by Travis Martin | Oct 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Higher temperatures. Less water. Wildfire smoke. Climate change is getting the wine industry a little buzzed. Temperatures are an average of 2 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit higher than in 1980, according to weather records. Plus, the major wine regions in the U.S. are...
by Travis Martin | Sep 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
U.S. farmers are going (toma)toe to (toma)toe with imports from Mexico, and it’s not looking great. The facts: Imports of tomatoes from Mexico are expected to double in the coming years, based on historical trends. If this happens, a new University of...
by Travis Martin | Jul 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Raise a glass and propose a toast to Western barley farmers… because the future of your affordable, refreshing pint may be a bit shaky. The rundown: With record heat waves and extremely dry conditions hammering the Northern Plains and Western U.S., 80% of the...
by Travis Martin | Jul 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the… whole U.S.? Hot drought conditions have been dominating row crop headlines. But specialty crops are also getting hot, hot, hot while tens of thousands of workers are harvesting as much as 10 million pounds of fruit a day in...
by Travis Martin | Jun 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Some grape news for producers battling labor shortages in wine country: robots. UC Davis’ new guidelines for robotic pruning, canopy management, and harvesting of wine grapes point towards a “touchless” future for viticulture. Machines can tackle pruning, leaf...
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