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Other than the extreme heat beating down on grapes without sufficient canopy cover, the wine grape crop in California is progressing quite well. Watch California Ag Network’s interview with Jeff Bitter from Allied Grape Growers as he provides an update on the 2017 wine grape crop and the direction that current wine marketing trends are headed. Read more about it in American Vineyard Magazine.
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At the annual Convention of the Almond Alliance of California, growers, hullers & processors got to hear the perspective of the dairy industry through guest speaker Anja Raudabaugh CEO of Western United Dairymen, who spoke about the importance of the two industries working together to protect California agriculture and maintain higher dairy and almond hull prices. Watch the video and read more in the June issue of Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.
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Do you have voles present in the field? If so they can cause an average of 11% damage in alfalfa, a percentage that can’t be ignored. But how do you manage these pests. Watch this brief video interview with UC Wildlife specialist Roger Baldwin as he answers the question, and read more in California Dairy Magazine.
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With new oncoming regulations backed by false ideas about the California dairy industry, coupled with lower dairy prices, dairy producers may feel down and out about the future of their livelihood; however there is hope on the horizon, as shared by Anja Raudabaugh from Western United Dairymen in this brief interview with California Ag Network. Watch this interview and read more in California Dairy Magazine.
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With the early season rains and floods, many growers have wondered what kind of impact that might have had on rodent populations on the farm, and want to know how to manage them moving forward. Check out California Ag Network’s video interview with Wildlife Specialist Roger Baldwin from UC Davis to find the answers.
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Plum harvest is underway in the Central Valley. Watch this brief video interview with diversified grower Jimmy Simonian as he provides an outlook on this year’s crop. Read more in California Fresh Fruit Magazine.
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Featured in the June issue of California Dairy Magazine, check out the last dairyman in Exeter, Ed Brower as he shares his story in this brief video interview with California Ag Network and in California Dairy Magazine. Dairying runs deep in his family line all the way back to his ancestry in Holland.
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At the CAPCA Spring Summit in Temecula, growers and crop consultants gathered to discuss issues with pest & disease management, and how to resolve them. This year was especially rough on southern desert vegetable growers for downy mildew, as many were not prepared for all the rain we received earlier this year. Watch this brief video with UC Plant Pathologist Alexander Putnam as he explains the situation this year and how to go about managing downy mildew in the field moving forward. Read more about it in Vegetables West Magazine.
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Temecula Vineyard Manager Greg Pennyroyal was featured in the May issue of American Vineyard Magazine, and we hoped you enjoyed reading his story. Now check out his video interview here to see what’s going on right now in the vineyard and what he is doing to protect his grapes to ensure a quality crop this year.