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News Mar. 2, 2012

Wine grape growers get latest technology at VINE Symposium

From new canopy management tools to new wireless solutions, grape growers can learn about some of latest tools and technology for wine grape management at the 2012 Central Coast Vine Symposium.

News Mar. 2, 2012

California walnut harvest not super in 2011, but good

With walnut prices at an all-time highs and memories of rain falling on his unpicked orchards last October still fresh, Glenn County, Calif., tree nut producer Gary Anderson wouldn’t mind a do-over of his walnut harvest.

Article Mar. 2, 2012

Maximize cotton through planting dates, water efficiency

The first day water is put to cotton seed is the critical day for performance in cool soils, says University of Arizona's Paul Brown. The metabolic processes associated with early germination are very sensitive to temperature during the first 24-to-48 hours after moisture reaches the seed. If the soil temperature is too cold, these mechanisms get out of whack.

News Mar. 1, 2012

More pistachio trees coming into production this season

By the time California’s pistachio growers finished shaking their trees late last October, they had brought in their second biggest-ever crop — 448 million pounds of nuts. If the weather cooperates, it won't be surprising to see California growers produce a 600-million pound crop in 2012.

News Mar. 1, 2012

Ignore ‘dirty’ EWG rhetoric: Eat fruits and veggies

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released the latest version of its annual “Dirty Dozen” list, representing the 12 fruit and vegetable commodities alleged to contain the greatest relative levels of pesticides. Are such rankings validated by a careful examination of scientific evidence? Absolutely not.

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