California
California May peach harvest down, says USDA
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that California Peach harvest in May was down slightly from last year. California’s May production was about 495,000 tons, according to the USDA-NASS Crop production summary. That number... more »
Rat birth control product to debut in California
A rat birth control product will be presented at the Pest Control Operators Of California (PCOC) conference, held June 20-22 in South Lake Tahoe. The product, SenesTech's ContraPest, targets the reproductive... more »
Vacancies announced on California organic advisory committee
The California Organic Products Advisory Committee (COPAC) hopes to fill nine vacancies on its 30-person committee. COPAC is the advisory body of the California State Organic Program (SOP). It advises the secretary of the California... more »
Members appointed to National Organic Standards Board
On April 25, 2018, USDA announced the appointment of two new members to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). Their terms begin immediately. James Greenwood from California, has been appointed to... more »
Canopy preparation helps robotic apple harvester
Visitors to the trade show floor at the annual meeting of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association in Kennewick saw multiple robotics companies. Robots are often pitched as the wave of the future; however, one... more »
USDA NASS reports California’s 2017 grape acreage
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service recently reported on California winegrapes acreage during 2017. The winegrapes acreage was estimated at 599,000 acres. Of the total acres, 560,000 were bearing and 39,000 were non-bearing. Chardonnay continued... more »
Creative fruit, machinery, marketing drive Driscoll’s
Build a better mousetrap, the old saying goes, and the world will beat a path to your door. Research and development aren’t always common investments in commodity markets. But the Driscoll’s motto is “only the... more »
Officials to give updates on California water conditions
Federal and state officials will give updates on current California water conditions and the outlook for this summer at an upcoming meeting of the California Department of Food and Agriculture10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, April... more »
Final California grape crush numbers released
The United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service on March 9 released finalized numbers for the California grape crush. The 2017 crush totaled 4,239,836 tons, up 0.5 percent from the 2016 crush of... more »
California ag secretary visits fire-damaged orchards
The recent holiday season collapsed in flames for thousands of Ventura and Santa Barbara County residents in the path of the catastrophic Thomas Fire. It is considered the largest fire in California history, burning nearly... more »
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