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October 21, 2020

• Produce markets retain sharp division

• Study looks at native crop pests

• Plant breeders work to help lettuce resist pathogens

October 14, 2020

• Pumpkin patches adapt to the pandemic

October 7, 2020

• Startup uses beneficial bacteria to aid water quality

• LGMA provides data on water standards

• UC studies biological control for strawberry diseases

September 16, 2020

• Produce sales, employment trends react to pandemic

• Cilantro farmers look for help against crop diseases

September 2, 2020

• Processing tomatoes weather heat waves

• Dry-farmed tomatoes can thrive in proper conditions

• Technical-assistance hubs will aid specialty crop farms

• Organic-produce sales have seen robust growth this year

• Expert foresees long-term growth in organic market

• Advances in lettuce genetics help plant breeders

August 26, 2020

• Program boosts fruit, vegetable purchases

August 19, 2020

• Produce supply chain reacts to food-service changes

• Aphid-control insecticide enters California market

August 12, 2020

• Mushroom farms struggle through see-saw markets

August 5, 2020

• Managing thrips can slow disease spread in lettuce

• Marketers say pandemic has raised interest in produce

July 22, 2020

• New shutdowns complicate farms’ plans

• Tomato growers check advanced weeding systems

• Five join USDA advisory body

July 15, 2020

• Ask Your PCA: Why are farmers having more trouble with diamondback moths?

July 8, 2020

• Resistant lettuce varieties show promise in tests

• Johnsongrass management requires integrated tactics

June 24, 2020

• Utah food program seeks California fresh produce

June 17, 2020

• Field trials test methods for avoiding plant disease

• Joint effort works for new spinach varieties for state

June 10, 2020

• Fungicide gains registration

June 3, 2020

• Robotic scanner provides knowledge about crops

• Bell peppers from Coachella encounter strong markets

• Processing-tomato estimate remains at 12 million tons

May 20, 2020

• Resistant strain of downy mildew may have surfaced

• Romaine varieties provide longer shelf life

May 6, 2020

• Lygus bug vacuums prove an effective organic tool

• Organic grower says working with nature is key to success

• Organic farmers discuss reduced-tillage techniques

April 15, 2020

• Pandemic adds turmoil to tomato season

• Research intends to enhance lettuce nutrient content

April 1, 2020

• Water-efficiency software expands to more crops

March 18, 2020

• Study reviews natural habitat near strawberry fields

• New test quickly detects poisonous mushrooms

• Researchers develop tools to help strawberry growers

• Researchers recommend the best ways to stop white rot

• Cover crops have big impact on organic vegetables

March 11, 2020

• Cabbage growers report big supplies for St. Patrick’s Day

• Leak rots can be difficult to recognize in strawberries

• Ask Your PCA: What is best way to control spider mites?

March 4, 2020

• Handful of viruses present challenges to tomato crop

• State’s vegetable volumes declined, values rose in ’19

• USDA reports on automation research for specialty crops

February 19, 2020

• Increased costs squeeze mushroom farms

• Soil-borne Fusarium takes toll on tomato yields

• Researchers zero in on best ways to combat onion rot

• UC evaluates bio-stimulant use on processing tomatoes

February 12, 2020

• Processing tomatoes not high among crops that leach N

February 5, 2020

• Tomato growers express hope business is ‘turning a corner’

• HLB discoveries in Colton expand plant quarantine

• Weed control is complex challenge for coastal crops

• Tomato growers contribute readily to research projects

• Summer is toughest time to control unwanted weeds

January 29, 2020

• Winter vegetable harvest in desert gains momentum

• Tomato forecast remains stable

• New fungicide gains approval

January 22, 2020

• Celery prices settle back after booming in 2019

• Leeks present unique challenge for control of weeds

• Crop rotation, cover cropping impact soil quality

January 8, 2020

• Commentary: Study of ‘local’ confirms words affect perceptions

• Survey shows likely increase in strawberry plantings

January 1, 2020

• Irrigating lettuce with drip has benefits, drawbacks