Fruits
When dealing with disaster, complacency can kill your farm.
Now, more than ever, we must have the foresight to invest our time and money to prepare a workforce capable of addressing food security in the future.
Biological product suppresses bacteria and can be used in conventional and organic orchards; Verdesian Life Sciences to market Bloomtime for remainder of the year.
Scientists forecast economic impacts of the drought on the backbone of California agriculture.
Yearly survey shows fewer colony losses this past winter, but that losses are still too high to be economically sustainable.
In an exclusive Q&A, Mike Gans, managing partner for Pathway BioLogic, says growers are accepting of modern tools to help get the most return out of their input.
University researchers to speak about bird control measures, PPE, and tractor safety in the vineyard.
State urges applicators to be especially diligent near sensitive areas such as highways, homes, schools.
Sweepstakes results in more than 155,000 entries, giving MAC a monster marketing boost.
Could this be yet another insidious effect of the drought?
Almond Hullers & Processors Association attracts nearly 500 for networking, learning about drought.
New York Apple Association expects “bussiness-as-usual” sized crop.
While more growers have been going with machine-harvesting, hand labor still leads the way.
Terry Bates to receive American Society for Enology and Viticulture’s inaugural Extension Distinction Award.
Eggs help isolate a gene in Cabernet Sauvingon related to the variety’s susceptibility to disease.
In his Berries Column, Charlie O’Dell tells how one Mississippi blackberry grower develops high-yield trellis system and high density thornless plantings.
Eighteen men and women from nine states selected to participate in program.
A new app will help growers and agronomists determine precise amounts of fertilizers needed to grow a quality crop.
“Although the potential return on investment is huge, breeding programs are typically long-term, diverse and complex, labor-intensive, and expensive to run. Relying only on performance results of the parents, the odds are against any single cross providing an eventual superior new release.”