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The desert melon harvest was quickly winding down toward the end of November, and sources say cantaloupes that escaped CYSDV and soil fungus problems were fetching significant returns....
According to the USDA’s most recent assessment, acreage for fall vegetable crops in the California desert remained relatively unchanged from 2007. ...
With unseasonably warm weather, changing crop patterns, and fewer applications for worms and other pests in desert vegetables, PCAs are reporting that grasshoppers have been appearing in larger than usual numbers....
As harvest on cole crop and lettuce fields in the Arizona and Imperial Valley regions was moving forward, sources reported that crop quality was excellent and pests were generally light....
Fall melon production was in full swing in the desert regions with plant sizes varying from seedlings in some fields to early bloom in others. ...
Prices for many leafy greens remained relatively good in relation to seasons past. ...
The price of petroleum continues to place a squeeze on growers throughout the West, but for specialty crops that are often transported by truck to East Coast markets it presents a double dip in the returns of growers, sources said....
Water supplies are a grave concern for growers and PCAs in the inland valleys, but coastal field men said the bigger concern for their growers was not quantity so much as quality. ...
Insect pests continued to remain relatively light in major vegetable growing regions, although coastal PCAs reported that a delayed onset of disease pressures appears to giving way to more incidence of downy mildew. ...
New DuPont™ Coragen® insect control powered by Rynaxypyr® delivers remarkable protection through its fast-acting, long-lasting control of Lepidoptera species and leafminers....
Dozens of fires throughout the Central Coast have left ash residue on many crops that some PCAs say may be impacting insecticide efficacy....
Harvested acreage for many major fresh market summer vegetables is expected to be down 6 percent, as relatively flat markets and rising input costs push growers into more profitable crops such as strawberries....
Pest pressures remain relatively light for coastal vegetables, with growers reporting they have been able to eliminate one or perhaps two applications due to lighter pressures from worms, mildew, aphids, and other typical pests....
While tomato spotted wilt virus infections are moderate, Turini reports that curly top virus has caused substantial economic loss in tomato fields this season....
Tomato spotted wilt virus is again showing up in West Side San Joaquin Valley tomato fields, though experts say pressures are not yet approaching the devastating level some growers have seen in recent years....
