…percent Apples – $327 million, up 8 percent Lettuce – $277 million, up 6 percent Other top organic crops were strawberries, grapes, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, hay, spinach, and mushrooms. NASS…
Kern County Tops 2016 Ag Production
…home. The most lucrative commodities for Kern County this year are grapes, almonds, citrus, pistachios, and dairy. When combined, these products represent 60 percent of the total value. Pistachios are…
Wineries Hoping for End to Wildfires
…a direct impact on taste and quality. Depending on where grapes are in the ripening cycle, exposure to heavy smoke can pollute the taste in only 30 minutes. The taint…
Wind, Rain Hit Central Valley Vineyards
…quarter of an inch of rain. Raisin grapes in most areas had already been set out to be dried in the field by late-summer heat. Adding moisture at this stage…
California Wine Grape Harvest in High Gear
…the only weather concern for growers this year. The heatwave California experienced caused some wineries to pick at night when temperatures were lower and process the grapes in the morning…
Fall Foods to Forage
…possibilities include Persimmons and prickly pears which are plenty ready in the autumn time. In some areas, wild grapes are an option for snacking or making jelly. Elderberries are also…
2016 Air Monitoring Shows Pesticides Below Health Screening Levels
…the first of its kind in the nation, was created in 2011 to expand DPR’s knowledge of long-term exposure to pesticides. The data from the network helps DPR determine if…
MPI Report: U.S. Agricultural Workforce Being Reshaped
…and needs in agriculture. Read the report here: www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigration-and-farm-labor-unauthorized-h-2a-some. Image credit: (bottom right) Workers pruning wine grapes in a vineyard in Napa Valley, California. Photography ID:44857465/Copyright: Zukovsky / Deposit Photos…
Alumnus Montgomery Returns as New Fresno State Winemaker
…work with growers and grapes from California’s more than 107 recognized wine-growing regions, otherwise known as appellations. Earlier in his career, Montgomery served as an associate winemaker at Cosentino Winery…
Yellow Jackets on the Farm or Garden
…jacket wasps eating grapes Group of yellow jacket wasps eating raspberry fruit during summer Wasps in the nest in the barn yellow jacket – vespula squamosa – yellow jacket’s butt…
KSU Researchers Looking for New Ways to Preserve Bacon
…flavor that customers want. The KSU study will focus on adding natural antioxidants found in smoke and plant extracts that could possibly be the most effective in preventing oxidation in…
Folta: Ben and Jerry’s Report Work of Bad Science
…aren’t) you can eat 44,999 more pints today before you approach meaningful levels of glyphosate exposure. Kevin M. Folta is a Professor and Chairman of the Horticultural Sciences Department at…
Almond Board: Reducing Harvest Dust
…a clean, dry orchard floor. Almonds should be harvested as soon as possible after they have matured to avoid quality loss and to minimize exposure to navel orangeworm and the…
Sacramento County Farm Bureau Celebrates Centennial
…of growers in the area. Ken Oneto, who grows cherries, walnuts, grapes, tomatoes and wheat, Tim Neuharth, a certified organic pear and cherry grower and Jim Vietheer, who raises Angus…