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Six Blueberry Industry Leaders Honored at 2026 Convention
The North American Blueberry Council (NABC) and the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) honored six admired members of the blueberry industry during an awards breakfast during the The 2026 Blueberry Convention, held recently in Monterey. Honored with the Hall of Fame Award were Ron Bodtke (posthumously), of Cornerstone Ag Enterprises; and Mark Hurst, of Hurst […]

Six Blueberry Industry Leaders Honored at 2026 Convention
The North American Blueberry Council (NABC) and the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) honored six admired members of the blueberry industry during an awards breakfast during the The 2026 Blueberry Convention, held recently in Monterey. Honored with the Hall of Fame Award were Ron Bodtke (posthumously), of Cornerstone Ag Enterprises; and Mark Hurst, of Hurst […]

Six Blueberry Industry Leaders Honored at 2026 Convention
The North American Blueberry Council (NABC) and the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) honored six admired members of the blueberry industry during an awards breakfast during the The 2026 Blueberry Convention, held recently in Monterey. Honored with the Hall of Fame Award were Ron Bodtke (posthumously), of Cornerstone Ag Enterprises; and Mark Hurst, of Hurst […]




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Huanglongbing Quarantine Boundary Expands in Riverside, SD Counties
Effective September 11, 2026, the Department is expanding the citrus greening disease boundary in the Murrieta area of Riverside County and into San Diego County (grids 484, 499, and 510). A map of the expanded boundary can be found at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/citrus/pests_diseases/hlb/regulation.html. Also effective September 11, 2026, the Department is expanding the Asian Citrus Psyllid Bulk Citrus Regional Quarantine Zone 6 […]

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Prune Board Looks to Seize on Good Harvest
Prune growers enjoyed a more sizable harvest than last year, with excellent quality despite the early start. It now comes down to getting the word out about buying and consuming California prunes. Kiaran Locy from the California Prune Board spoke with Matthew Malcolm with California Ag Network to discuss efforts to promote and market their […]

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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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