Water concerns are exaggerated for almond growers who are finishing up harvest and need to get vital water back on their trees. Weather Changing Almond Harvest Practices University of California…
Blueberry Reports Show Big Drought Impact
Reports on how crops are looking keep trickling in as harvest season moves along and Blueberries look significantly down due to the drought. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has more. Blueberry…
California Walnut Objective Measurement Report
…is excellent with low disease and insect pressures. Overall, the 2014 crop is developing faster than last year and harvest is expected to start early. The 2014 Walnut O.M. Survey…
Apples Industry Looking Ahead
Apple harvest has kicked off in California and experts say they are already focused on next year. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman tells you why. Apples Industry Looking Ahead The California…
Almond Reports Look Light Due to Drought
We are just about a month into harvest and this year’s almond crop is looking a little light early on. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the story. Almond Reports Look…
Almond Harvest Expectations
In Specialty Crop news, it’s harvest season for many commodities in California and some are worried about the affect the drought has had on this crop. Several commodity experts believe…
2014 California Processing Tomato Report
…Service. The current forecasted production is 17.6 percent above the 2013 crop, but unchanged from the May forecast. Harvest started the last week of June in the Southern growing areas…
Table Olive Growers Report a ‘Real Bad’ Crop
…him with a total of 1 to 2 tons spread throughout his 30 acres. That’s compared to 4-and-a-half tons per acre last year. “There’s no way that I can harvest,”…
Water and the California Farmer – Don Cameron
…His wine grape vineyards stretch for 1,300 acres, so maximizing water is a top priority. Cameron has used drip irrigation on these vineyards since 1982, a time when drip was…
Pros and Cons of Early Harvest
…crop harvesting. Weather Keeping Crop From Rain First Crop of Drought Grape Harvesting Weeks Early Perfect Spring Temperatures Grapes are being harvested across the county about 10 to 14 days…
Winegrapes: New Acreage Helps Offset Drought Impacts
…increased acreage. Winegrape harvest has started throughout California, primarily for early varieties of white grapes that are destined to become sparkling wines. Government estimates issued last week placed California winegrape…
Weekly Crop Check-In
…the Sacramento Valley and Yuba County. Table grape harvest continued. Harvest continued in early champagne grape vineyards. Apple harvest continued. Later apple varieties were sugaring nicely. Bartlett, Bosc, and Asian…
California Table Olive Probability Survey Report
…Other varieties are expected to total 1,500 tons. The California table olive crop is down due to a variety of setbacks after last year’s harvest, including a hard freeze in…
California Raisin Grape Objective Measurement Report
…funding for the 2014 Raisin O.M. Survey. SURVEY HISTORY The collection of objective measurement data on the California grape crop began in 1956. Grape bunches were counted, measured, and weighed…