…ultimately reduce yields. Hay fields have also flooded. Soggy or flooded fields will delay planting for a number of crops. • Grapes—Vineyards in various grape-growing regions have been flooded. Farmers…
California Preliminary Grape Crush Report
…2015. Average prices for the 2016 crop by type were as follows: red wine grapes, $899.44, up 13.9 percent from 2015; white wine grapes, $594.01, up 9.9 percent from 2015;…
Agri View: Berry Problems
…a lot of thought to. It is little birds. They do more damage to blueberries, blackberries, even grapes than all of the other insects combined. Alright now how do you…
Agri View: Popular Breakfast Food
…that the most popular breakfast food in the world is bacon. Sliced bacon. No, smoked sliced bacon. Not many people know that without the flavor produced by smoke, bacon would…
Insider Shares Political Realities at Record-Breaking Cattle Industry Convention
…Her exposure to the Washington scene brought an insider’s knowledge as keynote speaker at the general session, which was sponsored by Laird Manufacturing. Having grown up in Colorado and Wyoming,…
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
…adjustments,” Carpin said. “We’ve grown grapes for thousands of years, and we do it very well, but growing grapes is a tricky art and science. “You don’t want too much…
6 Things to Know About EPA Review of Pyrethroids
…a cumulative risk assessment considering all of the pyrethroids together, combining exposure from food and water, and from uses in and around homes and on pets. Overall, pyrethroids are much…
Statistics Available for California Crop Year 2015
…and nuts are grown in California. California’s top-10 valued commodities for 2015 are: Milk and Cream— $6.29 billion Almonds — $5.33 billion Grapes — $4.95 billion Cattle and Calves —…
Dicamba Herbicide Lawsuit Cites Endangered Species Concerns
…in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. A Bloomberg report says the groups cite health concerns due to increasing pesticide exposure and the eventual evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds as…
Common Crop Chemical Leaves Bees Susceptible to Deadly Viruses
…wine grapes and tree fruits — to boost the performance of pesticides, makes honey bee larvae significantly more susceptible to a deadly virus, according to researchers at Penn State and…
‘Valley’s Gold’ Gets National Exposure
The Fresno County Farm Bureau (FCFB) got a chance to show people around the nation what its award winning “Valley’s Gold” television show is all about. AgNet West caught up…
Agri View: Fresh Fruit
…I enjoy most of what can be termed common fruit. Apples, bananas, citrus. Even grapes. We are fortunate in this country that fresh fruit has always been available. And at…
License Plate Program Awards Ag Education
…provides funding for activities that enrich the lives of students through exposure to farming and ranching across the state.” Funded projects include school farm tours with the Dairy Council of…
China Banning Poultry Imports Due To HPAI
…seven humans in mainland China have been confirmed as infected in recent weeks, with two of them dying after H7N9 exposure. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….