Initial subjective forecast for 2012 California almond production is 2 billion pounds....More

A handful of growers in the desert Southwest are turning their attention to an ancient agricultural product with a promising new future — olives....More

In 1873, Eliza Tibbets wanted to help Riverside’s founders and early settlers, her husband among them, who were anxious to find a crop that would grow well in the dry environment — the navel orange. By 1900 the navel orange was the most extensively grown crop in California, bringing in millions of dollars annually. New towns, such as Redlands, Corona, Tustin, Pomona, Highlands, Ontario, and Azuza, sprang up to service the rapidly growing orange industry....More

Grapevines continued to leaf out while vineyards were pruned and sprayed....More

For agricultural interests wanting to grasp the global consumer’s food dollar, highly effective, food-based websites are critical to meet the demands of today’s Internet savvy consumer interested in foods which contribute to a healthy lifestyle....More

California wheat, grain hay, rye, and oats matured and were in fair to excellent condition....More

Continued rain events helped support the growth of small grains and recharge soil moisture supplies....More

California bug detectives fanned across a suburban Los Angeles neighborhood, vacuuming backyard trees with bug catchers, setting traps and taking tissue samples from citrus in a frantic effort to stop the spread of a deadly disease detected there last week....More

The fight against greening disease disease ravaging the worldwide citrus industry has found an unexpected weapon: spinach....More