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December 15, 2021

• Researchers tout steam technology for weed control

December 1, 2021

• Shortage of wheat straw impacts mushroom farms

• Researchers share clues to Central Coast lettuce wilt

November 24, 2021

• Mechanical harvesting may be future for peppers

November 10, 2021

• New fertilizer management tools aid desert growers

• Farm groups, researchers get specialty crop grants

November 3, 2021

• Organic produce demand outgrows niche markets

October 6, 2021

• No-till farming lets roots and worms nurture the soil

September 15, 2021

• Renowned research center targets pests in peppers

September 1, 2021

• Automation, combined methods rid fields of weeds

August 18, 2021

• Leafy green growers face new fertilizer standards

• Researchers, growers target threat from spinach mildew

August 4, 2021

• Strawberry fields test biodegradable plastic mulch

July 21, 2021

• Lettuce growers go all out to fight off viral disease

• Specialty crop grant proposals requested

July 14, 2021

• Shorthanded farmers can take advantage of automated weeders

• App aims to help grape growers address problems

July 7, 2021

• Mixed bag for California melon crop

• Advisors discuss ways to meet new fertilizer limits

June 16, 2021

• Advisors discuss work on pest-control alternatives

June 9, 2021

• Organic farm produces vegetables in Klamath Basin

• Water shortages reduce planned tomato acreage

• Farmers describe organic, no-till vegetable production

• Project tests introduction of chickens in organic fields

June 2, 2021

• Lettuce breeders seek further resistance to diseases

• Dung beetles may help farmers assure food safety

• UC reduces plant sizes

May 19, 2021

• High berry demand extends to transplants

• Strawberries become eligible for new crop insurance

• Analysts predict climate impact on vegetable crops

May 12, 2021

• Ask Your PCA: How should strawberry growers manage powdery mildew?

May 5, 2021

• Extra WIC benefits aim to boost use of fruits, vegetables

• Integrated tactics may limit new tomato virus strain

• American spinach consumption hits 60-year high

• New lettuce aphid biotype causes concern for farmers

April 21, 2021

• Leafy greens research looks at pathogen resistance

• Red cabbage provides source of new cyan blue food coloring

April 14, 2021

• Health studies show benefits of strawberries

April 7, 2021

• Study evaluates overall impact of compost, cover crops

• Lettuce crops face challenge from insect-carried virus

• California strawberry crop will be larger, USDA says

March 24, 2021

• Insecticides earn DPR registration

March 17, 2021

• Farmers anticipate damage from March hailstorm

• Advisors describe soil-building actions for tomatoes

• Americans’ vegetable consumption broadens

• FDA translates produce rule

March 10, 2021

• UC promotes indoor farming

March 3, 2021

• Onion, garlic research proceeds through pandemic

• Field trials check efficiency of mechanical cultivators

February 24, 2021

• Winter weather hampers fresh vegetable markets

February 17, 2021

• Home gardeners drive rise in seed demand

• Lettuce trials show ways to counteract Pythium wilt

• Specialists describe fungus management in tomatoes

• Monterey County plant will process vegetables, fruit

• UC Davis releases two new varieties of strawberries

• Annual report tallies state’s vegetable production, value

• Sheep grazing may help prepare tomato acreage

February 3, 2021

• Central Coast water regulation raises concerns

• Rotation with alfalfa appears to boost tomato yields

• Plant genetics aim to cut impact of lettuce diseases

• Soil studies emphasize helping tomatoes to thrive

• Tomato acreage could rise in 2021

January 27, 2021

• Seed growers cooperate to slow plant virus

January 20, 2021

• New variety may help farmers combat lettuce drop

• Dietary trends bring upsurge in cauliflower demand

January 13, 2021

• U.S. vegetable use rose during 2020

January 6, 2021

• Software program calculates tomato fertilizer needs

• Organic produce marketers assess prospects for 2021

• Water-quality monitoring focuses on prevention