Grapes

Global fruit breeder strengthens collaboration with California growers at new 150-acre site. By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice Bloom Fresh International —...

By Valley Ag Voice Staff  Nestled in the heart of Wasco, California, Sun World International's research facility buzzes with activity year-round, dedicated...

By Valley Ag Voice Staff  The agricultural industry in California is one of the largest economic drivers in the state with over...

By Valley Ag Voice Staff On March 19, National Agriculture Day provides an opportunity to celebrate the successes in Central Valley farming...

Press release provided by the California Fresh Fruit Association  (Fresno, CA) – Today, Wayde Kirschenman, the Chairman of the California Fresh Fruit...

Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice Fresno County's 2022 crop values reached $8.095 billion, falling under Tulare County's $8.6 billion. According to...

Press release provided by Bloom Fresh International  BLOOM FRESH International (BLOOM FRESH), the world’s largest premium fruit-breeding company, created by the merger...

Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice Cold, wet weather leading into April created an unsuitable environment for Pima cotton farmers in the...

By Audrey Hill, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice Congratulations to IFG, International Fruit Genetics LLC, for celebrating 20 years of the Cotton...

Press Release provided by Delano Growers Grape Products Delano, California - Delano Growers Grape Products cooperative announced that the U.S. Department of...

By Melissa Nagel, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice The recent Global Table Grape Summit in Bakersfield brought together stakeholders from across six...

By Greg Cluff, LeAnn Riley, & Julie Beechinor, Bakersfield College Agriculture Faculty The Bakersfield College Agriculture Farm Laboratory has been undergoing extensive...

Press Release by California Association of Winegrape Growers In July the Pierce’s Disease / Glassy Winged Sharpshooter Board (PD/GWSS Board) voted to...

Press Release by California Department of Food and Agriculture The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is announcing vacancies on the...

By Melissa Nagel, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice  In a deal announced earlier this year, Special New Fruit Licensing (SNFL)—a global leader...

By Kevin Hecteman, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation The 2022 vintage in some of California’s winegrape-growing...

By John Beck, Reporter & Documentary Filmmaker Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation When Paul Bernier learned to “dry farm” grapes...

By Kevin Hecteman Assistant Editor, Ag Alert Reprinted with permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation For Jeff Bitter, 2022 will be a...

Press Release Provided by California Farm Bureau Federation Debbie Jacobsen, a third-generation farmer who became the first-ever female president of the Fresno...

By Jenifer VanAlstein, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice With the looming deadline of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, and the continued water...

Companies Partner to Launch ‘Soils First’ Solutions for Ag Developments Press Release Provided by the Holloway Group The Holloway Group announced it has...

By Kevin Hecteman, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert Reprinted with Permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation  On-again, off-again closures related to the COVID-19...

By Kevin HectemanAssistant Editor, Ag Alert Reprinted with Permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation A record-setting year for wildfires has left Northern...

By Christine Souza, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert Reprinted with Permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation Christine Souza Assistant Editor, Ag Alert A new statewide...

Press Release Provided by the California Table Grape Commission With the California table grape season in full swing and expectations for a...

Four young easterners came out to California in 1849 following the siren call of gold. John Tone, David Hudson, Charles Valentine and John Stevens planted a vineyard North of Stockton remembering the vineyards of New York. Although the early Spanish missions of California also cultivated grapes and had significant wine production, this was the first effort of Anglo-Americans to bring wine grapes to the southern San Joaquin Valley. This effort was soon followed by brothers William and George West who established a nursery and vineyard in Stockton in 1852.