Agriculture

July 2,2015 As summer has arrived, the 2015 California peach harvest is underway. The initial USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

June 29.2015 from California Weather Blog “Looking forward into July: long-range outlooks suggest the potential for a rather active pattern

Walnut Shipments In May Higher/Almonds Down Walnut shipments for export are up nearly 18% so far this crop year compared

NOAA Blog Predicts Good Likelihood of Strong Event June 11, 2015 El Niño continues to pick up steam. NOAA CPC/IRI

June 6,2015- Processing Tomato Crop Up Despite the drought in the Central Valley the state’s processing tomato crop is expected

June 3,2015- from UC News Planting avocado trees closer together nearly doubles yield, UC ANR advisor Gary Bender found. The

Plant Reportedly Sold May29,2015- Embattled produce packing and marketing firm Fruit Patch will close according to a state Warn Notice

Inspectors Find Listeria at Bidart Bros. Cooling and Packing House Caramel apples were linked to 2014 Listeria outbreak from Food

May 29,2015- from UC news service Author: Jeannette E. Warnert Central Coast ranchers are facing a ‘bust cycle’ due to