Trees & Vines
- September 4, 2024
- Pears hit fresh market as cannery resets
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Justina Ramos Aguilar sorts Bosc pears last week at Stillwater Orchards’ packinghouse in Courtland. California pear growers are harvesting a lighter crop this year and selling more of it on the fresh market because of weakened demand for canned pears.
Photo/Caleb Hampton
- August 28, 2024
- Enduring remedy for vineyard pest remains elusive
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Vine mealybug are key vectors in spreading the grape leafroll virus in vineyards.
Photo/Courtesy of Kent Daane
- August 28, 2024
- Fig growers work to expand the fruit's uses
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California fresh figs are packed for shipping at Catania Worldwide in Madera. While most of the state crop ends up as dried fruit, demand for fresh figs has increased. The San Joaquin Valley remains the top fig-growing region, with Madera, Merced and Fresno counties leading in production.
Photo/Christian Parley
- August 21, 2024
- Climate concerns inspire innovation in wine vineyards
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Bernat Sort Costa of Grgich Hills Estate walks a vineyard to examine grapevine, soil and moisture conditions.
Photo/Natalie Hanson
- August 14, 2024
- First finding of red leaf blotch in California almonds
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Almond hulls split in a healthy orchard in Ripon. Researchers, growers and pest control advisors are on the watch for red leaf blotch disease after its recent discovery in some California almond orchards.
Photo/Vicky Boyd
- August 14, 2024
- Walnut market recovery may come slowly
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After peaking in the 2022-23 season, U.S. walnut acreage fell and is expected to continue to slide in the coming years. Despite more trees being removed, analysts say domestic walnut production may not decline at the same speed as acreage because of better yields in the remaining orchards.
Graphic/Rabobank
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