How is Climate Change Affecting Agriculture?

DanEnvironment

…evolution of local climate conditions and the acreage of 12 major crops grown in Yolo County. The crops included processing tomatoes, rice, alfalfa, wheat, corn, prunes, grapes, walnuts, almonds, safflower,…

Getting Garden Ready

DanFeatures, This Land of Ours

…Plant potatoes as soon as the grass begins to green up. If you live north of the Mason Dixon line plant grapes as soon as the soil is workable. Southern…

Drought Beer

DanDrought, Features, This Land of Ours

…major influence on grapes, the main ingredient in wine—not to mention a winery’s bottom line. But what region would you consider “beer country”? And how do climate extremes affect some…

National Drink Wine Day

DanFeatures, General, This Land of Ours, Wine

…consumed fermented grapes and became intoxicated, which is probably how wine was first created. Eventually, people began experimenting with the fermentation process. The methods for making wine spread from the…

TPP Report on Impacts to Agriculture

Taylor HillmanGeneral

…over $63 billion worth of agricultural exports head to TPP countries. This includes beef to Japan, grapes to Malaysia, and poultry to Vietnam. Because every dollar of agricultural exports stimulates…

California Winegrape Crush Down from 2014

Taylor HillmanGeneral, Wine

…the shorter California crop was widely recognized at harvest. The exact winegrape tons reported as crushed in California in 2015 was 3,699,242. Despite the “smaller” crop, the amount of winegrapes…

Analysts Outline Changing Situation in Wine Business

Taylor HillmanWine

…example, ranges from $35-45 for Napa Valley grapes, $25-30 for Sonoma, $15-17 for North Coast, $18-20 for Central Coast and $7-8 for San Joaquin Valley. In his presentation, Fredrikson described…