California Boosts Local Water Control

State lifts ban in Solano County and parts of Napa and Sonoma County.

Who says an old dog can’t learn new tricks? Not Bob McKellar, creator of the first orange maze in the U.S.

Additional Asian citrus psyllid adults and nymphs found on state’s central coast.

Pheromone disruption may be the answer in minimizing thousand cankers disease.

Crop advisors are a critical resource for the nation’s largest growers. We check in with a PCA for one of the 2014 Top 100 Growers to learn the ins and outs of the job.

$80 million facility will also be used to develop vegetable seed.

State Department of Pesticide Regulation finds that 95% of produce was in compliance.

Verification of ownership needed to complete sales of valuable nuts.

Daniel Goleman will make presentation at California State University-Fresno.

Sunday’s early morning quake was centered just six miles from the city of Napa.

Grower association backs reauthorization of Pierce’s Disease Control Program.

In studies, it appears green covers may delay fruit ripening and both covers may provide some protection from postharvest rots. .

Stone fruit orchards in California’s central valleys are especially vulnerable.

Setton Pistachio, maker of Pistachio Chewy Bites, announces new partnership.

A new study indicates the drought is the most severe on record and is responsible for the greatest water loss ever seen in California agriculture.

Water and labor, two critical elements to vegetable production, are both in short supply in California, providing growers with a distinct set of challenges.

No matter how much water you have available, have a plan, even with different scenarios of water availability.

Packinghouse to ramp up operations, purchase new equipment as part of $500,000 credit program.

Agricultural operators are encouraged to apply for funding of projects involving improved water savings and energy reductions in irrigation systems.