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Natural habitat around farms a win for strawberry growers, birds and consumers
Conserving natural habitat around strawberry fields can help protect growers’ yields, their bottom line and the environment with no detectable threat to food safety, indicates a study led by the University of California, Davis. In... more »
Washington plans wine research seminars
Winegrape growers, winemakers are invited to a day dedicated to learning about cutting edge viticulture and enology research. The Washington Advancements in Viticulture and Enology (WAVE) seminar and condensed WAVEx will both take place on... more »
Native sweat bee shows potential as pollinator
Entomologists at University of California Riverside have documented that a species of native sweat bee widespread throughout North and South America has a daily routine that makes it a promising pollinator. Because the bee can... more »
Appointments set for Michigan cherry, tree fruit and beverage groups
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced the following appointments to the Michigan Cherry Committee, Michigan Tree Fruit Commission and the Michigan Craft Beverage Council. Michigan Cherry Committee Paul D. Hubbell, of Williamsburg, is the owner... more »
Agrisel USA hires two new Southern territory sales representatives
Agrisel USA Inc., a company that offers formulation and distribution of value-added products to dealers and distributors in the agricultural, poultry, turf and ornamental, golf course, home and garden, and specialty pest control markets, has... more »
Final 2019 California Grape Crush Report is in
The 2019 crush totaled 4,114,672 tons, down 8.7% from the 2018 crush of 4,506,010 tons. Red wine varieties accounted for the largest share of all grapes crushed, at 2,157,061 tons, down 11.9% from 2018. The... more »
Winegrapes, water and land values headline California’s Outlook 2020
California's Premiere Agribusiness Conference is set for Thursday, March 26 at the Marriott Hotel/Convention Center in Visalia. Key sessions at the full-day event will be updates on citrus, winegrapes, tree nuts, water and land values. The conference is presented... more »
California acts against Santa Maria grower for violating pesticide laws
In an ongoing effort to enforce stringent pesticide regulations, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced March 4 it has fined a Santa Barbara County strawberry grower $15,000 after an illegal pesticide was detected on his... more »
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