Trees & Vines
- September 11, 2024
- Almond farmers diversify for bottom line
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Merced County farmer Scott Hunter of Hunter Farms samples Monterey almonds prior to harvest last week. He and other farmers say high heat could mean the state’s 2024 crop may be lighter than the 2.8 billion-pound estimate released in July by the U.S Department of Agriculture.
Photo/Christine Souza
- September 4, 2024
- Pears hit fresh market as cannery resets
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Justina Ramos Aguilar sorts Bosc pears last week at Stillwater Orchards’ packinghouse in Courtland. California pear growers are harvesting a lighter crop this year and selling more of it on the fresh market because of weakened demand for canned pears.
Photo/Caleb Hampton
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