Promising 2024 California Wine Grape Harvest

Soil characteristics, crop uptake patterns, climate all dictate almond and pistachio fertilizer decisions.

After a great start to the season, crop protection activity has continued to lag into fall; but the market remains on pace for year-over-year growth.

Born into the almond business, Alexi Rodriguez is taking the point on industry issues.

While table grape growers often wish to boost berry levels, wine grape growers are just the opposite.

Managing maladies in ‘Monterey’ almond trees requires careful irrigation management.

Crop protection activity has been robust in California this year. New data show growers are on pace to achieve something not accomplished since 2020.

West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force launches comprehensive website for wine grape growers concerned with taint.

Detection of fungus causing red leaf blotch spurs call for grower vigilance.

Growers in the Golden State are on pace to deliver a year-over-year increase in treated acres of crop protection products for the first time since 2020.

Farmers report 22.9 million treated acres of crop protection applications in the first four months of 2024, the highest at the end of April since 2020.

Cornell researchers confirm damaged grape skin combined with fruit fly pressure make for increased chances of sour rot in vineyards.

California producers are enjoying preliminary success with T-REX, the Tree-Crop Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration Experiment.

Results show almonds treated with Acadian biostimulants with improved stem water potential in both stressed and non-stressed situations.

The Golden State sees its largest crush since 2018. And that’s not counting what got left on the vine.

Data show early-season applications have helped produce a significant increase in crop protection activity thus far in 2024.

Researcher examines effectiveness of canopy architecture manipulation and irrigation in helping wine grape growers adjust to warming climates.

A large 2023 crop was not welcome as wine sales continue post-COVID decline.

More than half of growers reporting any pesticide application used biopesticides. See which crops are tops in treated acres.

After three consecutive years of declining treated farm acreage in California, the initial report of final 2023 application data shows a different story.