…on to the good year growers had last season. He adds that the future is looking profitable right now too. California produces more than 98 percent of the nation’s pistachios….
Producers Learn About Exporting
Some Central California growers, wineries, and other food producers learned about exporting at a recent workshop. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Some Central California…
AgNeTVideo: Expo Opportunity for Grower and Producer
The Fresno Food Expo is growing fast, and offers opportunities for Central California growers, wineries, and other food producers. Sabrina Hill has this video report. For more on the Fresno…
Fighting Vine Mealybug in Grapes
California grape growers are on the lookout for a dangerous pest. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Walt Bently is an entomologist with the UC Cooperative…
Pear Growers Hope for Good Weather
California pear growers are hoping that Mother Nature is kinder to them this upcoming season. There’s not much you can do about the weather. But if you’re a pear grower…
Citrus Watch: Damage Reports Increase
Early damage reports are coming in for the state’s citrus industry. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Some early damage reports are showing as much as…
Almond Prices Expected to Climb
…message for growers. The entire U-S almond crop is grown here in California…which generates about four billion dollars. And California almonds make up 80-percent of the entire world almond production….
Avocado Sales Increasing
…pounds of avocados each year. That’s according to the latest report by the US Agriculture Department. That’s about double from ten years ago. California produces about 90 percent of the…
Citrus Watch: Fight Against Freeze Continues
Citrus farmers around California may finally get a decent night’s sleep after spending the last few nights protecting their crops from a cold wave. Gary Crawford reports. Click to Open…
CA Cattle Ranch Nominated for Award
A California cattle ranch will find out next month if it is named the national winner of the Environmental Stewardship Award Program. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download…
College Ag Enrollment Growing
More college students are seeing a future in agriculture, and a new Central California college campus opens up next week to offer more ag classes. Sabrina Hill has more. Click…
CA Rice Industry Helps Wildlife
California’s rice industry generates more than a billion dollars every year. But the rice crop is benefiting nature in a very big way as well. California’s rice industry not only…
Challenges for Poultry Producers
…Poultry Magazine says besides the usual economic and individual financial concerns, the poultry industry will face increasing public health, environment, and animal welfare issues. Just last year, California poultry producer…
Siskiyou Co. Farm Bureau Wins Lawsuit
A courtroom win for a Northern California farm bureau. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report A Siskiyou County judge has ruled in favor of the…