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Improving Fruit Quality and Shelf Life

The UDSA Ag Research Service discovered a way to help America’s food processors and farmers save money and reduce waste by extending the shelf life of fruits. Fruit softening is an irreversible process that occurs during ripening. It can lead to losses and waste during postharvest transportation and storage. It mainly affects soft-skinned fruits such […]

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Citrus

APHIS Expands the Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantined Area in California
Citrus

APHIS Expands the Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantined Area in California

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), is expanding the citrus greening (Huanglongbing; HLB) quarantined area in California. APHIS is adding one square mile to the Santa Paula quarantined area in Ventura County, which impacts 151.7 acres of commercial citrus. APHIS is adding […]

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Blueberries

This Week In Ag – September 2
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Berries

This Week In Ag – September 2

Five stories are making headlines across California agriculture this week, from a familiar Central Valley face appearing on pistachio packaging to a new tool aimed at protecting cattle from New World screwworm. Here’s what you need to know in this week’s edition of This Week in Ag. Josh Allen Featured on Wonderful Pistachios Packaging Firebaugh […]

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Tree Fruit

Cherry Growers Have Down Year in 2026
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Tree Fruit

Cherry Growers Have Down Year in 2026

It was a rough year for cherry growers. High temperatures in March caused bloom to occur weeks earlier than normal and in a shortened window, leading to inadequate pollination that slashed the crop to half its normal size. Chris Zanobini, executive director for the California Cherry Board, spoke to Matthew Malcolm with California Fruit & […]

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Tomatoes

Dry Farming with Tomatoes
Fruiting Vegetables

Dry Farming with Tomatoes

In the summer of 1993, I visited the two small farms on the campus of UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). One of them was a flat, sunny site near the coast, the air pleasantly warm instead of blistering hot like further inland. The tour guide showed us a field in which small, round, bright-red tomatoes peeked […]

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Pest/Disease Management

Dragon Fruit Production and Farm Tour Coming to Southern California
Pest & Disease

Dragon Fruit Production and Farm Tour Coming to Southern California

UC Ag and Natural Resources is hosting a Dragon Fruit Production Workshop and Farm Tour for growers in the San Diego area. The two-day event will discuss topics ranging from variety selection and field establishment to irrigation, pest management and marketing. Growers will have an opportunity to see the latest research and witness hands-on demonstrations, […]

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