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California farms, ranches and agricultural business will lose between $5.9 billion and $8.6 billion in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study commissioned by ag groups.

The Packer’s Tom Karst visited June 9 with Scott Horsfall, CEO of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement about the group’s food safety efforts.

Growers were reporting good quality on California strawberries as the season passed the halfway point in early July.

A study has found that a compound found in grapes is associated with a 48% decrease in risk of Alzheimer dementia.

Wild Flower Vineyards, Bakersfield, Calif., will start harvesting the California crop on July 13.

Mostly favorable growing conditions for leaf and lettuce items have helped produce some good-quality crops from California this summer, grower-shippers say.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Dole Food Co., which grows about 80% of its leaf and lettuce items in California at this time of year, has implemented strict COVID-19 safety protocols.

California’s 2020 avocado harvest is expected to reach nearly 400 million pounds — almost an 85% increase over last year, according to the Irvine-based California Avocado Commission.

Jonathan Sparks has joined Oxnard, Calif.-based Bobalu Berries’ sales team.

Multiple hurricanes damaged some Central American crops but left others unscathed as the 2021 U.S. export season kicks into high gear.