Category: West
Leon Panetta to speak at Salinas Biological Summit
Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will deliver the keynote address on food security and innovation at the Salinas Biological Summit.
Never-ending rain leads to pest, disease concerns
A seemingly endless flow of water saturating their fields is burdening California growers with pests and diseases. Growers of strawberries and other fruits expect the heavy rains to delay some planting and harvesting and cause other crop problems.
Global Biological Accelerator debuts at Salinas event
A new venture designed to spur development of biological products that kill pests, diseases and weeds that afflict specialty crops is taking a novel approach to further research.
California bill addresses fire costs to farms
Wildfires that raged across California over the past several years have devastated farms, spoiling crops and burning farm buildings. After the flames were extinguished, the threat of wildfires has continued to cost farmers in other ways.
Commentary: Golden State growers want solutions for flood-control issues
California flooding floodwaters storm damage California Farm Bureau
Technology revolutionizes cherry, small fruit grading, packing
Technology upgrades have swept through West Coast fruit packinghouses, with everything from stone fruit, apples and citrus processed on more sophisticated equipment than a generation ago.
CFFA’s LeMay to succeed Nave at California grape commission
Ian LeMay, president of the California Fresh Fruit Association, will become president and CEO of the California Table Grape Commission in the spring of 2025, succeeding longtime commission head Kathleen Nave.
Smoke in the vineyard: Oregon State studies wildfire smoke
Oregon State University winegrapes wildfire smoke vineyards
California water board weighs aquifer plans
California water board aquifers California Farm Bureau
Farmers show “unified voice” at California capitol
California Farm Bureau Federation
CMI Orchards’ Bob Mast named Apple Citizen of the Year
Bob Mast CMI Orchards 2023 Apple Citizen of the Year Washington State Apple Blossom Festival
California farms statewide hit by storms and floods
California floods storms California Farm Bureau Federation
