…the same page in the wine industry can be tricky. Allied Grape Growers Vice-President of Operations Jeff Bitter says any group in the state would benefit from promoting California first….
USDA Designates 55 Counties in California as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 55 counties in California as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. Those counties are:…
NOW Traps Allow Longer Monitoring
Researchers are suggesting growers use two traps when monitoring for navel orangeworm. Using the classic egg traps alone has its limitations. NOW Traps Allow Longer Monitoring Pistachio growers are seeing…
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
…sure growers are looking at their wells and their water table to see how they did last year,” he said. When the South Sutter district was formed in 1954, Conant…
UC Studies Outline Costs of Tomato Irrigation Systems
…University of California Cooperative Extension. The studies focus primarily on production costs in the counties of Yolo, Solano, Sacramento and San Joaquin. The two separate studies list estimated production costs…
Western View: Salinas’ own National Steinbeck Center
…Salinas is his birthplace, and the setting of so many of his books. Long before I moved to California I knew the Long Valley, the Monterey peninsula and the central…
Sonoma’s Bold Goal for Wine Grape Growers
…of the Sonoma County Wine Grape Commission Karissa Kruse wanted to get area growers into the movement with a bold idea. Bold Goal for Wine Grape Growers Kruse said they…
63rd Annual Lodi Grape Day
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Today was the 63rd Annual Lodi Grape Day where growers from all over the San Joaquin Valley gathered to hear a variety of issues facing the…
VOC Restrictions on the Horizon
The agriculture industry might see some regulations on volatile organic compound usage this year. VOC Restrictions on the Horizon VOC usage limits haven’t been much of a concern to growers…
Adaptable Big Data Management
…its system to include a user-friendly interface. The other benefit of OnFarm is the fact they only offer data collection software. Founder and CEO Lance Donny says that allows growers…
Learning From Disaster Key to New Year
…Disaster Key to New Year At the 2015 Walnut Show last month, President of the Northern California Water Association David Guy spoke to attendees about the state’s water situation and…
Pollinator Seeds Have Added Benefit
…Benefit Project Apis M offers free ground cover seeds for almond growers. Director of Pollinator Programs Meg Ribotto wants growers to know there are many added benefits to the seeds….
California Ag and the Super Bowl – Real California Milk Commercial
A Real California Milk commercial ran during the 2015 Super Bowl broadcast in five California TV Markets – Bakersfield, Chico, Eureka, Fresno and Sacramento. Each year, the California Milk Advisory…