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New Report Finds 97% of Fruits and Vegetables Sampled in CA Meet Pesticide Safety Standards

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) today released a report finding that 97% of fruits and vegetables sampled within the state in 2021 met federal pesticide safety standards. The 2021 California Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report shows that 97% of domestically grown and imported produce samples collected in 2021 had either no detectable pesticide residues or had residues within the allowable …

DPR Awards $3.15M in Research Grants Investing in Safer, Sustainable Grape, Nut & Tree Fruit IPM

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation today announced it has awarded $3.15 million in research grants to seven projects to support a statewide, systemwide transition to safer and more sustainable pest management. DPR’s Research Grants Program funds projects that advance integrated pest management (IPM) knowledge, tools and practices in agricultural, urban and wildland settings. IPM is a pest management approach …

PD/GWSS Board Grants $2.7 Million in New Funding for 17 Research Projects

The PD/GWSS Board recommended $2.7 million in new funding for 17 research projects investigating PD, grapevine viruses, and vectors over the next three years. Sixteen projects are new and one is an expansion of a previously approved project. Additionally, 10 previously approved multi-year projects received continued funding for a little more than $1 million for the fiscal year 2023-2024. The …

Why Sun-Maid Growers Acquired Plum Organics

When Sun-Maid Growers announced its acquisition of baby food brand Plum Organics in 2021, it came as a surprise to many.  Naturally, raisin growers wanted to know how this might benefit the California raisin industry, beyond simply growing and diversifying Sun-Maid’s portfolio.  Watch this brief interview with Sun-Maid Growers Executive Chairman Harry Overly as he explains. Please thank this video’s …

Central Valley Farmer Shares New Experience with On-Farm Groundwater Recharge

While growers still have many questions and concerns as to how flooding their vineyards and orchards for groundwater recharge purposes may impact their day-to-day farming operations and eventual crop yields, Madera almond & wine grape grower Nick Davis is more concerned with making the most of the recent rainfall and snowmelt to recharge their much needed soil profiles following extended …

Madera Irrigation District Leads the Charge on Groundwater Recharge

While farmers are accustomed to paying for the water they use, growers in Madera Irrigation District have recently been getting their water for free for groundwater recharge purposes.  While the snow melts and water is aplenty, growers are working quickly to set their farms up to be able to spread some of this water across their fields, in a ditch, …

USDA Announces $75M Section 32 Solicitation for Almonds

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Almonds for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, with the purpose to encourage the continued domestic consumption of these products by diverting them from the normal channels of trade and commerce. …

Honey Bee Health Coalition Releases Spanish-language Editions of Two Popular Varroa Management Guides

The Honey Bee Health Coalition released Spanish-language editions of the Tools for Varroa Management Guide and the Guide to Varroa Mite Controls for Commercial Beekeeping Operations. The guides have helped beekeepers deploy effective varroa control that reduce colony losses and avoid potential spread of infectious disease among honey bee colonies. The Honey Bee Health Coalition released the 8th Edition of …

USDA Forecasts Lowest CA Almond Crop Per Acre Since 2005

The 2023 California Almond Subjective Forecast published Friday by the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS) estimates that the crop harvested in 2023 will come in at 2.50 billion pounds, 3 percent below last year’s 2.57 billion pounds. Richard Waycott, President & CEO, Almond Board of California Forecasted yield is 1,810 pounds per acre, down 90 …

Gene-Editing Tech Produces First Calf Resistant to Major Viral Disease

Scientists have collaborated to produce the first gene-edited calf with resistance to bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), a virus that costs the U.S. cattle sector billions of dollars annually. The recent study published in PNAS Nexus results from a collaboration between the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL), the University of Kentucky, and industry partners, Acceligen and Recombinetics, Inc. BVDV …

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