made the announcement while in Virginia, where M. James Faison, a farmer and business owner of Milton’s Local Harvest, was awarded a Local Food Promotion Program…
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,…
What’s Plantable?
…chance to share a little bit of the thrill that farmers get every time they bring a crop to harvest. CANGC developed the Plantable app with the help of a…
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…
Almond Board: Importance of Harvest Sampling
In today’s Almond Update, Bob Curtis, Almond Board Associate Director of Agricultural Affairs, tells us about the importance of harvest sampling. Curtis says it’s important to get a representative sample,…
Almond Board: Tips During Fall Rains
…do in all harvest stages when the rains come. Niederholzer says the worst thing you can do is to pick up wet almonds and add them to your pile, but…
Weather Changing Almond Harvest Practices
Water concerns are exaggerated for almond growers who are finishing up harvest and need to get vital water back on their trees. Weather Changing Almond Harvest Practices University of California…
Blueberry Reports Show Big Drought Impact
Reports on how crops are looking keep trickling in as harvest season moves along and Blueberries look significantly down due to the drought. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has more. Blueberry…
California Walnut Objective Measurement Report
…is excellent with low disease and insect pressures. Overall, the 2014 crop is developing faster than last year and harvest is expected to start early. The 2014 Walnut O.M. Survey…
Apples Industry Looking Ahead
Apple harvest has kicked off in California and experts say they are already focused on next year. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman tells you why. Apples Industry Looking Ahead The California…
Almond Reports Look Light Due to Drought
We are just about a month into harvest and this year’s almond crop is looking a little light early on. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the story. Almond Reports Look…
Almond Harvest Expectations
In Specialty Crop news, it’s harvest season for many commodities in California and some are worried about the affect the drought has had on this crop. Several commodity experts believe…
2014 California Processing Tomato Report
…Service. The current forecasted production is 17.6 percent above the 2013 crop, but unchanged from the May forecast. Harvest started the last week of June in the Southern growing areas…
Table Olive Growers Report a ‘Real Bad’ Crop
…him with a total of 1 to 2 tons spread throughout his 30 acres. That’s compared to 4-and-a-half tons per acre last year. “There’s no way that I can harvest,”…