…provide healthy fresh produce to the family dinner table.” IFPA has published the 2024 produce and floral public policy agenda at the beginning of the year highlighting the priority issues…
Voices of the Valley: Peeling Back the Farmer’s Curtain with Chelsea Ketelsen
…shipper of stone fruit and table grapes. Tune in this week as we peel back the farmer’s curtain. We uncover surprising facts and stories about your favorite fruits, tracing their…
Voices of the Valley: Olive Oil Unfiltered with Vincent Ricchiuti from Enzo Olive Oil Company
…extra virgin olive oil. Join us as we uncover the difference between virgin and extra virgin olive oil, proper packaging and storage, and an olive’s journey from farm to table….
Voices of the Valley: Cantaloupe 411 with Garrett Patricio of Westside Produce
…safety of your cantaloupes as they go from farm to table. You’ll also learn some pro tips on how to tell when a melon is ripe for picking. If you’re…
Independent Study Finds Economic Benefits to Beef Checkoff
…programs,” he said. “They’re leaving money out on the table.” The study looked at the last five years and measured three main points. First, whether national Beef Checkoff demand-driving activities…
Bringing Growers Together to Advocate for Crop Protection Solutions
…be an important step in the effort to add more tools to the growers’ toolbox in California. “Start to bring whatever other markets we have to the table and say,…
Year-End Farm Bill Last Hope for 118th Congress?
…and a new Congress. Both parties have put their farm bill cards on the table, and House Ag advanced its bill, but no further action is scheduled yet on either…
Nearly $28 Million in RAPP Funding Going to California Groups
…Export Council and California Fresh Fruit Association are both to receive $1 million each in RAPP funding. The California Table Grape Commission was awarded $3.35 million, while the California Prune…
Week in Review: Support for Farm Bill Proposals & First Almond Acreage Decline in 30 Years
…conservation efforts for the next five years. Cooperative Extension Table Grape Advisor for Tulare and Kings Counties, Joy Hollingsworth conducted a needs assessment to better understand the priorities and concerns…
Survey Highlights Grape Industry Needs
Cooperative Extension Table Grape Advisor for Tulare and Kings Counties, Joy Hollingsworth conducted a needs assessment to better understand the priorities and concerns within the grape industry. The survey was…
AgNet News Hour, Friday, 03-29-24
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,…