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Now in its third season trialing regenerative agriculture practices, the California-based grower is currently testing a low-tillage farming method designed to increase the carbon content in soil.
After a tough growing season characterized by rain, snow and unusually low winter temperatures, some project a promising year for summer fruit.
Fusarium wilt is one of the most common reasons for crop loss and death, yet 55% to 59% of cultivars planted in the state since 2014 have not been resistant, according to research from University of California, Davis.
The Los Angeles-based grower-packer-shipper’s potato season is ramping up following weather-related delays for organic and conventional potatoes.
The USDA has filed an administrative complaint against VIP Marketing Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has recently adopted Western Growers’ GreenLink platform to collect and analyze food safety data from its member companies.
Jacob “Jake” Samuel has helped build the premium dried fruit business into one of the leading suppliers of unsweetened, all-natural fruits for ingredient use.
Castroville, Calif.-based Ocean Mist Farms says its winter artichoke season in Coachella, Calif., is well underway, peaking with harvests of its Gold Standard (green globe) artichokes.
Congress is allocating an additional $500,000 in federal funding on top of $1 million granted last year to expand the program into California.
Peak volume of California cherries is expected on May 18 for the Dinuba, Calif.-based marketer.
In the heart of California’s vibrant strawberry-growing regions, anticipation is high for the 2024 season with industry insiders upbeat about crop quality and volume.
Stemilt Growers expects its California cherry season to start toward the end of April, translating to promotable volumes leading into Memorial Day and through early June.
The marketer doesn’t anticipate any gaps in its California cherry supply this season, says Chris Kurylo, vice president of strategic business development.
San Francisco-based food technology company GrubMarket has completed the acquisition of Parlier, Calif.-based Custom Produce Sales. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
USDA-reported truck shipments for 2022 show berries and lettuces were big movers in the California central coast district.
Rain and cold weather delayed the California cherry crop and affected pollination, says Kyle Persky, sales manager for Rivermaid Trading, Lodi, Calif.
Primavera Marketing generally starts cherry marketing in late April and continues through mid-June, but this year’s timetable is a little later.
With harvest running about two weeks late, Oppy anticipates a California cherry start date around the second week of May, with peak volumes between May 20 to June 10.
Taylor Farms is reopening its first, original Salinas, Calif., facility, which closed in 2022 due to a devastating fire, in time for the start of the growing season.
As California’s domestic citrus season reaches its peak, the Fowler, Calif.-based company reports that it will have a good supply of grapefruit, lemons and navel oranges.
While hoping to inspire others to give generously, the California-based companies have provided funds to local nonprofits that are working to meet thousands of affected residents’ needs.
The farmer-owned citrus cooperative is supporting the inaugural April 8 Encore All-Star Games, featuring basketball talent from the Los Angeles region.
Despite the Golden State experiencing record rain followed by a levee break, a strong outlook remains for the upcoming crop.
There will be some harvest gaps for vegetable crops in the next few weeks but better supply is coming, says Crystal Chavez, marketing coordinator for Gold Coast Packing Inc., Santa Maria, Calif.
Agtech, farm robotics and growers are coming together this April for a traveling ag roadshow that spotlights farm innovations.
The USDA reported total cherry shipments from California’s San Joaquin Valley in 2022 totaled 2,256 truckloads, down 59% from 4,442 truckloads in 2021.
If the largely favorable 2023 growing season and recent sales figures are any indication, this should be another good year for the coral-red fruit with leathery skin and jewel-like arils.
While official final shipment, inventory and closeout figures for the 2022 crop year will be released within the month, preliminary figures indicate last year’s crop is virtually sold out, according to a news release.
The work includes levee repairs and debris removal to help protect and prepare local communities in anticipation of another possible wet season
“The revised estimate for the California crop is 71.9 million 19-pound boxes,” said California Table Grape Commission President Kathleen Nave. “The last time the crop was under 75 million boxes was 1994.”