The forecast for Kingsburg is below. There are no storms in the foreseeable future but that can quickly change. We will get started on peaches and nectarines in the next couple weeks and will have load volume by the week of May 28th. White peaches should start the last week of May and white nectarines …
Read more »After a few cold, rainy days, the start dates are starting to look similar to last year. HMC should have decent volume on peaches and nectarines around the middle of May, depending on the weather in the next few weeks. We’ll keep you informed, as there has been a lot of weather out here and …
Read more »Hail hit a large percentage of the stone fruit crop last Wednesday. Rain continued through Friday, cleared up on Saturday and the predictions for this week are clear skies and warm weather. There has been significant damage; we probably haven’t seen this much damage since the last big hail storm in 1982. As the season …
Read more »Many tree fruit varieties do not grow from their own seed. They are propagated by grafting plant material from the desired variety onto a specially bred rootstock. The rootstock is root system and usually the bottom two to three inches of the trunk. Just as picking tree fruit or pruning trees, grafting is also a …
Read more »It appears that this year we will move directly from winter into summer. With a chance of rain still in the forecast for the next few days it seems mother nature will do what she wants. Early next week is predicted to be sunny and in the 80’s with another chance of rain at the …
Read more »Stone fruit season is right around the corner, and things have been heating up in the Valley. It doesn’t appear things will stay hot for long, but if they do the season could be coming even sooner then anticipated. What does this mean for the fruit if things continue this direction? A large increase of …
Read more »Over the last few years the tree fruit industry has seen some drastic changes in growers, shippers and marketing companies. Separation continues to widen between progressive, growing companies and those struggling to stay in business. Read on to make sure your suppliers are in check for the long haul. 1. Does your supplier have consistent …
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