Trees & Vines
- October 23, 2024
- Breeders strive for Hass-like avocados, other traits
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Eric Focht, a researcher from the University of California, Riverside, avocado breeding program, shows off the Luna UCR, which he helped develop. Released last year, the new avocado variety has some of the same desirable traits as Hass, the industry mainstay. Luna UCR also appears to be more efficient in producing fruit per cubic meter of canopy than its predecessor, UC researchers say.
Photo/Vicky Boyd
- October 9, 2024
- Pistachio research shows how to reduce salinity, boron
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University of California, Davis, graduate student Ivan Bermudez collects harvested pistachios as part of a study comparing approaches to managing salinity and boron in drip-irrigated pistachio orchards.
Photo/Louise Ferguson
- September 25, 2024
- Partners to build bioeconomy with farm byproducts
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Agricultural byproducts such as almond hulls, shown here at a huller and sheller in the San Joaquin Valley, have diverse uses off the farm. The Building the Circular Bioeconomy in the North San Joaquin Valley group, or BioCircular Valley, seeks to build a regional bioeconomy by converting agricultural biomass into feedstocks, fuel, clothing and bioplastics.
Photo/Almond Board of California
- September 25, 2024
- 'Brutal' wine market leaves farms in peril
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Fourth-generation winegrape grower Steve Perrin walks between rows of zinfandel vines in his Lodi vineyard. An unprecedented downturn in the wine market has caused grape prices to plummet and left growers struggling to find buyers. Many growers could see their entire crop rot on the vines.
Photo/Caleb Hampton
- September 18, 2024
- Coachella harvest refills date supply as sector recovers
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Paul Keck, director of farming operations for Hadley Date Gardens, inspects a cluster of Deglet Noor dates at his family’s farm in the Coachella Valley. California growers and shippers say this year’s crop looks promising after Tropical Storm Hilary destroyed much of last year’s production.
Photo/Albert Keck
- September 11, 2024
- Growers recruited to plant, test new prune varieties
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UC Yolo Gold prunes were patented by the University of California last year. The California Prune Board and UC researchers are encouraging growers to plant and evaluate new prune varieties to help guide the future of prune production in the state. The prune board is offering subsidies to growers to reduce their financial risk.
Photo/Robyn Rominger
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