…time for the upcoming olive harvest season. The standards were recommended by the recently-formed California Olive Oil Commission – brought into existence by olive oil producers in recognition of their…
USDA: 2013 Potato Production Down 6 Percent
…down 3 percent from 2012. Table stock sales totaled 104 million cwt, 12 percent below the previous year. Seed sales of 22.4 million cwt are down 5 percent from 2012….
California Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report
…Cara, and Blood orange groves. For each randomly selected tree, its trunk was measured along with all connected branches. A random number table was then used to select a branch,…
Table Olive Growers Report a ‘Real Bad’ Crop
…than others. Unlike the state’s table olive production, which is concentrated in Tulare, Glenn and Tehama counties, oil olive production is “pretty far flung in the state,” Darragh said, “so…
Weekly Crop Check-In
…the Sacramento Valley and Yuba County. Table grape harvest continued. Harvest continued in early champagne grape vineyards. Apple harvest continued. Later apple varieties were sugaring nicely. Bartlett, Bosc, and Asian…
California Table Olive Probability Survey Report
The 2014 California table olive forecast is 50,000 tons, down 45 percent from last year’s crop of 91,000 tons, according to a survey conducted by the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics…
California Raisin Grape Objective Measurement Report
…in sample vineyards of raisin, table, and wine type varieties. The Raisin Administrative Committee funded the O.M. survey of raisin-type variety grapes from 1985 to 2001, 2005, and from 2007…
CVCB Celebrates San Joaquin Valley Agribusiness With The Valley Grown For You Campaign
…locations WildRose Vineyards(Retail Label: Victor Vineyards) Roadside Red http://www.victorvineyards.com/ BB Vineyards(Retail Label: Woodbridge) Chardonnay/Cabernet Various local grocery stores Armstrong Olives(Retail Label: Trader Joe’s) Colossal Olives Hand Stuffed with Garlic Cloves…
Weekly Crop Update
…continued to thin and tip bunches, train vines, and thin leaves to allow sunlight and airflow. Asian pear fruit increased in size and began to color. Olive and pomegranate fruit…
Time to End Trade Talks with Japan?
…committed earlier to put everything on the table. Grassley says lawmakers are concerned the administration will let Japan off the hook – encouraging other trade partners like Europe to not…
Crop Progress for June 4
…develop; growers were thinning and tipping bunches. Grape growers trained vines and thinned leaves to allow sunlight and airflow. Olive and pomegranate fruit was increasing in size. Apricots, cherries, nectarines,…
USDA Pacific Region Monthly Poultry Report
…table eggs, and 1.04 billion hatching eggs, of which 967 million were broiler-type and 75 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during April 2014 averaged 352 million, up…
USDA Unveils New Addition to My Plate Website
…always more expensive – many low-income people face time and resource challenges when it comes to putting healthy food on the table. USDA believes consumers who visit this new section…
USDA Launches New Resources at ChooseMyPlate.gov to Help Cost-Conscious Consumers Make Healthier Food Choices
…low-income people face time and resource challenges when it comes to putting healthy food on the table,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Promoting nutritious food choices can have a positive…