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Naturipe to exhibit berries at California Strawberry Festival

Naturipe Farms, a large strawberry and grower, of other berries including blueberries plans to exhibit in a booth at the 38th Annual California Strawberry Festival in Ventura, California, on May 18-19. Founded in 1984, the... more »

Kern County Crop Report shares optimistism on vegetable production

The latest crop report from the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) revealed promising trends for vegetable crops in Kern County. According to the report, favorable weather conditions and proactive agricultural practices have contributed to... more »

Albaugh wins California fungicide registration for oomycete diseases

Crop protection specialist Albaugh LLC has received registration in California for a fungicide that battles a major disease afflicting a variety of fruit, vegetable and nut crops. Soilborne oomycete diseases, including pythium and Phytophthora spp.,... more »

California’s Mayra Paniagua receives strawberry award

Mayra Paniagua, a second-generation California grower, has received the Strawberry Industry Impact Award from the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce. Paniagua's parents migrated from Mexico, starting out as pickers and eventually moving up to... more »

Grimmway Farms to acquire San Miguel Produce

Grimmway Farms, Bakersfield, California, has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of San Miguel Produce Inc., Oxnard, California. This acquisition marks a significant milestone in Grimmway’s strategic expansion efforts and underscores its commitment... more »

Foundation names Colby Pereira Ag Woman of the Year

Braga Fresh's Colby Pereira has received the Grower-Shipper Foundation Agricultural Woman of the Year Award. The award honors women's unique leadership qualities in the agricultural industry in California's Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.... more »

Land-use bill taps farmland for solar sites

Roughly half of California’s 30 million acres of farmland is protected from development by the California Land Conservation Act of 1965. Proposed state legislation to modify California’s longstanding farmland conservation law could pave the way... more »

Report: too much, too little water creates ag risks

A report by UC Merced , "Water risks to agriculture: Too little and too much," recommends policies, programs and tools for farm resilience on risks to agriculture following too little as well as too much... more »