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Strong competition on the global market and higher carry-ins have made it a challenging few years for the walnut industry in California.
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The USDA has updated its outlook for fruit and tree nuts.
The California Fresh Fig Growers Association said it expects ample crop into fall to meet growing consumer demand.
Following a wet start to spring, growers report the Golden State’s leafy green production looks to be on pace to deliver good size and quantity.
Specialty crop growers, farm advocates and America’s Conservation Ag Movement gathered at JSM Organics Farm in California in September 2023 for a bilingual field day to learn from conservation steward, Javier Zamora.
Almond crop production has kicked off this August with improved expectations that a heftier almond will offset the lowest almonds-per-acre-yield since 2009, according to a recent USDA report.
The Fresno, Calif.-based stone fruit producer has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, seeking a third-party sale or conversion of existing debt into equity ownership.
From the proliferation of compostable packaging options to a snack-sized supernova, fresh produce purveyors unveiled the most exciting updates and products at the 2023 Global Produce and Floral Show in Anaheim, Calif.
International Fresh Produce Association CEO Cathy Burns and current and incoming board of directors chairs say technology and innovation will be a constant drumbeat throughout the 2023 Global Produce & Floral Show.
The vertical, controlled environment agriculture greens grower says it’s doubling its retail footprint by expanding to Whole Foods Market and Gelson’s Markets California stores.
While the Golden State is producing almost two-thirds of peaches grown in the U.S., it’s harvest yields have been steadily declining for two decades, according to a USDA report.
“The reality is we are playing catch-up with a situation that has been worsening for decades exacerbated by drought, disease and even climate change,” farmer, rancher and firefighter Johnnie White testified to Congress.
The first sighting of the Tau fruit fly in the Western Hemisphere was recently detected near Santa Clarita, Calif., launching a quarantine and multi-agency plan to stop the spread of the invasive species.
What you need to know about the temporary, but heightened requirements to import romaine or salad mixes containing romaine to Canadian markets from Sept. 28 to Dec. 20, 2023.
“Planting schedules just got thrown completely off kilter this year, and that just ripples through a season,” Mary Zischke, Grower-Shipper Association of Central California told The Packer.
Growers are managing delayed and irregular cantaloupe production out of Yuma, the Imperial Valley and into the Westside, but anticipate the production will normalize as the deal shifts in July, August and September.
“California isn’t California without our farmworkers ... Our farmworkers have our backs — now it’s time we have theirs,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The high-tech vertical farm grower has opened the doors to its first commercial farm facility in Compton, Calif., where it expects to grow leafy greens at scale.
While flooding in California’s Salinas Valley region has had an economic impact, it has taken a personal toll as well.
While the majority of Salinas Valley acreage was not greatly affected by two rounds of atmospheric rivers and floods, some growers are leveraging other growing regions to ensure continuity of supply.
Drought pressures plagued the Golden State at the beginning of the year, but an unexpected series of atmospheric rivers this spring that inundated the state with precipitation changed the outlook for water districts.
Citrus growers in Tulare County, Calif., are digging their way out of the muck to restore flood-damaged orchards and salvage the remaining citrus harvest.
“Ag Vision for the Next Decade” is making the case that climate action goes hand-in-hand with growth opportunities in the Golden State.
“Farmers in the Salinas Valley were picking up the pieces from January’s flood event when hit by the March storm and subsequent flooding,” said Chris Valadez, Grower-Shipper Association of Central California.
Western Growers and California Farm Bureau are praising California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to lift regulations, allowing floodwater to recharge aquifers during the ongoing weather crisis across the Golden State.
After two years of research, California’s pesticide road map aims to reduce pesticide inputs in the state by 2050 and has gathered a cross-sector collaboration ready to dig into the work ahead.
The California Fresh Fruit Association has applauded a 35% water allocation, which was previously 0%, but is emphasizing the need for storage, management and infrastructure improvement.
The Irvine, Calif-based avocado commission has forecast 257 million pounds of avocados for the 2022-23 harvest season, a slight decrease from last year’s volume.
Leaders from Walmart and One Madison Group will join Plenty’s board of directors. Funds will aid Plenty’s growth, which includes using its technology platform to sell multicrop farms directly to business partners.