Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes reports on cover cropping in table grapes, federal efforts to ensure Federal Seed…
2023 Grape Crush Report Shows Increase in Tonnage and Average Prices
…decreased by 54 percent to 48,910 tons. Table grape varieties decreased by 1.1 percent to 165,889 tons. The report also indicates that 11.4 percent of the total crush was for…
New Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Within EPA Announced
…table for many years to come,” EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan said in a press release. COURTESY: N.C. Department of Environmental Quality The office will collaborate with existing agriculture policy…
California Grape Crush Shows Modest Increase in 2023
…wine varieties led the crush, comprising 1,959,024 tons, while white wine varieties followed closely behind at 1,709,270 tons, showing a notable increase of 15.3 percent from the previous year. However,…
California Chill Report: Fresno County Farmer Sees Yield Boost with Dormex
…success in his table grapes, Watson applied it to 6th leaf pistachios two years ago, mixing it at a full rate and spraying at 100 gallons per acre, covering approximately…
California Chill Report: Grower Finds Success with Dormex in Pistachios
Gerry Watson, owner of Watson Ag Irrigation and Chemical, has reported promising results from trials using Dormex on his pistachio acreage in Fresno County. Watson, who also farms table grapes…
Week in Review: Working to Define ‘Regenerative Ag’ & County Seeks to Ban Animal Agriculture
…county but could have an effect nationwide. The California Table Grape Commission supports a recent decision from USDA regarding grapes from Chile. The U.S. lost its latest challenge against Canadian…
Table Grape Industry Raises Concern Over Chilean Proposal
The California Table Grape Commission supports a decision from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to temporarily halt regulatory work on Chile’s proposed table grape systems approach. Commission President, Kathleen…
AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 11-28-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. In today’s show, find out why the California table grape industry encourages abandonment of a systems…
AgNet News Hour, Friday, 11-24-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes how the weather in 2023 took a significant toll on table grapes and…
Consider Composting for Holiday Leftovers
…soil and helps retain moisture, which significantly reduces food waste and Florida’s organic waste.” By using earthworms, they break down organic material into a stable product to ultimately serve as…
Four Out of Five Americans Plan to Have A Thanksgiving Meal
…and cheese, ham, and cornbread on the table compared to other regions. The report also observes an increase in weekly spending across the West, South, and Northeast regions compared to…
One of the Worst Powdery Mildew Years in Recent Memory
…48 hours after that rain, you had the strong smell of vinegar from all the sour bunch rot. Some were full losses,” Caffrey explained. Table grapes were hit especially hard…
New and Improved Crop Insurance Options for Specialty Crop and Organic Producers
…specialty crops like avocados, blueberries, cranberries, grapes, peaches, stone fruit, and table grapes. There are also plans to extend the coverage to more crops pending further review. Brian German Ag…