…now to save tomato seeds and turn them into next year’s harvest. First, pick your tomato variety or varieties. It’s important to use high quality tomatoes. Next cut tomatoes in…
Perdue Applauds President Trump’s Selection for USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety
…and post-harvest environments and on the emergence of antimicrobial drug resistance in animal feeding systems. These efforts have resulted in commercialization of a pre-harvest feed additive that can reduce E….
Building Naming Ceremony Celebrates ‘Father’ of Fresno State Viticulture, Enology
…that his love of the grape growing was shared around the world by his students who helped make the California grape and wine industry an international leader. The event also…
USDA Supports Specialty Crop Industry with Multi-State Initiatives
…pest and plant health project to better understand esca trunk disease in multiple grape-production systems. Awarded $348,991. Indiana State Department of Agriculture and Purdue University will partner on a project…
Celebrating National Raisin Day
…grapes, today we are celebrating National Raisin Day. While sunlight dries most grapes naturally in vineyards, some are mechanically dehydrated. People have been enjoying raisins for as long as grapes…
Natural Garden Pest Protection
…gardens and making sure we are the ones that eat and enjoy our harvest, and not the critters, sometimes we have to play a little defense. One of the best…
Harvest Begins as Extent of Blueberry Damage Remains Unknown
…Volumes have increased significantly over the past ten years with growers producing approximately 61 million pounds last year. Harvest is officially underway as the industry continues to assess what kind…
Record Attendance at Post-Harvest Pest Control Conference
…nature of some of the department’s work. The event also provided updates on “post-harvest trade issues, post-harvest fungicides, which is a very important part of post-harvest handling of citrus since…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 04-20-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Reports from blueberry harvest show some damage from the February freezing temperatures and the Almond Board…
California Grape Acreage Report, 2017 Summary
California’s 2017 grape acreage totaled 880,000 acres. Of the total grape acreage, 829,000 were bearing while 51,000 were non-bearing. The wine-type grape acreage is estimated at 599,000 acres. Of the…
Farm bill discussions will affect all Californians
…state struggle to hire enough people to harvest crops, CFBF will seek increased research into technology to mechanize farming tasks. Johansson “Agricultural innovation benefits not only farmers and their employees,…
Nat DiBuduo Retiring After Decades of Leading AGG
The announcement of Nat DiBuduo retiring came at the Allied Grape Growers (AGG) April Grower District Meetings. DiBuduo has served as President and CEO of the association for nearly 20…
USDA Decides on California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…April 17 meeting will be taking place at the Stanislaus County Harvest Hall, and there will also be a meeting on Wednesday, April 18 at the Tulare Agri-Center. About…
Cargill Installs Controlled Atmosphere “Stunning” System in Canada Operation
…ways to harvest animals. However, Cargill says more and more consumers are in favor of CAS systems in poultry facilities. Cargill first began using a controlled atmosphere system at a…