…fire season to go. But not only do we have lots of fires, we have fewer people to fight them. Cal Fire uses paid volunteers from the prisons to help…
Fill Your Garden with These Native Plants This Fall
…perennials that will bloom late in the season and will keep going even after the first frost hits. Make sure to plant them right now for your fall garden. And,…
Smoke Exposure Testing Limitations Could Be Devastating for Winegrapes
Another fire season in California has resulted in another series of challenges for winegrape growers as it relates to smoke exposure. Over a million acres have been burned in recent…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 09-08-20
…the San Joaquin Valley, the heatwave hurting late-season pumpkin growth, and why the ag industry should keep an eye on AB 1788. Tune in to the show for these news…
Week in Review: Table Grapes Doing Well and Heatwave Helps Watermelons
The California table grape season appears to be going strong with a positive outlook for the months ahead. The recent heatwave provided some beneficial growing conditions for watermelons. Corn silage…
California Crop Production to Be Impacted by Warming Temperatures
…“Their growing season can actually extend as the fall and spring season are bridged together by the winter,” Marklein noted. “So, it can be grown from the fall through the…
California Table Grapes: ‘The Season is Going Well’
…last two. The last two seasons for table grapes have been really, really rough, but this season seems to be going better.” Demand for California table grapes is reportedly strong…
Producers Optimistic for Pumpkin Demand Heading into Fall
As October quickly approaches, there is some enthusiasm for the coming pumpkin season. Industry members have a positive outlook that despite challenges created by COVID-19, pumpkin demand will remain strong…
Week in Review: Producers Pushing Through Fire Challenges and Olive Industry Troubles
…season following two years of hardships. The Almond Board of California is helping producers with harvest resources as the season approaches. Subscribe to the newsletter to receive all of the…
Recent Heatwave Had Mixed Impact on Cucurbit Production
…watermelon harvest to finish out the season,” said Van Groningen. PUMPKIN CROP TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY As not all cucurbit production is the same, the hot weather created some issues…
Colorful Container Gardening Ideas for Your Fall Garden
…from Pixabay This is the time of year when flowers are fleeting, but you can keep the show going all season long by choosing fall container plants with different foliage…
California Olive Growers: ‘Three Strikes and You’re Out’
…we go back into an off-year in our alternate bearing cycle, we got hit during the bloom season with some high temperatures and winds that really damaged our ability to…
The Western View: Why is the West Burning – Again?
Once again, the West is burning. Once again, forestry experts tell us that taking the cows and sheep out of the forest has made the summer fire season unbelievably worse….
Pandemic Safety Measures Helped Prepare Operations for Fire Season
Some of the pandemic safety measures that have been adopted over the course of the past five months have helped prepare some agricultural operations for the current fire season. The…