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Markon hosts annual Markon Summit

Markon Cooperative recently brought some of its customers together at its annual Markon Summit. The three-day event brought together more than 200 representatives from their exclusive member companies that include Ben E. Keith Foods, Gordon... more »

First October California Date Month scheduled

The first ever October California Date Month is planned for this year. October is getting a lot sweeter as the California Date Commission announces the first-ever October National California Date Month. Throughout the month, California... more »

Latino winegrape education offered

The Washington Winegrowers Association (WWA) is working to help Latino vineyard workers receive education. WWA is partnering with Wenatchee Valley College and Yakima Valley College to present the Latino Agriculture Education Programs (LAEP), this year... more »

Approaching burn ban affects California growers

At 4 a.m. in Lodi, Alex Noriega, foreman for the agricultural service provider Fowler Brothers, climbed onto an excavator to rip apart discarded grapevines and drop them into a cement-lined steel box called an air... more »

The Nunes Co.’s Tom Nunes dies

Tom Nunes of The Nunes Company, which markets its vegetables and leafy greens under the Foxy brand, has died. He was 95. Nunes died Aug. 5 in Carmel Valley, California. His farming career stretched to... more »

Endowment to aid California organic growers

California organic growers to benefit from a California Certified Organic Farmers Foundation (CCOF) endowment designed to help organic growers continue growing organically produced crops. The CCOF endowment was created to ensure growers can remain growing... more »

Intense heat stress California crops, growers

Crops, including grapes and melons, across California continue to take a beating as farmers work to reduce impacts of a lingering heat wave that has increased their costs and jeopardized production. With prolonged triple-digit temperatures... more »

WSU, AgWeatherNet to host precision ag open house

Growers can learn the latest in weather and crop sensing advancements in an upcoming open house. The Washington State University (WSU) Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural Systems (CPAAS) and AgWeatherNet (AWN) are planning to... more »