Trees & Vines

April 9, 2025
Avocado producers adapt to become more resilient: California’s avocado industry sent 350 million pounds of the fruit to packinghouses in 2024, and this year’s crop could reach 375 million pounds.
Photo/Rob McCarthy

March 26, 2025
Pistachio genome study may benefit breeding efforts: Ag Alert file photo

March 26, 2025
Wine market woes could zap Pierce's disease funds: Agricultural biologist Rochelle Romano checks traps in Vacaville for the glassy-winged sharpshooter, a vector for Pierce’s disease.
Photo/Sapana Pandey

March 12, 2025

Precision spraying equipment can help reduce costs

The high-tech Smart Apply system individually controls air-blast sprayer nozzles to match material applications to canopy density, resulting in potentially reduced pesticide use.

Photo/Courtesy of John Deere

February 26, 2025
Smaller-sized navel oranges find use in juice plants

February 12, 2025

Winemakers use artificial intelligence for sales intel

Katerina Axelsson, CEO and founder of San Luis Obispo-based Tastry, uses artificial intelligence software to guide winemakers in their craft. Through chemistry, machine learning and AI, the company tests wines and can identify compounds that are out of balance. Once identified by the lab, a winemaker can correct any imperfections during a second fermentation.

Photo/Courtesy of Tastry