California
The onset of the coronavirus pandemic has prompted the California Avocado Commission to shift some elements of its planned advertising and social media campaign to use tactics that reach targeted consumers at home.
Gladstone Land Corp., McClean, Va., has purchased 2,515 acres of pistachio trees and organic farmland in the Fresno, Calif., area.
As leafy greens growers prepare to move from California’s Central Coast regaion to the desert regions of California and Yuma, Ariz., to start fall/winter production, they’re taking extra precautions.
I visited in late August with Matt Angell about California San Joaquin Valley water issues.
The California prune harvest has wrapped up, with early forecasts of a short crop at 45,000 metric tons, a 37% drop from the previous season.
Limoneira Co., Santa Paula, Calif., has sold land near Lindsay, Calif., that had almost 300 acres of orange and specialty citrus groves.
Mandarins have been taking market share from navel oranges for several years, grower-shippers say. But they may be helping the overall citrus category, said Casey Creamer.
The Sunripe Freshmarket location in the Hyde Park section of London, Ontario, offers a selection of citrus items year-round, but shoppers seem to prefer product from California, said Randy Jeffery, produce manager.
CA Grown has been using social media and retail campaigns to promote October as California Farmer and Farmworker Month.
The National Steinbeck Center, Salinas, Calif., is highlighting its exhibit on women innovators in California ag-tech with a panel discussion.
Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif, has announced he will seek the chairmanship of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.
Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., seeking the House Committee on Agriculture chairmanship, is committing to making nutrition programs among his top priorities in the 117th Congress.
Despite the pandemic, ports on both coasts have optimistic fresh produce outlooks, and the Alliance for Food and Farming is looking at small, but positive changes during the pandemic.
New package options are on tap for McFarland, Calif.-based Pretty Lady Vineyards.
Sunkist Growers, Valencia, Calif., is celebrating the return of summer citrus and California Valencia oranges with a campaign focusing on “the all-American summer.”
D’Arrigo Bros. of California, Salinas, has implemented touch-screen shipping kiosks at its shipping facility to improve efficiencies
A study has found that a compound found in grapes is associated with a 48% decrease in risk of Alzheimer dementia.
California prune growers recently voiced unanimous support for the California Prune Board at a public hearing.
California is forecast to have another record almond crop this year, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimating an increase of almost 18% over last season’s crop.
Wild Flower Vineyards, Bakersfield, Calif., will start harvesting the California crop on July 13.
Viva Tierra Organic, Mount Vernon, Wash., will be shipping new crop apples and pears from California in July.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program recently clarified updated regulations in California to allow certifiers to issue approval faster.
Mostly favorable growing conditions for leaf and lettuce items have helped produce some good-quality crops from California this summer, grower-shippers say.
California is looking to build on the success of the Grower Shipper Association of Central California’s quarantined housing program with an expanded statewide effort.
Fruit World Co., Reedley, Calif., plans to be shipping organic Thomcord grapes the first week of August.
UnitedAg, a multi-commodity member-owned agricultural trade association dedicated to providing healthcare solutions, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
The California Table Grape Commission has a multi-media promotion California Goodness Matters, asking consumers to support the state’s growers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Salinas, Calif.-based Church Brothers Farms has “worked tirelessly” to expand its retail line of Green Giant Fresh products, said Rick Russo, senior vice president of sales and marketing.