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California Pear Harvest Begins and Crop Acreage Reporting Goes Digital
The Agribusiness Update
This year’s first U.S.-grown pears are shipping to retailers and canneries as the season kicks off in California, and USDA is launching a pilot program designed to modernize crop acreage reporting by replacing paper maps with electronic reporting.
California Avocado Commission Calls for Seasonal Import Policy
California Ag Today
New advocacy campaign highlights trade concerns ahead of negotiations with Mexico.
The Cost of Cosmetic Damage in Stone Fruit
California Ag Today
Inking, staining, and skin discoloration are putting added pressure on stone fruit quality this season.
Thank a farmer
Idaho Ag Today
The goal with this BBQ was to show appreciation for all these folks in the agricultural fields.
Stone Fruit Early Harvest and USMCA Review
The Agribusiness Update
An unusually early California stone fruit harvest is expected to reduce supplies of organic peaches, nectarines and plums later this summer, and American ag groups reacted to the U.S., Mexico, and Canada launching the first joint review of the USMCA.
Cultiva Post Harvest Management
Fruit Grower Report
As harvest wraps up, attention quickly turns to what comes next. In the PNW, POST-harvest management plays a critical role in setting up next year’s cherry crop.
Next Year's Cherries Start Now
California Ag Today
What happens in the weeks after harvest can influence bud development, flowering, and fruit set next season.
Cultiva and Kallur
Fruit Grower Report
With labor constraints and tight harvest windows, first-pick success is more important now than ever. Cultiva’s North American Sales Manager, Thiago Moraes says color is a key focus for growers right now.
Training veterans to farm
Idaho Ag Today
University of Idaho Extension Boise program training veterans to farm.
Graduate student potato tour.
Idaho Ag Today
Ten University of Idaho graduate students who participated in a recent tour of the state’s potato industry witnessed the full supply chain.
Prison Produce, California Markets
California Ag Today
A California program is creating a steady market for locally grown fruits and vegetables while supplying fresh produce to state prisons.
Specialty Crops and Labor
Fruit Grower Report
Samantha Ayoub, an agricultural economist for the International Fresh Produce Association, says fruit and vegetable producers have a significant need for year-round labor.
Space-Age Forecasting for Almonds
California Ag Today
California's almond industry is looking at new technology to improve crop forecasts before harvest.
Potato challenges
Idaho Ag Today
Potato growers face some hard challengesIt’s been a tough couple of years for U.S. and Idaho potato growers.
Cherry Season Hopes
Fruit Grower Report
With Northwest cherry harvest about to begin, growers are hoping to see better pricing this year.
innov8.ag HarvestReplay
Fruit Grower Report
Nothing to lose, everything to gain! That’s the message to specialty crop farmers from the Walla Walla-based agtech company innov8.ag .
California Almond Estimates and Trump Defends Chinese Ag Land Purchases
The Agribusiness Update
For decades, experts have done their best to estimate the size of California’s almond crop prior to harvest, and President Trump defends Chinese purchases of U.S. farmland during his visit to Beijing.
