…requires an extended amount of time, around 4-6 weeks, of full sun exposure to do its job. The process raises soil temperatures and helps break down plant matter, which eventually…
VofV: To Advance Food Safety, Get Out of the Box
…U.S. Food and Drug Administration veteran shares several “out of the box” methods for advancing food safety, preventing outbreaks/contaminations and minimizing the exposure of risk to consumers. This includes ways…
Plants and Fruit Trees at Risk of a Spotted Lanternfly Infestation
…plants and trees, including grapes, apples, walnut, and oak. This pest is a great hitchhiker and can move to new locations on the things people move. We need your help…
New Fungicide Provides Flexible Tool to Help Combat Resistance
As the first and only isopropanol- azole on the market, Cevya fungicide provides growers with more flexibility in disease management programs. Rotation in tree nuts, grapes, stone fruit, and pome…
Reduced Risk FRAC 3 Fungicide Lends Itself to Exportability
Cevya fungicide became the first DeMethylation Inhibitor to receive a Reduced Risk classification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The product can help combat a variety of diseases in grapes,…
Agronomic Minute: New Integrated Program to Help Improve Production
…of trials, achieving positive results in weed and pest control in crops including grapes, apples, and wheat. Walnut growers have also found the program to be helpful in addressing issues…
California Growers Now Have Another Fungicide Tool for The Toolbox
California growers have a new tool from BASF that can help fight diseases in grapes, tree nuts, stone, and pome fruit. BASF Technical Service Representative Dr. Kevin Caffrey said that…
Almond Update: Communication Key to Getting Most Out of Honeybees During Bloom
…if hives are placed in areas with eastern or southern exposure to maximize the amount of sunlight hives are exposed to. “Bees won’t really come out of their hive until…
Cevya Fungicide Combats Disease in Variety of California Crops
…back in November. BASF Technical Service Representative Dr. Kevin Caffrey said Cevya fungicide was “many years in the making.” Growers of tree nuts, grapes, stone fruit, and pome fruit now have another…
Agronomic Minute: Wet Weather Creates Ideal Conditions for Grape Diseases
…we might see some botrytis. Botrytis is a big one for grapes and sometimes you can have spring botrytis, which can cause flower blight during bloom which would affect the…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 01-20-22
…tomato plants, USDA to purchase $30mil in US table grapes this year and learn about trap shutdown when deploying mating disruption. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
USDA Outlines Long-Term Strategy for Addressing Wildfire Crisis
…and natural resources to wildfire. Firesheds, typically about 250,000 acres in size, are mapped to match the scale of community exposure to wildfire. The Forest Service will use this risk-based…
Produce That Can Be Stored in a Root Cellar
…ideal environment for crops like potatoes, winter squashes, and rutabagas, it’s also the perfect place to stash some of your favorite fruits, too. Such as apples, pears, tomatoes, tomatillos, grapes,…
CAWG President John Aguirre to Step Down After 12 Years
…the West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force, a group comprised of industry representatives from California, Oregon and Washington. At the state level, CAWG twice succeeded in reauthorizing grower assessments to…