The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) is saddened to share that Richard Keehn, a founding member of CAWG and the first chair of its board of directors, passed away on Dec. 20, 2019. Following a decorated 15-year career in the U.S. Army, Keehn began farming winegrapes in Mendocino County in the early 1970s. In the years that followed, he …
SMALL GRAINS AND OTHER FIELD CROPS: Winter grain crop planting is finished. Winter grain plants are beginning to emerge from the soil. Some wheat, oats, and barley fields are being treated for weed control, as the winter wheat germination will increase due to high moisture. DECIDUOUS TREE FRUITS, NUTS, AND GRAPES: Almond and pistachio harvest have ended. Dead and …
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Delano, California-based blueberry grower Munger Bros. LLC and two related companies will pay $2.5 million in back wages to approximately 3,000 workers to resolve violations of the H-2A visa program and the Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act (MSPA). Munger Bros. and the two related companies …
The 2020 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium is set to open on Tuesday, February 4, at Cal Expo in Sacramento, with three day…
The USDA is investing a total of $237 million throughout the US to help farmers, Ag producers and rural businesses lower ene…
Due to the prolonged and extensive impacts of weather events this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today exte…
SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, American Farmland Trust, the organization behind the national movement No Farms No Food®, rele…
Whether you’ve experienced wildfire damage on the farm or other disasters, disease outbreaks on your trees and vines — the U…
Rominger Brothers Farms of Winters has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 California Leopold Conservation Award®. Sa…
In addition to the normal domestic and international trade promotions funded through the California Walnut Board and Commiss…
Hoping to have a good winter, but concerned about chill accumulation in your pistachio orchard? Although you can’t control t…
In a special State of the Walnut Industry panel discussion at Malcolm Media’s annual Grape, Nut & Tree Fruit Expo in Fre…
The American Farm Bureau Federation’s 34th annual survey of classic items found on the Thanksgiving Day dinner table indicat…
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