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Regional identity can add value to agricultural products
Regional identity can add value to agricultural products
Regional identity can add value to agricultural products

The California fine wine industry has built and leveraged successful regional identities, yielding lessons for other agricultural sectors.

WIC fruit and vegetable vouchers: Small farms face barriers in supplying produce
WIC fruit and vegetable vouchers: Small farms face barriers in supplying produce
WIC fruit and vegetable vouchers: Small farms face barriers in supplyi...

In a UCCE pilot study, small growers were unable to supply local WIC stores on an ongoing basis; few vouchers are being used at farmers markets.

Pierce's disease costs California $104 million per year
Pierce's disease costs California $104 million per year
Pierce's disease costs California $104 million per year

Pierce's disease in California costs approximately $104 million annually in lost production, vine replacement and public disease prevention programs.

Survey of rice storage facilities identifies research and education needs
Survey of rice storage facilities identifies research and education needs
Survey of rice storage facilities identifies research and education ne...

IPM techniques are widely used, but improvements are possible, such as in monitoring grain temperature and identifying pests.

Phenology of spotted wing drosophila in the San Joaquin Valley varies by season, crop
and nearby vegetation
Phenology of spotted wing drosophila in the San Joaquin Valley varies by season, crop and nearby vegetation
Phenology of spotted wing drosophila in the San Joaquin Valley varies ...

Cherry growers are advised to monitor outside their orchards as well as within them, and to count both male and female flies in the traps.

The cost of the glassy-winged sharpshooter to California grape, citrus and nursery
producers
The cost of the glassy-winged sharpshooter to California grape, citrus and nursery producers
The cost of the glassy-winged sharpshooter to California grape, citrus...

The spread of GWSS in the late 1990s led to increased costs and changes in agricultural practices for grape, citrus and nursery producers.

Modeling the effects of local climate change on crop acreage
Modeling the effects of local climate change on crop acreage
Modeling the effects of local climate change on crop acreage

A century of climate data and six decades of crop acreage data in Yolo County are used to analyze climate–crop acreage trends and predict future acreages.

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