…That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Gardeners Preserving with a Pressure Canner If you’re as diligent about preserving your harvest as you are about growing it, you know…
Participation Encouraged for the 2019 Labor Survey
…harvest jobs despite improved recruiting efforts, increased wages and increasing benefits. An interesting figure from the 2017 survey showed that less than three percent of respondents reported using use H-2A…
How to Harvest Your Chamomile Plant
In the third and final part of her series, Cathy Isom tells you how to harvest your chamomile plant. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. How to Harvest…
Challenging Years Ahead for Wine Industry?
…and grape and bulk prices will noticeably drop in California this year. Read the full report for 2019. Listen to the story. Challenging Years Ahead for Wine Industry? About the…
Narrowing Down Potential Vectors for Grapevine Red Blotch
…and grapevine red blotch. Grape leafroll viruses have been closely studied for about 40 years through research conducted in a variety of areas including Australia, New Zealand, Europe, South Africa,…
Plant a Garden Specifically for Canning
…Canning is a great way to preserve an abundant harvest, as well as being a time and money saver. Canning will help you save produce before it spoils so you…
Navigating the H-2A Guest Worker Program
…whether they will have the workers necessary at harvest,” said Boehm. The program has been a success within the state and Boehm encourages other state Farm Bureaus who wish to…
Producing Grapes on Marginal Land Research
A Central Valley grape meeting showed continued work on finding new land that is suitable for grape production. The 2019 San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium took place in Easton. UC…
Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Flaring Up Again in California
Harrisina metallica The western grapeleaf skeletonizer A familiar foe to grape producers is back on the radar as a few reports of grapeleaf skeletonizer are coming out of the Central Coast. The western grapeleaf skeletonizer…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 01-03-19
…why it’s crucial for the industry. You’ll hear a report on low temperatures through the Central Valley benefiting the citrus industry, the table grape industry is feeling secondary impacts from…
Table Grape Industry Feeling Secondary Impacts of Tariffs
…with a significant harvest of table grapes have left the U.S. with a substantial amount still left in the domestic market. That has caused an issue for Chile, who traditionally…
Celebrating New Year’s The “Right” Way?
…midnight. Another Atlas Obscura comment came from Spain. At midnight, when the clock chimes, everyone in Spain has a grape with every bell strike. The TV networks show the clock tower…
Celebrating National Pumpkin Pie Day
…Pumpkin Pie Day! This traditional dessert is often eaten during the fall and winter months and invited to Thanksgiving and Christmas tables. The pumpkin itself is a symbol of harvest….
Almond Update: Almond Orchard 2025 Goals
…of environmentally friendly pest management tools by 25%, achieve zero waste by putting everything produced in the orchard to optimal use, and reduce dust during harvest by 50%. Almond Board of California’s…