Musco Family Olive Company is offering new olive contracts to help growers that are struggling with their next course of action after a recent cancellation of numerous contracts by Bell-Carter…
Honey Bee Colonies More Successful By Foraging on Non-Crop Fields
…growers having paid an average of $190 per Grade A colony in the 2018 almond pollination season, the need for beekeepers to have access to land that has diverse and…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-20-19
…County Farm Bureau’s Executive Director talk about the table olive growers and their recent contract cancellations with Bell-Carter Foods. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features…
Biologicals Not Just for Organic Production
…hearing about conventional growers using them as well. “I also hear from some of the companies that their products are used in conventional systems more frequently than before,” he said. “There…
Historical Joint Citrus Conference Sees Record Attendance in Riverside
…to 600 attendees including researchers, regulators, and growers from 23 different countries. The IOCV conference featured concurrent sessions covering topics such as discoveries of citrus viruses, leprosis, viroids, tristeza, and…
Closing the Trade Loophole That Has Devastated California Olive Growers
Industry groups are working for a legislative solution to close the trade loophole that has resulted in devastating consequences for olive growers in California. Current trade regulations have allowed a…
Another Online Tool for Pest and Disease Management
…has launched a new webpage that can help growers with frequently asked questions about common pests and diseases. The new page is comparative to a scaled-down version of the University…
CVP Water Allocations Increased to More Than Half
The Bureau of Reclamation recently issued an update for water allocations for the Central Valley Project (CVP). The amounts are lower than what some growers were expecting after strong storm…
Farm Bureau Seeks Action for Olive Growers
…Farm Bureau is asking state and federal officials to take action to assist those growers impacted by these contract cancellations. Specifically the ask from growers is to help close a…
Almond Update: Lots of Nutrients and Water Management Education Coming Up
…available at all of the workshops and growers can find more information on all of them at Almonds.com/growers under the events calendar. Listen to Cooper’s full interview. Almond Update: Lots…
Good Market for ‘Off’ California Avocados in 2019
…crop this year,” California Avocado Commission President Tom Bellamore said. “We had a pretty good side crop last year. So we’ll be smaller this year, but growers are hopeful that…
Citrus Season Recap with CCM’s Casey Creamer
At the California Citrus Mutual 2019 Citrus Showcase growers, researchers, water enthusiast and more gathered to discuss top topics for the future of the citrus industry. The citrus showcase highlighted…
California Walnuts Receive Trade Funding for Tariff Relief
…marketing, not only for the present but for our future. The California walnut industry is made up of over 4,800 growers and over 90 handlers (processors). Source: California Walnut Commission…
General Mills Continues Regenerative Agriculture Investments
…to advance soil health such as the development of the Regenerative Agriculture Self-Assessment tool to assist growers with understanding the value of soil health and biodiversity. The company has also…