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April 7, 2021

• YF&R: Winemaker advocates for agriculture in urban county

• YF&R: Couple melds farming with community service

March 24, 2021

• Board discusses potential winery wastewater fees

• Advisors describe ways to manage vine diseases

• Winegrape growers prepare vines for rising temperatures

• Insecticides earn DPR registration

• Breeders develop peach varieties for early season

March 17, 2021

• Farmers anticipate damage from March hailstorm

• Plant pathologist tests ways for controlling peach fungi

• Prune study shows bone benefits

• FDA translates produce rule

• Grapefruit, Valencia orange crops will be larger

March 10, 2021

• Specialty coffee farming grows in Southern California

• Texas freeze may affect demand for California citrus

• Farmer opens blooming orchards to photographers

• Organic walnut farmers work to control orchard pests

• Specialist advises on control if stinkbug invades orchards

• Cover crops may reduce iron chlorosis in pears

• Cherry research focuses on nutrient and water needs

• Destructive vine mealybug contributes to vine collapse

• Walnut Board seeks candidates

• Santa Ana winds cut avocado crop

• Ask Your PCA: How should farmers control thrips in citrus?

• Tarping rules appear to succeed in slowing psyllid

• Oberholster earns honor for research

March 3, 2021

• Farmers seek options for wood disposal

• Details of phase-out plan

• Prune Board project studies crucial postharvest treatment

• Grapes protect skin

February 24, 2021

• Almond growers monitor beehive strength

• Almond farmers discuss options for aquifer recharge

• Grape Crush Report will be webinar topic

• New lure could help pear, apple farmers fight moth

• Food waste helps plants in UC study

February 17, 2021

• Crush figures illustrate tough year for grapes

• Pistachio marketers prepare for larger future production

• Beekeepers group develops guide to prevent hive theft

February 10, 2021

• Rise in sharpshooter populations raises concerns

• Predators may soon fight spotted-wing drosophila

• Wine Export Program plans updated promotions for ’21

• Warmer winters bring implications for walnut crops

• Pressure chamber can boost almond irrigation efficiency

• Best practices protect bees during almond bloom

• Monitoring spores provides head start on mildew control

• Ask Your PCA: How should farmers combat walnut blight?

February 3, 2021

• Uncertainty reigns as wine business looks toward 2021

January 27, 2021

• State water board imposes new rules on most wineries

• As walnut supplies rise, marketers evaluate demand

• Windstorms cause damage in avocado, citrus groves

• Peach growers welcome Buy American order

• Prune growers protect trees from two forms of canker

• Wineries may face shortages of both trucks and truckers

January 20, 2021

• UC analyzes high-density avocados

• State receives pest-prevention funds

January 13, 2021

• Wineries struggle during closures of tasting rooms

• Drone system shows promise in frightening pest birds

• Grant accelerates breeding of HLB-resistant citrus trees

• Avocado Commission projects new crop to be slightly smaller

• Citrus program urges grower vigilance against pest

• Grape growers expand use of mechanical management