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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. ...
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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....
While lettuce and cole crop acreage may be off in northern Central Coast fields, some of that acreage in places like the Salinas Valley is being diverted to strawberries. ...
On the brighter side, growers and PCAs report pest pressures are relatively light on lettuce and cole crops in the Central Coast region....
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A triple whammy of rising production costs, reduced water, and flat markets has led to acreage declines for some California Central Coast lettuce and cole crops this year, according to pest control advisers who monitor fields in the area. ...
