year harvest

Monbazillac vines pruned using Guyot Double techniquePruning the vines correctly can determine the success or failure of the coming year's harvest. It is a heavy task, little or no mechanization possible and therefore carried out by an…

Beachgoers enjoy warm, sunny winter days on the Central Coast, but farmers don't celebrate the seemingly perfect winter weather."We would like it to be a cloudy day with lots of rain. It doesn't affect the crops per se, it's not so hot that…

For Mzansi wine producers, the industry is finally starting to show signs of life after two years of stress, uncertainty and loss induced by Covid-19. With abundant rainfall in 2021, winegrowers are holding out that 2022 will…

Damaged vines will leave many Murrumbateman wineries without a harvest this season. Photo: supplied. The hailstorm that hit Canberra last week (January 4) wreaked havoc on Belconnen and left thousands of homes without power. But as it…

The Erie County Ag Research Corporation facility began as a small building in northeastern Pennsylvania near the shore of Lake Erie in 1948. Pennsylvania State University purchased it four years…

The Erie County Ag Research Corporation facility began as a small building in northeastern Pennsylvania near the shore of Lake Erie in 1948. Pennsylvania State University purchased it four years later. . Today, the Penn State Grape Research…

news, latest news, Up to 10 Murrumbateman vineyards were damaged or wiped out by Monday's severe thunderstorm, local winemaker Ken Helms said. A pioneer winemaker in the region and co-founder of Helm Wines said it was the worst damage he…

The Erie County Ag Research Corporation facility began as a small building in northeastern Pennsylvania near the shore of Lake Erie in 1948. Pennsylvania State University…

Kailey Foster: I shared some of my conversations with Brent Black, USU Extension Fruit Specialist, who reviewed a research grant USU received on tart cherries. We continue this conversation and take a look at how this…

By Ken SmithWhen the campfire raged in Paradise on November 8, 2018, Jim and Laurie Noble barely escaped with their lives. Almost everything they left behind, including three homes and eight outbuildings that made up the infrastructure of…

Apple cider from a Poconos farm is flying off the shelves this year. The owner says the weather this past spring and summer has been conducive to a great harvest. EFFORT, Pa. - The fall has been busy at Heckman…

Now is the time for Nassau Valley Vineyards winemaker Mike Reese to work his magic. A team harvested Cabernet Sauvignon grapes on October 5, completing the 30th harvest season for the Lewes area vineyard. Reese, who joined the wineries in…

It's a nervous time for apple growers in the Riverina region of New South Wales, with the crucial 'king's flower' period hit by a wave of cool, wet weather.Key points: Apple growers in Batlow are relieved to see sunlight during crucial…

VALDELSA, Italy — Last year's harvest was a painful ordeal in Mirko Cappelli's Tuscan vineyard. With the Italian border closed due to the pandemic, the Eastern European workers he relied on were unable to enter the country. The company he…

Understandably, last year is reminiscent of COVID-19 and the social and economic damage that ensues from it,…

An apple harvest like the one happening in northern Colorado right now is exactly what brought Mike Biwer and Will Perez to the West. In the summer of 2019, the new farmers purchased 15 cultivated acres in Ault which were covered with some…

This is good news for apple lovers and apple growers. This year's harvest is expected to be bountiful.Despite a rough start with an early frost, the growing season has been near perfect, said Ohio Farm Bureau spokesperson Ty Higgins. “All…

French wine production is set to hit a record collapse this fall after frosts and widespread disease damaged Burgundy vineyards at Boudreaux.Production is expected to fall by a third across the industry, with production expected to reach…

This is good news for apple lovers and apple growers. This year's harvest should be abundant.Despite a rocky start with an early frost, the growing season has been near perfect, Ohio Farm Bureau spokesman Ty Higgins said. “All factors were…

The extremely changeable weather the UK has experienced this summer has hit the grain, potato and orchard harvest, The Grocer has learned. Sudden and heavy downpours of rain and hail combined with intense squalls of heat delayed…

OROVILLE — Top to bottom, rows of carefully planted, fruit-bearing lush vines at Gray Fox Vineyards moved swiftly in 100-degree heat, under smoky skies with one goal: to finish this year's harvest. "It looks great," vineyard co-owner Jeanne…

Due to drought, one of Sonoma County's top Syrah vineyards will not bear fruit this year.The vines at Griffin's Lair Vineyard in Petaluma are parched, owner John Flynn said. Unlike the typical lush, full, green canopies you expect to see…