The growing popularity of sweet potatoes is one reason why California sweet potato farmers are planning to increase production this year. Most of California’s sweet potatoes are grown in Merced…
CDFA Announces Answer To Milk Price Hearing
…and 4b prices by a cumulative total of about $0.25 per hundred weight – and only for the period of Feb. 1 to May 31, of this year. Some California…
Weather Hurts Vegetable Crops
…Report It’s called the Nation’s salad bowl, and with good reason. About 95 percent of the Nation’s winter vegetables are grown in California – specifically Imperial County- and nearby Yuma…
First Signs of Nectarine Crop Popping Up
…a web video, how the new crop is taking hold and reminding growers about starting bloom treatments soon which help to increase the fruit size.California growers produce most of the…
Strawberry Growers Fight Weather
Strawberry growers in Southern California are fighting the frost, but that’s not their only concern. Our recent bout with freezing temperatures caused some damage to strawberries in Oxnard and Santa…
New Website Helps With Pest Management
…anywhere, since all you need is a computer or smart phone. You’ll find answers to crop pest problems on the University of California Integrated pest management Program website. For example,…
Pistachio Shipment Reports Have Good News
…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…
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…