The Solano Gold cultivar can provide some flexibility in production for California prune growers. Manager of the Prune Breeding Program at UC Davis, Sarah Castro explained the Solano Gold cultivar…
MSOB: Endophytes Act as ‘Vaccine’ in Carrot Study
…will be to isolate the most efficient microbes and develop even better products for growers. Listen to the entire episode with Perdue University’s Lori Hoagland. ‘Making Sense of Biologicals’ is…
Western Growers Continues Support for Center for Produce Safety
Western Growers is helping to further the efforts of the Center for Produce Safety (CPS) by donating $1 million as part of the current fundraising campaign. CPS quietly began the…
Tomato Fields with Fusarium Falciforme Needed for Ongoing Survey
…been described as an emerging problem for California growers. “Over the last four years we’ve recovered Fusarium falciforme from nine counties representing most of the major processing tomato producing counties,”…
Ag Groups Largely Support $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package
…neglect have rendered our federal water projects unable to meet the human and environmental needs of the West,” Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia said in a press release….
2021 CCGGA Annual Meeting Scheduled for May 12 in Tulare
The 2021 annual meeting of the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association (CCGGA) will be held next month as an in-person event in Tulare. The meeting will take place on…
Almond Update: Spider Mites the Focus of Next Training Tuesday
Mites can be a frustrating issue for almond growers. Research over the last several years has identified a shift in what producers need to do in order to manage the…
Farm Groups Push for Swift Action on Agriculture Labor from The Senate
…Signatories of the letter include the American Farm Bureau Federation, Western Growers, and the National Council of Agricultural Employers. Members of the coalition point out the challenges faced by agriculture…
New California Pistachio Cost Study Available from UC ANR
…17 Cooperative Extension farm advisors and specialists, as well as a pomology professor from Fresno State, and also incorporates input from growers. Listen to the radio report below. New California…
USDA Will Be Engaging Producers About New Hemp Rule
…Production Program contains quite a few changes compared to what growers were working with last year. Several updates have been made to testing parameters as well as compliance levels for…
Almond Matters: Recent Rains Bring Fungal Pathogen Concerns
…that crops health and viability as it starts to grow.” While a preventative treatment is ideal, there is still time for growers to address disease concerns in the orchard. It…
MSOB: Beneficial Fungus Could Both Positively and Negatively Impact Tomato Genotypes
…some way harmed, like maybe too much of a good thing around, and it made them more susceptible to the disease. That’s definitely not what the growers are wanting.” Listen…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-24-21
…CDPR and CDFA, growers paying close attention to disease pressure after statewide rain, and the California avocado market still cooking at home more. Tune in to the show for these…
Ag Groups Challenge Additional $4 an Hour ‘Hero Pay’
A group of agricultural organizations is challenging the “hero pay” ordinance that was recently passed by the Coachella City Council. Western Growers, the California Fresh Fruit Association, and Growing Coachella…