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VALENCIA ORANGE PRODUCTION HEADS HIGHER

But acreage still shrinks The March forecast for the 2025-26 Valencia orange crop is 17.0 million cartons, good news for fans of this juicy citrus variety. If this production forecast holds, farmers will pick up to 2.4 million more cartons than last year. While the acreage of this orange variety is the lowest in perhaps 90 years, other…

March 31, 2026No CommentRead More

Could tea be California’s next cash crop?

Tea is being grown at UC Parlier field station Indonesian tea field Is it tea time? Tea is being grown at UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier to develop best varieties and production practices for California farmers. The Public invited to learn about potential for…

March 31, 2026No CommentRead More

Citrus Mutual CEO departs

Exeter-based California Citrus Mutual is looking for a new CEO/President after Casey Creamer departed the organization in February. Creamer’s profile has been removed from the CCM website. CCM Board Chair Julia Inestroza said in a statement to the organization’s members that CCM and Creamer parted ways on February…

March 4, 2026No CommentRead More