Monterey County UCCE Farm Advisor Steve Koike has reported increased samples of confirmed Impatiens necrotic spot virus in Salinas Valley lettuce fields, and consultants are keeping an eye out for the thrips-transmitted virus, which can render plants unharvestable....
Dry growing conditions have helped suppress diseases in coastal vegetables and strawberries, with PCAs reporting few treatments for downy mildew and other pathogens....
Strong cannery demand and good growing conditions continue to bode well for California’s processing tomato crop....
PCAs say lower input costs have been welcome, given weak markets in general for cool-season vegetables. Lower strawberry production in Southern California seemed to give coastal strawberries a boost that held strong even after Mother’s Day, when markets typically plummet for Central Coast strawberries....
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After a slow start to the 2007 season, coastal vegetables have been responding to good weather conditions, with strong growth and light overall pest pressures....
Every successful pest-management program needs to start with a solid foundation. And for controlling dozens of insects on key California crops, there is no better foundation than DuPont™ Lannate® insecticides. ...
Strawberry production for 2007 is estimated at about 20 million cwt., reflecting an estimated 3 percent drop from last year. Yields were estimated by USDA at 580 cwt. per acre on an estimated 35,500 acres planted....
Agronomists and consultants are finding life on the farm altered going into this year’s vegetable deal as last year’s E. coli scare has thrown microorganisms into the forefront of crop management decisions....
New UCCE Fresno County farm advisor and plant pathologist Tom Turini has moved from Imperial County to the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley, with an early focus on helping processing tomato growers solve the tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) problem in their fields....
Cool weather led to a slow start for coastal vegetable crops, as low soil temperatures through April and into May compounded growth problems for early romaine lettuce, strawberries, and other crops....
