Avocado imports from Mexico have once again resumed according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Shipments of avocados from Michoacán, Mexico had been suspended after an…
US Reportedly Stopping Shipments of Avocados from Mexico
Mexico claims the US is stopping shipments of avocados from some regions due to concerns about violence in the areas. According to a report by Reuters, a US official was…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 12-29-21
…vernal pools, the successful year for Hass avocados, and a few pieces of legislation impacting animal agriculture. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more….
Ventura County Women In Ag
…by lemons, nursery stock avocados and raspberries. To view the Ventura County Crop and Livestock report visit www.ventura.org/agricultural-commissioner/crop-reports/ Listen to the full radio report below. Ventura County Women In Ag…
San Luis Obispo Weathers 2020 With Solid Production
…to speak with pride about how successful San Luis Obispo County was. The top ten commodities were strawberries at number one, followed by winegrapes, avocados, cattle and calves, vegetable transplants,…
First Commercial Find of Black Fig Fly Puts Grower’s Season on Hold
…Sayer explained. “Fortunately, it looks like we’ve got a hold on figs, but figs only. So, we can continue with lemons and avocados.” Petty Ranch is home to only one…
Health Bite: Eating Healthy on a Budget
…like asparagus, apples, or broccoli, I try to buy organic, but I don’t really bother with avocados, bananas, and other produce you peel the skin off anyway before eating. Look…
NIFA Invests Nearly $9 Million in Plant Breeding Research
…varieties suitable for mechanical harvesting. Additionally, UC Riverside was awarded funding for a project linking genomics and phenomics to improve horticultural traits in avocados. Listen to the radio report below….
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 05-25-21
A recent market report shows demand for avocados is supporting increasing import numbers of the fruit and prices look good through the summer. Brian German has details on a fascinating…
How You Can Grow an Avocado Tree from the Pit
…avocados, to find out the best way to grow them from seed. I’ll be direct sowing some in soil and also using the toothpick and water method of propagating them….
Agriculture Facing More Transportation Issues with Trucking Challenges
…and Vegetable Truck Rate Report for May 4 takes into account various types of cruciferous vegetables, carrots, strawberries, citrus fruit, avocados, celery, and multiple types of lettuce. All five regions…
Concerns Over Mexico’s Trade Policies Heightened
…Mexican avocados if the ruling does not provide open access. Mexican avocados had been granted access to the U.S. market in a previous trade arrangement, in exchange for U.S. potatoes…
California Avocado Commission Approved in Unusual Vote
…California Avocado Commission faced its last statewide grower referendum to approve the entity, an amendment was also passed that growers who produced less than 10,000 pounds of avocados didn’t have…
California Avocado Marketing Ramping Up with COVID Impacts Remaining
…marketing from last year. “As we move into April, we’ll be going out with the continuation of our 2020 campaign which was ‘The best avoCAdos have CA in them‘,” she…