…wine production. Central Valley vineyard, Sanger, California Photo by Len Wilcox But it hasn’t been easy. the California Wine Industry has had its ups and downs. It all began with…
Central Valley Dairy Biogas Facility to be Largest in U.S.
A new dairy biogas facility in Pixley is the first of its kind in California and is expected to become the largest dairy biogas operation in the country by the…
How the Value of the US Dollar Affects Trade Opportunities
…making it really difficult for any export products out of the Central Valley,” said Beck. Listen to the report below. How the Value of the US Dollar Affects Trade Opportunities…
Research Finds One-Third of Food Grown Goes Unharvested
…fields, but the research suggested that those estimates can be far too conservative. Data collected on more than 100 farms in northern and central California showed that in-field food waste…
Prune Harvest Around The Corner, Considerations from UCCE
…growers to be prepared. AUGUST Start anticipating harvest timing. The UC prune harvest prediction model anticipates harvest in the Sacramento Valley starting roughly in the third full week of August (18th –…
CAL/OSHA Top Citation for 2017-18 in Ag Industry
Agriculture Workers Picking Lettuce in Salinas valley California Every year California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (CAL/OSHA) releases a report with details of the top-cited violations across several industries for…
Gene Editing in Organic Production?
…Cornucopia Institute. Opponents of Ibach’s statements believe that the current organic standards prohibiting the use of genetic engineering (GE) and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are central pillars of the overall…
Almond Matters: Working Toward Better Dust Control
…$33 roughly an acre for a span of three years,” Bayer noted. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District also recently started a program of its own to promote…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 07-30-19
…including latin America and Southeast Asia and another Voices of the Valley episode with an organic farmer from Australia. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features…
Multiple Funding Sources Focused on Addressing Nutria Population
…Control Act of 2003 to direct $7 million in funding to be used for California’s nutria eradication program. The bill was co-sponsored by three other Central Valley representatives, Jim Costa,…
Prune Market Presents Challenges for Growers This Year
…markets have played a central role in what packers are looking for this year. “It appears that if growers have a lot of small, medium sized fruit, they’re not going…
Wine Origins Alliance Shifts Focus to Include Tariff Barriers
…County Vintners, Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, and Napa Valley Vintners (NVV). As trade markets have become somewhat turbulent for wine in recent years, WOA has broadened its scope of…
NVV Further Sustainability Efforts with Porto Protocol Commitment
Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) has become the first North American wine trade association to join the effort of the Porto Protocol. Established by Adrian Bridge of Taylor’s Port, the Porto…
CAWG Foundation Awards Student Scholarships
…California wine industry leader who helped establish the Central Coast as a leading winegrape growing region. The scholarship invests in the future of Central Coast students who plan to study…