…grocery store and jobs in our Valley communities. We still have more work to do to ensure the 2013 Farm Bill works for all Americans, including revisiting cuts to the…
AgNeTVideo: Trefethen Solar Project
In another big step toward complete sustainability, a Napa Valley winery has gone 100 percent solar. Trefethen Family Vineyards was already known for it’s environmentally- friendly practices, like using biodiesel…
Using Solar Energy to Power Winery
In another big step toward complete sustainability, a Napa Valley winery has gone 100 percent solar. Sabrina Hill has the story. Click to open or download audio report. Trefethen Family…
Napa Wine Event Promotes Agriculture
Residents in the Napa Valley area learned a bit about winemaking, and a lot about agriculture at the Afternoon in the Vineyards event. Sabrina Hill has the story. Click to…
AgNeTVideo: Napa’s Afternoon in the Vineyards
John Ruel talks about the “Afternoon in the Vineyards” event by Napa Valley Grapegrowers and Napa Vintners. John Ruel is the President of Napa Valley Grapegrowers and Director of Viticulture…
Using Heat to Fight Pests
…cool new thing when it comes to pest control. Grapegrowers in Napa Valley learned last week about how specialized heat technology can keep some invasive pests out of the vineyards….
AgNeTVideo: Heat Technology to Control Pests
Marty Fischer was one of the demonstrators at the Napa Valley Oakville Station Field Day. Fischer is with AgroThermal Systems. He demonstrated the Thermoblast machine, a system that uses heat…
AgNeTVideo: Napa Valley Grapegrowers Field Day
Robyn Bishop of Napa Grapegrowers talks about the Oakville Station Field Day. For more, click here….
Napa Grapegrowers Field Day
…Napa Valley Oakville Station Field Day. Click to open or download audio report. Grapegrowers in the Napa Valley area learned about new technology and equipment at the annual Oakville Station…
CA Snowpack Very Low, Dry Year Ahead
…the state. The federal water project says the Lake Shasta reservoir looks better. That reservoir, which mainly helps provide water to growers in Central California, is at nearly 85 percent….
Agreement in CFBF Lawsuit against Caltrans
…concern about how the project would impact farmland in the Little Lake Valley. The fear was the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would destroy too much farmland during the project,…
Weather Causing Problems in Other Areas
Spring has sprung in most of California, with the central parts of the state even hitting 90 degrees. But that’s not the case for other parts of the nation, and…
Tulare Water Rules Workshop This Week
…ruling is not expected until this summer, and the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board has decided to keep the workshop scheduled as planned. It will be held during…
United Fresh Nominations for Board Officers
…the Produce for Better Health Foundation, recently completed his term as a member of the Board of Directors of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Philadelphia and the Susquehanna Valley, and served…