…in $5 billion in losses to produce growers, shippers, and wholesalers during this emergency. Looking forward, the industry is experiencing as much as $1 billion a week in lost sales…
Online Grocery Shopping More than Doubles During Pandemic
…to continue online grocery shopping after the pandemic subsides. Listen to the report below. Out & About Western Agriculture ~ 04.07.2020 About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News…
Dozens of Ag Groups Ask for Regulatory Pause During Pandemic
…to kitchen tables throughout the United States.” The group which includes American Pistachio Growers, California Citrus Mutual, California Farm Bureau Federation, California Strawberry Commission, Western Growers, and the Almond Alliance,…
Pandemic Markets Continue Roller Coaster Season for California Citrus
…citrus growers dealing with low prices. Before exports could increase from that news, parts of the United States started shutting down because of COVID-19. “You still have a lot of…
FDA Temporarily Suspends Routine Facility Inspections
…there has been or will be a regulatory pause. That’s not to say that inspections won’t occur,” said Roger Isom, President and CEO of Western Agricultural Processors Association. “Certainly, for-cause…
Webinars Remain Available for Continuing Education Units
…courses are also accredited by the California Structural Pest Control Board, the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture, Certified Crop Advisor, or the Arizona Department of Agriculture. There…
Week in Review: Snow Levels Half of Average, Concerns for N95 Shortage
…N95 respirators. California’s snowpack is roughly half of the average with summer approaching, and a recent study shows that air quality regulations are providing benefits for growers. Signing up for…
Almond Matters: Seasonal Priorities for Growers
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, growers are evaluating their seasonal priorities as the temperatures begin to warm up throughout California. Two points of emphasis as the…
Shifting Focus: Avocados Rethink Promoting Industry Amidst COVID-19
…know the growers in the south were hoping for more rain. You know, February was dry, and they were hoping for more rain to get the fruit to size up well,” California…
N95 Masks: ‘Perfect Storm’ Brewing for Agriculture
…overwhelming demand for the respirators in light of COVID-19, that is no longer an option. Agricultural groups such as the Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA) have reached out to Cal/OSHA…
Assessing the Potential of Harvesting Elderberry Hedgerows
Elderberry hedgerows can provide several benefits for growers who plant them along a farm’s edges, such as improving agricultural runoff, providing habitat for beneficial insects, and assisting with carbon storage. …
Study Shows Strict Air Quality Regulations Benefit California Agriculture
…agriculture industry. The report published in Nature Food shows that reductions in pollution over the past 35 years resulted in more profitable crops for California growers. The researchers analyzed yield…
Citrus Bloom Starting Up in the Central Valley
…is in bloom. It has at least ten percent bloom present on the trees and because of that we have certain requirements of our applicators, of our growers,” Tucker explained. …
HLB Spreads North to San Bernardino, Expands Quarantine
…movement of commercially cleaned and packed citrus fruit. Growers within the new expansion area should contact CDFA’s Citrus Division at 916-654-0317 for information on these provisions. Fruit that is not…