A dry winter and spring impacts more than just water availability for the season. Watch this brief interview with UCCE Viticulture Advisor Gabriel Torres as he shares expected vineyard pest and disease pressures in a dry year. Read more about vineyard pest and disease management in American Vineyard Magazine. Please thank this video’s sponsor Vmech for their industry support.
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Why Early-Stage Succession Planning Is Essential for Ag Businesses
Farmers often have a great deal of wealth tied-up up in their business. It follows logically, then, that the most important step a business owner can take to protect that wealth they created for their family is to prepare their exit strategy far in advance of their anticipated exit date. According to surveys by the Exit Planning Institute, 75% of business owners express regret one year after exiting their business. While there are many reasons for post-exit regret, these reasons often stem from one …
Wilbur-Ellis Marks 100th Anniversary with “Innovation Award” for Student Teams
Today, Wilbur-Ellis marks its 100th anniversary. As the culmination of a year-long celebration, the company is launching the “Wilbur-Ellis Innovation Award,” a program that engages young people in finding innovative ways to feed a growing world population and offers a $25,000 award for the best idea. The Innovation Award invites student teams from U.S. colleges and universities to propose new …
Land Trust Alliance Welcomes Reintroduction of Conservation Easement Legislation in Congress
The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America, today welcomed reintroduction in Congress of the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act. The following statement can be attributed to Andrew Bowman, president & CEO of the Land Trust Alliance: “On behalf of the Land Trust …
Market Fundamentals Drive the Beef & Cattle Market
The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute), the largest and oldest trade association for packers and processors of beef, pork, lamb, veal and turkey today said market fundamentals drive the beef and cattle market and additional government intervention will have unintended consequences for livestock producers, packers and consumers. “Long time critics of the meat and poultry industry are again proposing …
Ravens & Crows Wreak Havoc in Orchards, Vineyards & Dairies
Do you suspect some big black birds are damaging your irrigation lines, pecking at your newborn calves or eating your developing crop? You may have a problem with crows or ravens. But how do you tell the two apart, and how can you legally control them? Watch this brief interview with Brian Popper from USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services to learn more …
Drought Impact on Early Season Stage of SJV Wine Grapes
Choosing when to irrigate this season with a very limited resource amidst the current drought can be quite a challenge, and the adverse effects of insufficient irrigation are already becoming manifest in the 2021 San Joaquin Valley wine grape crop. Watch this brief interview with UCCE Viticulture Advisor Karl Lund and read more about it in American Vineyard Magazine. Please thank …
California Raisin Outlook: Prices, Production & the RBA
Watch this brief interview with Dwayne Cardoza from the Raisin Bargaining Association as he shared some key insights on the current state of the California raisin industry at their recent annual meeting. Read more about it in American Vineyard Magazine. Please thank this video’s sponsor Vmech for their industry support.
California Raisin Marketing Board Gets Shut Down
Just last month, a vote passed to shut down the California Raisin Marketing Board. But what of generic California raisin marketing and the iconic dancing raisins? Watch this brief interview with Dwayne Cardoza from the Raisin Bargaining Association and read more about it in American Vineyard Magazine. Please thank this video’s sponsor Vmech for their industry support.
Almond International Trade Barriers & the Biden Administration
What is the current status of the international trade war impact on almonds and what changes can we anticipate in the foreseeable future? Watch this brief video with Julie Adams from the Almond Board of California and read more about it in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. Please thank this video’s sponsor Suterra for their industry support.
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