Trees & Vines
- July 16, 2025
- Del Monte troubles shake up pear season
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Bins of early-season Bosc pears from the Sacramento River Delta growing district move through the orchard on their way to the packinghouse. With a larger crop this year, California pear growers brace for potential impacts of one of their key buyers—Del Monte Foods—filing for bankruptcy protection.
Photo/Ching Lee
- July 16, 2025
- Abandoned crops bring pest plague to adjacent farms
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Farmers across the Central Valley say neglected orchards are attracting pests that affect neighboring farms.
Photo/Caleb Hampton
- July 16, 2025
- USDA forecasts bigger 2025 almond crop, higher nut set
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Photo/Vicky Boyd
- July 16, 2025
- Proper irrigation key to preventing 'plant destroyer'
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A walnut tree succumbs to Phytophthora root and crown rot, which can afflict plants if the soil around them remains wet for prolonged periods.
Photo/Vicky Boyd
- June 18, 2025
- Trials focus on 30 almond varieties for performance
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At a field day in Modesto, University of California Cooperative Extension pomology adviser emeritus Roger Duncan walks attendees through 30 almond varieties involved in the fourth-generation Stanislaus County regional variety trial.
Photo/Vicky Boyd
- June 4, 2025
- Lemon growers struggle with supply, market slump
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Lemons are harvested in Ventura County during the 2020 season, when the region faced the beginning of several years of fluctuating weather conditions that have impacted trees and fruit quality.
Photo/Silas Fallstich
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