The rub on fracking and farmers. Killer bee swarm is on. A history of fake food. Drip-tape salvation. Neonic study flawed — again. Pigweed plague. Boar attack. And more....More
Vineyards in the Santa Maria Valley are growing well. With growers here drawing their irrigation water from deep wells, the vines are showing no adverse effects so far from below average rainfall....More
Are there enough California wine grapes in the ground now and will be there be enough in the future to meet the demand from growing wine consumption?...More
Richard Matoian’s 1968 pickup started out as a typical farm truck. Five years after he started, patience aplenty, the project resulted in a show truck that has been featured at the SEMA show in Las Vegas and photographed for a national truck magazine.
California’s unseasonably warm weather has pushed SJV vineyards well ahead of schedule. It also has exasperated a critical water situation for growers like Fresno County, Calif., raisin producer Dwayne Cardoza....More
Blind alley of food blame. Farmer killed tending crop. The danger of fakes. Food activism fairy tales. The Great Wine Scare. Hemp returns. Combine Crash Derby. And more....More
North Coast wine grape growers in Mendocino and Sonoma counties are on the lookout for a new, damaging pest that snuck into several vineyards last season and caused considerable damage: the Virginia creeper leafhopper....More
Eye of the Needle winery buys surplus wine from premium wineries and blends, ages and bottles it under their own label in an effort to create a flavorful wine for $10-$15....More
Tyranny of the food fascists. Fears of the Frankenfood cult. The dream of glowing trees. Rice mystery. Disease, failed crops, and a bitter past. Rattlesnake cull. And more....More
The U.S. wine industry produces 4 million tons of wine grape waste each year. Research is converting the waste product from winemaking into products that can put more money into a grower's pocket....More
High numbers of sharpshooters are showing up in Sonoma County vineyards this year, including a new one, the Virginia creeper leafhopper. It’s coming Sonoma’s way....More
The last thing Central Coast wine grape growers wanted to do this year was to start irrigating in February, but many did in a year that producers are calling one of the worst droughts ever....More
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