California Ag Network

Tag: California Water Availability

  • UCCE Investigates New Marketable Potato Varieties that Suit California Growers Well

    While the University of California does not have an official potato breeding program, the cooperative extension has close ties and collaborations with other universities and private companies that do, and Kern County has become quite the hub for trialing new potato varieties to determine whether they are suitable for the warm and dry climate of the West.  Jaspreet Sidhu, Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor heads up these informative trials and spoke with Matthew Malcolm on California Ag Network about the most recent results at her annual Potato Variety Trial Field Day. Watch this brief interview and read the full results in the current issue of California Fruit & Vegetable Magazine.

  • California Potato Harvest Off to a Solid Start

    California is far from being the top producer of potatoes; however the Golden State is unique in its ability to cultivate potatoes year-round with four major (and diverse) growing regions.  Potato harvest is well-underway in California for some growers, while it’s still a little ways off for process potato grower Jason Selvidge of Buttonwillow Land & Cattle. California Fruit & Vegetable Editor Matthew Malcolm met with this member of the California Potato Research Advisory Board at UCANR’s recent Potato Variety Trial Field Day in Kern County. Watch his brief interview as he shares his outlook for California’s potato crop this year and read more in California Fruit & Vegetable Magazine.

  • Four of the Biggest Challenges for California Tree Nut Growers also Bring Opportunities

    They say every cloud has a silver lining, and perhaps that could be said of the current market dynamics of the California tree nut industry. While the ominous clouds of tariffs, increasing regulatory burdens and limited water availability impact growers ability to farm everyday, there are opportunities that come with each of these challenges.  Watch this brief interview as Terrain Ag’s Specialty Crop Analyst Matt Woolf shares these opportunities with Matthew Malcolm on California Ag Network based on his recent presentation at the annual Convention of the Almond Alliance of California.

    Please thank this video’s sponsor SQM Specialty Plant Nutrition for their industry support.