Trees & Vines
- November 19, 2025
- Peach growers await pivotal cannery sale
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Sutter County farmer Ranjit Davit’s family has grown cling peaches in Live Oak since the 1940s. In 2023, Davit planted new peach trees under a 20-year contract with Del Monte Foods. This year, Del Monte filed for bankruptcy and voided the contract, leaving Davit without a buyer for his fruit.
Photo/Caleb Hampton
- November 19, 2025
- Early, late navel oranges spread out market window
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The M7, an early-season navel orange variety, produces smaller trees, which allow harvest without the use of ladders.
Photo/Cecilia Parsons
- November 5, 2025
- Walnut growers optimistic about markets
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During harvest at a San Joaquin County orchard, a mechanical sweeper moves scattered walnuts that have been shaken from the trees into windrows, after which the nuts will be picked up by a harvester. The 2025 crop is estimated at 710,000 tons, up 18% from 2024’s production of 603,000 tons.
Photo/Vicky Boyd
- November 5, 2025
- From the Fields: Thomas Chandler, Fresno County tree crop and winegrape farmer
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Thomas Chandler
Photo/Tomas Ovalle
- November 5, 2025
- Natural wine trend revives old-fashioned methods
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Darek Trowbridge of Old World Winery in Sonoma County makes wine the way it was done hundreds of years ago, growing the grapes on vines planted by his great-grandfather.
Photo/Paige Green
- October 22, 2025
- Food trends boost pistachio market as production rises
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A young pistachio orchard pictured this year in Yolo County. California growers hope the global market can absorb more pistachios as the state’s bearing acreage continues to increase.
Photo/Caleb Hampton
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