Cuneo Sees Relief Over Grape Marketing Order Rejection
Gene Cuneo president of the California North Coast Grape Growers says growers largely opposed a statewide marketing order for crushing grapes. He notes 74 percent did not vote or voted no, arguing regional groups better address local industry issues and that research funding remains valuable.
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Gene Cuneo
California North Coast
North Coast
Cuneo
Department of Food and Agriculture
Votos
California
Ukiah 4H small engines club ends season
A Ukiah area 4H small engines club formed by 4H leaders last fall concluded with 13 youths aged 9 to 11 learning engine basics and hands on repair. Dave Peterman and Rod Shippey led two monthly sessions at Valley Equipment on Talmage Road with Yardwork and theory, ending with an end of year party at Low Gap Park.
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Dave Peterman
Valley Equipment
Talmage Road
Ukiah
Bob Beltrami
Rod Shippey
Dave
Peterman
Valley Equipment Shop
Dan Nicholas
Farm Advisors
Bob
Pat Beltrami
Low Gap Park
Hotline to link buyers with local growers reopens
In Sacramento the state announces the second season of a toll free hotline 1 800 952 5537 to connect food buyers with area growers. The service runs through September 20 and follows last year’s overwhelmingly successful pilot led by Richard Spohn and Richard Rominger from the consumer affairs and agriculture departments.
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Sacramento
UPI
Agriculture and Consumer
Richard Spohn
Department of Consumer Affairs
Richard Rominger
Department of Food and Agriculture
Eriksen Defends Agricultural Use of Chemicals in 1976 Report
Mendocino County Agricultural Commissioner Ted Eriksen Jr. defended pesticides and fertilizers at the board of supervisors meeting, stressing productivity gains and the risk of famine if banned. The 1976 crop report shows county agricultural products valued at about 111 million dollars, with logs up to 84 million and crops including dry wine grapes and Bartlett pears. An insect release program to combat Italian thistle is also noted, with early success reported.
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Ted Eriksen Jr
Board of Supervisors
Eriksen
Water Quality Control Board
Ukiah
Mendocino County
United States Department of Agriculture
Talmage
Hopland
Garberville
Redding
No true yam grown here in California markets
The article explains that true yams are native to Africa and are not grown in the United States. In California, growers label certain darker, moister varieties as yams after baking, though they are not true yams. The sweet potato remains native to North America.
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Africa
North America
United States
California
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