Trees & Vines
- May 24, 2023
- Monterey County winds a blow to area wine tourism
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Winegrape acreage fans out in Monterey County’s Santa Lucia Highlands, including the vineyards of Mer Soleil, foreground. The region has become renowned for growing pinot noir and chardonnay.
Photo/Steve Mack/Monterey County Vintners and Growers Association
- May 17, 2023
- Later start foils holiday push for cherries
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San Joaquin County cherry farmer James Chinchiolo checks the status of Coral cherries. With harvest set to begin this week, he says he will likely need to pick twice due to fruit ripening at different rates. Growers throughout the state report a delayed harvest because of the cool spring.
Photo/Ching Lee
- May 10, 2023
- Sonoma County family blends blueberries into wine
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Buck Serres and his son, Cannon Serres, examine their crop during harvest at the family’s blueberry farm in Mendocino County. The sixth-generation farming family has long grown winegrapes in Sonoma County. Now they produce sparkling canned wine made from a blend of grapes and blueberries.
Photo/Karen Pavone
- May 10, 2023
- Farmers, researchers seek to reduce orchard water needs
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Yolo County almond farmer Kirk Pumphrey employs precision metering to reduce groundwater use. He partners with researchers at the University of California, Davis, in groundwater management studies.
Photo/University of California, Davis
- May 10, 2023
- Almond acreage drops but rains, trade boost hopes
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California almond growers welcome more water this year from winter and spring storms, but they express concern that honeybees used for pollination did not get enough warm and sunny flight days to effectively set this year’s crop. Almond sector leaders say it will take some time before they fully understand the impact of unfavorable weather during bloom in February.
Photo/Ching Lee
- April 26, 2023
- Researchers target 'true' bugs in almond orchards
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Close up of nut on tree.
- April 26, 2023
- New software, studies offer help for vineyard decisions
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University of California Cooperative Extension is updating its free CropManage software to include grapes, which would allow more precise irrigation and fertilization decisions in vineyards.
- April 12, 2023
- A vineyard pest spreads a destructive plant disease
- April 12, 2023
- Tulare citrus farmers battle mud, debris
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Photo/Matt McEwen
Farmers in the state's top citrus-growing region are undergoing cleanup during harvest.
- March 22, 2023
- Winter rains complicate weed control for vineyards
- March 8, 2023
- Native shrub may have a future as commercial crop
- March 8, 2023
- April 1 is deadline for candidates for Almond Board
- March 8, 2023
- Pistachio study shows economic impacts of crop
- March 8, 2023
- Pistachio growers hopeful about potential record crop
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- March 1, 2023
- Almond farmers not skimping on bees
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Even after a bruising year of lower earnings, crop losses and soaring production costs, California almond growers may not be willing to cut corners pollinating their trees this season.
- February 22, 2023
- Grape Crush Report reveals decade's lightest wine crop
- February 22, 2023
- Growers ponder ways to curb vineyard frost damage
- February 15, 2023
- U.S. keeps tariffs on Spanish ripe olives after WTO ruling
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- February 8, 2023
- Insecticide-resistant pest seen as threat to cherries
- February 8, 2023
- Customer demand for cling peaches exceeds production
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- February 1, 2023
- After years of steady growth, wine sector faces challenges
- February 1, 2023
- High heat, low demand hurt walnut crop
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California farmers are tearing out walnut orchards, such as at this farm near Winters, in response to quality concerns due to a September heat wave, lower demand and prices, and other market issues. The California Walnut Commission estimates $1 billion in damages to the 2022 crop.
- January 25, 2023
- Brewer, fruit growers cheer a farm-to-beer partnership
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