Blackberry Breeding is Booming By Laura Drotleff|May 1, 2009 The time is ripe for breeding and growing blackberries. Growth in blackberry marketing has been spurred by improvements […]Read More
Reasons Why There’s Cautious Optimism for Almond Crop Prices By Matt Woolf, Terrain Ag|October 10, 2026
Fruitful Scholarship Opportunities from California Table Grape Growers By California Table Grape Commission|October 9, 2026
Lessons Learned In Dry Farming At Frog’s Leap Winery Posted by Christina Herrick|May 1, 2009 Dry farming, a technique employed in Northern California, the Central Coast, and parts of the Central Valley, relies only on annual rainfall rather than irrigation for a crop’s moisture needs.
Best Practices For Water Conservation In Use At Benziger Winery Posted by Christina Herrick|May 1, 2009 Efficient irrigation just one of the ways winery incorporates conservation into best practices.
New Variety Development A Long Process By Desmond R. Layne|May 1, 2009 If you are like many commercial fruit growers I know, you are always looking for that new “bullet-proof” cultivar […]
Feel The Fuzz By Frank Giles|May 1, 2009 Back in 2005, the state identified 18 citrus trees positive for canker in Ralph Chamberlain’s grove near Punta […]
Arysta Earns Ozone Protection Award From EPA Posted by Christina Herrick|April 29, 2009 The EPA has awarded Arysta LifeScience North America with the Ozone Layer Protection Award for bringing the fumigant […]
Reducing Costly Fruit Rot Posted by Christina Herrick|April 29, 2009 Chang-Lin Xiao, an associate professor of plant pathology and Extension specialist at the Washington State University Tree Fruit […]
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program Is A Win For The Industry By Growing Produce Staff|April 29, 2009 United Fresh Produce Association Vice President of Nutrition and Health Dr. Lorelei DiSogra, along with representatives from the […]
Raspberry Growers To Vote On Marketing Order By Growing Produce Staff|April 29, 2009 The USDA is seeking comments on a proposal for a new national Processed Raspberry Promotion, Research, and Information […]
New Organic Nematicide Now Available Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 29, 2009 Monterey AgResources announced this week that Nema-Q, an organic nematicide, is now registered by the California Department of […]
Top Washington Grower Makes Big Organic Move Posted by Christina Herrick|April 29, 2009 After a three-year wait, one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest fruit growers has had 100% of its peach […]
Three Charged In Death of Heat-Stressed Farmworker Posted by Christina Herrick|April 29, 2009 Three people were recently charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death last year of pregnant 17-year-old field worker […]
Feds Agree To Meager California Water Allocation Posted by Christina Herrick|April 23, 2009 On Tuesday the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BuRec) issued an update of its 2009 water allocation for Central […]
Microthiol Disperss Now Listed By OMRI Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 23, 2009 United Phosphorus, Inc.’s (UPI) Microthiol Disperss has been listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for use […]
Invading Pest Intercepted At Gulf Port Posted by Christina Herrick|April 14, 2009 Inspectors at the Port of Gulfport, MS, recently discovered a tiny hitchhiking pest in a shipment of bananas, […]
New Partnership For SunnyRidge Farm By Growing Produce Staff|April 14, 2009 SunnyRidge Farm of Florida will be working with Leduc Blueberries, LLC of Michigan to promote their blueberries via […]
Blueberry Council Votes To Increase Assessments By Growing Produce Staff|April 7, 2009 In response to an unprecedented increase in blueberry production, the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) last month voted […]
California Table Grape Crop Hit All-Time Record In 2008 Posted by Christina Herrick|April 7, 2009 An all-time record volume of table grapes grown in California was shipped to markets throughout the U.S. and […]
Analysis: Market Access Program Works By Christian Schlect|April 1, 2009 Editor’s Note: The Market Access Program (MAP) has been targeted for a 20% cut in President Obama’s proposed […]
Opinion: Lessons Learned From IFTA Conference In Germany By David Eddy|April 1, 2009 This month’s issue has something of a German flavor, including coverage of the International Fruit Tree Association’s (IFTA) […]
