Crop Conditions – Facts for Fancy Fruit

Crop Conditions

Weather the past couple of weeks has been a bit unsettled. Many parts of the state have experienced rounds of heavy rainfall from storm fronts. More are predicted. Peach harvest is underway in Lafayette and quality is very good. Early apples such as Pristine are also ready for harvest. Summer fruit blackberry harvest continues. Spotted Wing Drosophila are prevalent in blackberries and are beginning to move into early seedless grape varieties.

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