CA almond production up, but will Chinese tariffs slow sales? Hybridizing fruit.

Good news for California’s almond growers. The 2018 crop now encompasses over one million acres, and this year’s harvest will be the biggest ever…over 1.1 million metric tons of almond nut meat. The not so good news…the cost of sending those nuts to China may be going up. Way up. In past years, China has purchased 12% of California's almonds. Will the ongoing tariff battle with China cause a steep decline in sales? We have that report. Firefighters battling the 90,000 acre County fire that enveloped parts of Yolo and Napa Counties have determined how that blaze started. An improperly installed electric cattle fence. It will be a good year for California’s processing tomato crop, we have the numbers. And if you’re biting into a sweet, juicy pluot or aprium right now, we’ve got the backstory on how those plum-apricot crosses were developed. We’ll take a tour of Modesto-based Zaiger Genetics. All that, crop reports and more…on this week’s KSTE Farm Hour.