KSTE Farm Hour. Weather woes for cherries, rice. Tariff troubles rise for CA crops. Garbanzo beans.

As if the ongoing tariff battles weren’t enough to keep California’s farmers on edge, the record rains of May throughout much of the Golden State’s prime ag areas added to their concerns. We focus on two crops in our area threatened by all the wet weather: cherries and rice. We talk with a couple of local growers who have a lot of concerns. There is one California crop that is coming out ahead in the latest tariff troubles with China. And that’s garlic. We’ll tell you why. According to the latest California farm statistics, one of the biggest growth crops in the last year has been…garbanzo beans. Should you be growing garbanzos? We delve into the details of growing this cool season legume. All that, crop reports, and more…on this week’s KSTE Farm Hour.