…Smoke taint on grapes represents a lingering concern for Opatz and other growers. “The sooner the fruit leaves the field, the less impact is likely,” he said. Near Atlas Peak,…
Housing Support Fund for Ag Workers Displaced by Fires
…temporary housing as quickly as possible,” said Karissa Kruse, president of Sonoma County Winegrowers, who is also serving as the executive director of the Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundation. The…
NAFTA Commodity Groups Unite to Urge Negotiation Success
…Sorghum Producers, National Corn Growers, and others, met with counterparts from Canada and Mexico last week. As round four of the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations conclude, the groups…
Still Time to Register for California Avocado Society’s Annual Meeting
…directions to the four different tour locations. The Calavo Avocado Ripening Facility will be exhibiting ripening and management techniques. Fruit Growers Laboratories will be displaying water, leaf, soil and pathology…
Weed Scientist Has Doubts Over Dicamba Restrictions Effectiveness
…already certified, according to experts. Monsanto and BASF, makers of dicamba-based herbicides, welcomed the EPA announcement. Growers across the U.S. said this summer that dicamba affected areas other than where…
Optimism at the California Citrus Conference
…message of optimism that California growers have the tenacity to succeed through periods of heightened disease concerns, as exhibited by the response to Pierce’s disease nearly 15 years ago. The…
Almond Board: CAPCA Meeting
…Almond Board of Directors is composed of ten members. The more than 6,500 almond growers and 104 almond handlers elect five almond growers and five almond handlers in an annual…
NAFTA Negotiators Head to Washington This Week
…produce growers are also seeking anti-dumping protections against Mexican tomatoes. But non-ag issues, including domestic auto content, government procurement, and dispute settlement, plus President Trump’s own threats to pull out…
More HLB Discoveries in Southern California
…infection. The department has also put a hold on nursery stock and remains in communication with bulk citrus operations. Growers are being encouraged to contribute to coordinated treatments and to…
Register for Farm of the Future Field Day
…of standards that will give the control of data to growers. There is no charge for growers wishing to register for the Farm of the Future Field Day and a…
Avocado Industry Gets Pest Update at Recent Meeting
Approximately 64 growers, Pest Control Advisors and other stakeholders in the avocado industry recently attended the Avocado Pest Management Round Table grower meeting that was held in Fallbrook on September…
Ag to Take Center Stage in Round Four of NAFTA Talks
…growers have over increasing competition from Mexican producers. Perdue acknowledged on Wednesday that they have been hurt by Mexican competition under NAFTA. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…
Medfly Quarantine Affects Solano Farms
…making it unfit for consumption. The last Medfly quarantine in the area occurred 10 years ago in nearby Dixon. As a result of that quarantine, growers in the region suffered…
Public Meeting for Medfly Quarantine in Solano County
…quarantine and what growers will need to do to harvest their fruit in accordance to quarantine protocol. Solano County Department of Agriculture staff will also be addressing the status of…