Craig Anderson

Inverness

Senior Broadcast Journalist at BBC

BBC TV reporter for the Highlands and Islands. Any views expressed here are my own. Oh yes!

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SJ County harvest outlook impacted by high input costs

Nov 14, 2024 | sjfb.org | Craig Anderson

By Craig W. AndersonAs 2024 grinds to a finish, members of the San Joaquin Farm Bureau reflect on the nearly completed year of agriculture, looking into the past and toward the future of the various agriculture sectors.
State winegrape growers urged to remove 50,000 acres

Feb 9, 2024 | sjfb.org | Craig Anderson

By Craig W. AndersonCalifornia’s winegrape industry has an imbalance in supply and demand for wine and to correct this a leading California wine marketing association says the state needs to remove 50,000 acres of winegrapes to balance supply with decreasing market demand. According to Jeff Bitter, president of Fresno-based Allied Grape Growers, growers have significant market issues with any above-average crop. “We need to reduce acreage.
Weather forces late harvest for many

Nov 26, 2023 | sjfb.org | Craig Anderson

By Craig W. AndersonAt harvest time, the San Joaquin Farm Bureau News takes a look at what’s been happening in agriculture before the year’s end from the experts on the ground, in the fields, orchards, barns and pastures around the county: our farmers and ranchers. “All I’m hearing is that everything in the county’s ag is up in the air at this point,” said SJFB Executive Director Andrew Genasci.
FFA programs in county remain strong

Jul 2, 2023 | sjfb.org | Craig Anderson