KSTE Farm Hour
KSTE Farm Hour
Farmer Fred (KSTEAM)
Winegrapes rejected due to smoke damage. Woodland rice mill sold. All about pecans.
41 minutes Posted Nov 13, 2020 at 7:41 pm.
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A combination of lighter yields and smoke damage is playing havoc with the California wine grape crush numbers. Hundreds of thousands of wine grapes have been rejected due to smoke exposure. A famous rice mill that towers over Kentucky Avenue near Interstate 5 in Woodland has been sold. We have the details.
A bit of good news: exports are up… a bit. Is there going to be a pecan orchard in your future? Some California farmers are expecting long term growth for this minor nut crop, which is currently grown in the Golden State on a little over 3,000 acres. All that, crop reports, the extended weather outlook, and more…on this week’s KSTE Farm Hour