Trees & Vines

September 21, 2022
Costs, supply crunch test walnut farmers
Costs, supply crunch test walnut farmers
September 20, 2022
Port delays force farm exporters to get more creative
September 14, 2022
Avocado farmers see smaller crop amid high prices
September 14, 2022
Sale of table olive processor signals industry transition
September 7, 2022
Despite progress, GMO fears limit new traits, products
September 7, 2022
Freeze, drought diminish almond yields
Freeze, drought diminish almond yields

California’s almond production is expected to drop to 2.6 billion pounds this year due to drought and a bloom-time freeze in February that severely impacted almond-producing counties.

August 17, 2022
Learning to grow tomatoes all over again
Learning to grow tomatoes all over again

Derek Azevedo looks over a field of organic processing tomatoes outside Los Banos. Azevedo, who works for Bowles Farming Co., says growing processing tomatoes organically presents stark differences for fertilization and dealing with pests and diseases.

Photo/Kevin Hecteman

August 10, 2022
Shorter crop lifts prices for cling peaches
Shorter crop lifts prices for cling peaches
August 10, 2022
Lodi vineyards create a brand in farm sustainability
Lodi vineyards create a brand in farm sustainability
August 10, 2022
Leadership Academy grads advance careers in farming
Leadership Academy grads advance careers in farming
August 3, 2022
Disaster areas declared for freeze harming trees, vines
August 3, 2022
Alternatives sought for farm fallowing amid dust worries
Alternatives sought for farm fallowing amid dust worries
August 3, 2022
Legacy farmers get induction into history
Legacy farmers get their induction into state history
July 20, 2022
Fee hiked to fight winegrape threat
July 20, 2022
With less acreage, pear market is 'on fire'
With less acreage, pear market is 'on fire'

Bartlett pears, harvest of which started last week in the Sacramento River district, are packed at Rivermaid Trading Co. in Sacramento County. Rivermaid is the state’s largest pear supplier.
Photo/Ching Lee

July 13, 2022
Agriculturalists offer input on the 2023 Farm Bill
July 13, 2022
Conifer nursery races to replace trees lost to fires
July 13, 2022
Report: Pistachios are now state's fastest-growing nut
July 13, 2022
Trial seeks to cut water use but protect olive oil taste
July 13, 2022
Fertigation is 'dialed in' to deliver targeted nutrients
July 6, 2022
Farmers markets rebound, but pandemic effects linger
Farmers markets rebound, but pandemic effects linger

Vincent Garcia of J&J Ramos Farms sells oranges to Michael and Nancy Neils at the certified farmers market at Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento, where several markets closed during the pandemic.
Photo/Edgar Sanchez

June 22, 2022
Seeds for Bees effort helps nurture pollinator habitat
June 15, 2022
Survey ranks needs of organic farms
June 15, 2022
Nurseries assess demand as young gardeners buy plants
June 15, 2022
State nut crop leaders seek solutions to export hurdles