Nursery Fruit Tasting Yields Surprises By David Eddy|September 19, 2012 Editor’s Note: Along with my Western Fruit Grower colleague, senior account manager Keith Christensen, I was fortunate to […]Read More
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Innovation In Winegrape Irrigation By David Eddy|September 19, 2012 Tim Carl has developed an irrigation method that not only has reduced the water use on his Napa […]
Award-Winning European Grapevine Moth Eradication Program Posted by Christina Herrick|September 18, 2012 Several years ago, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) detected a new pest in California — […]
California Forms Climate Change Board Posted by Christina Herrick|August 2, 2012 California’s specialty crops account for more than half of the nation’s fruits, vegetables and nuts as well as […]
Saving Young Pistachios From Dieback Posted by Christina Herrick|July 5, 2012 As both the citrus and pistachio farm advisor in Kern County, CA, who would have thought that […]
Killing Pierce’s Disease By David Eddy|June 5, 2012 Scientists have managed to kill Pierce’s disease, a disease that is currently incurable in winegrapes. It was done […]
USDA Lifts California European Grapevine Moth Quarantine Posted by Christina Herrick|June 5, 2012 The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the eradication of European grapevine moth (EGVM) […]
Table Grape Season Off To Strong Start Posted by Christina Herrick|May 22, 2012 The 2012 California table grape season kicked off during the first week of May, with initial shipments of […]
Record Attendance at Duarte Nursery’s Friends Day By David Eddy|May 9, 2012 Friends Day hosted a record crowd of 2,000 attendees last Friday at Duarte Nursery’s annual open house in […]
Monitoring Grapevine Nutrition By Ron Brase|April 4, 2012 Farming is all about timing. Some of the things we need to do are time flexible, like pruning, […]
Pest Quarantine Lifted In Key CA Grape-Growing Areas Posted by Christina Herrick|February 28, 2012 State of California and federal agricultural officials are lifting the European grapevine moth (EGVM) quarantine in Fresno, Mendocino, […]
View From The West: Fumigant Restrictions Challenge Growers By Steven T. Koike|February 13, 2012 California agriculture can be viewed as a model for developing agricultural practices, fashioning innovative farm systems, and solving […]
Supreme Court Declines To Hear California Delta Case Posted by Christina Herrick|November 2, 2011 The U.S. Supreme Court decided this week that it won’t hear a challenge to the federal Delta smelt […]
View From The West: Aliens Continue To Invade the West By Steven T. Koike|June 30, 2011 Critical issue: Turn your eyes westward, read the papers, watch the news, and you will continue to hear […]
Duarte Nursery Breaks Ground On Expansion Posted by Christina Herrick|June 28, 2011 Duarte Nursery has begun the first phase of a two-year, 20-acre expansion project that will increase their total […]
Giant Crops Loom By David Eddy|April 21, 2011 The statistics are alarming at first glance. U.S. pistachio acreage, which is limited to three states, California, Arizona, […]
Pistachio Growers Pack $682.5 Million Punch Posted by Christina Herrick|February 28, 2011 The Western Pistachio Association (WPA) announced at its 2011 annual meeting in Santa Barbara, CA, that pistachio growers […]
Belay Insecticide Now Registered in California Posted by Christina Herrick|February 16, 2011 Belay from Valent is a uniquely effective, third-generation neonicotinoid insecticide known for its control of plant bugs (including […]
It’s Pre-game for Many Fruit Growers Posted by Christina Herrick|January 31, 2011 “Early-season applications are so, so important,” says Wayne Brandt of Brandt Farms near Reedley, California. “If you end […]
California IPM Innovators Honored Posted by Christina Herrick|January 27, 2011 Today the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) recognized a diverse group of businesses and organizations as 2010 […]