…a chance to meet with dozens of buyers from multiple areas in Mexico and get feedback on products. CITD said California suppliers of tree fruit, vegetables, avocados, grapes, citrus, bulk…
The Western View: September is California Wine Month
…the Spanish invasion of California, and their first missions along the coast. Junipero Serra planted the first grapes in the state at the mission he founded in San Diego. Eventually…
Industry Sees What Damage Stink Bug Can Do
…With few natural predators and a wide host range – including apples, pears, cherries, corn, tomatoes, grapes and a variety of landscape trees – the population eventually moved into agricultural…
DPR/CDFA Announce Team for Chlorpyrifos Alternatives
…and the Work Group, visit our website. Quick facts about Chlorpyrifos Chlorpyrifos is used to control pests on a variety of crops, including alfalfa, almonds, citrus, cotton, grapes and walnuts. It…
Opportunities for U.S. Agricultural Exports in Canada
…billion of fresh fruit from the United States in 2018. Strawberries ($293 million), grapes ($184 million), apples ($151 million), oranges ($122 million), cherries ($114 million), and raspberries/blackberries ($105 million) accounted…
Grape Assessment Increase, and Decrease
…Grape Acreage reports for the 2019 marketing season (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020), has been established at twelve cents ($0.12) per ton on all grapes received in California…
USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers
…be made to producers of almonds, cranberries, cultivated ginseng, fresh grapes, fresh sweet cherries, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pistachios, and walnuts. Each specialty crop will receive a payment based on…
California Groups Receive Nearly One-Third of Latest ATP Payments
…Statistical Overview 2017-2018. Several other major California crops will be receiving assistance through the latest round of funding, including grapes, strawberries, and cherries. The California Prune Board, the California Table…
Gallo Deal Uncertainty Delaying Grape Purchases
The sale between two major winemakers is keeping some grapes from being purchased. The $1.7 billion deal in which E&J Gallo Winery would buy 34 wine and spirit labels from Constellation Brands remains…
Grow Drought Tolerant Edible Plants
…water off of them as the fruits will physically burst from overhydration. Grapes. They need a little irrigation when starting off, but once those roots dig deep into the soil,…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Disaster and Trade-Related Assistance
…rice, triticale, upland cotton, and wheat. 2019 MFP-eligible specialty crops: tree nuts, fresh sweet cherries, cranberries, and fresh grapes. 3. My fields never dried out enough to get any crop in, do I…
California Wine Industry Reacts to Two Bill Passages
…came after some wineries declined already contracted yields from growers, claiming excessive smoke from wildfires affected the taste of their grapes and voided the contracts. Listen to the story. California…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 05-31-19
…really good places to grow grapes, but it’s not feasible. Also, the NASS released the state and county summaries from the 2017 census data and there are a few highlights…
Pierce’s Disease and GWSS: A Deadly Combo for Grapes
Pierce’s Disease and the insect that spreads it, the glassy-winged sharpshooter, are nothing new to California and it keeps grapes from being grown in prime areas of the state. “What…