Fruits & Vegetables
- March 2, 2022
- Steam eyed as a promising remedy for soil pathogens
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In a recent two-year study at a Salinas area strawberry field, steam treatments proved more effective at eliminating soil-borne pathogens than a commonly used soil fumigant.
- February 23, 2022
- Despite markets, cropping plans depend on water
- February 16, 2022
- Organic farmers fret about costs, but cheer growth
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Yolo County organic farmer Jim Durst, seen here during the 2018 asparagus harvest season, says labor shortages have forced him to reduce his overall acreage this year.
- February 16, 2022
- How small plots and big dreams built organic farms
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Broccoli is harvested at Lakeside Organic Gardens in Watsonville. With acreage in Pajaro Valley, Imperial Valley and Mexico, the company has become the largest family-owned organic farm in the U.S.
- February 9, 2022
- Seedlings removal can also help manage thrips, aphids
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Vegetable growers may be able to manage insects with more precise pesticide applications.
- February 2, 2022
- Remedies sought for root galls that disfigure carrots
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Cavity spot disease, another threat, can leave carrots with lesions and blemishes. Despite some available fungicides, cavity spot is very difficult for growers to manage.
- January 26, 2022
- Water, fuel, fertilizer issues impacting tomato farmers
- January 26, 2022
- 'E-nose' can sniff out a tomato pest
- January 19, 2022
- Imperial vegetable growers 'happy' so far
- January 19, 2022
- Heat, drought and smoke challenge onion farmers
- January 12, 2022
- Research study tracks wild birds for threats to crops
- August 18, 2021
- Researchers, growers target threat from spinach mildew
- August 18, 2021
- Leafy green growers face new fertilizer standards
- February 4, 2004
- State's strawberry growers produce bumper crop in 2003
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