The brown marmorated stink bug could be a huge problem for fruit growers in California and especially bad for a few specific crops like wine grapes. We now know that…
Walnuts and Calories
…a food ingredient particularly in salad dressings. It has a low smoke point, which limits its use for frying. Walnut is the main ingredient of Fesenjan, a khoresh (stew) in…
Pistachio Production Lowest Since 2008
…and lack of fog meant pistachio trees didn’t gain the required 800 hours of exposure to temperatures colder than 45 degrees, needed to help set the crop. “The last bad…
The Western View: Thanksgiving and Pets
…are toxic to dogs. We’ve all heard about chocolate, and yes it’s toxic, but so are grapes, and therefore, raisins; and the alliums – onions, garlic, leeks, and scallions –…
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…six years. For other fresh fruits, tariffs are as high as 17 percent. They will be immediately eliminated for many products, including grapes, avocados, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, cranberries, kiwifruit, watermelon,…
Latino Farmers Conference Offers Templates for Success, Exceeds Expectations
…rainbow of conventional and organic products from carrots to strawberries to grapes.” Keynote Speaker Vanessa Robledo is a fourth-generation grape farmer who is now a partner of Black Coyote Wines…
Proposal to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Food Residue Tolerances
…not appear to be risks from exposure to chlorpyrifos from food, but, when that exposure is combined with estimated exposure from drinking water in certain watersheds, EPA cannot conclude that…
Science Does Not Support International Agency Opinion on Red Meat and Cancer
…lean meats like beef, maintain a healthy weight, be physically active and, please don’t smoke,” says McNeill. While IARC represents a select group of opinions, it doesn’t always represent consensus…
BASF at 2015 CAPCA Conference
…customers’ needs, our technologies aim to ensure that crops grow healthier, stronger and more resistant to stress factors, such as heat or drought. Kate Walker on grapes, strawberries, and vegetables…
CDFA Recall on Central Valley Raw Milk
…after exposure to campylobacter and lasts about a week. The illness is usually mild and some people with campylobacteriosis have no symptoms at all. However, in some persons with compromised…
Forces Combine to Shorten Pistachio Crop
…found. In addition, the warm winter and lack of fog meant pistachio trees didn’t gain the required 800 hours of exposure to temperatures colder than 45 degrees, needed to help…
Using Wastewater to Irrigate Grapevines
A 2-year project has been looking at putting some facts to the possibility of using wastewater to irrigate grapes on vineyards. Using Wastewater to Irrigate Grapes A UC Davis project…
Opinion: You Know You’re At a California Fair When…
…in one place, some just miles from where they were grown. Grapes, walnuts, citrus, wheat, gourds, apples…the list is many. According to the Encyclopedia of Chicago, “The American county fair…
Winter Flooding Project To Test Almonds
…Davis research is looking at flooding certain crops during winter months to help capture more storm water runoff. The project is currently testing alfalfa and grapes and has seen positive…