At Fruit Growers Supply, pallets have always been a fundamental part of our business. After all, we’ve enjoyed more than a century in the wooden pallet industry, from our humble beginnings in 1907 — when Sunkist Growers founded FGS to help create wooden slats for the company’s shipping crates — […]
When the World Ag Expo opens its doors next week, water will be a big topic on everyone’s minds. After all, water is the cornerstone of agriculture. Without it, seeds can’t germinate, crops can’t mature, and food production is impossible. That’s one of the many reasons Sam Baldivia attends the […]
The World Ag Expo is big. There’s no other way to say it. With more than 1,200 exhibitors, 100,000 attendees, and 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space, the world’s largest farm show is simply immense. That’s one of the many reasons FGS is proud to announce a new tradition: […]
With five locations spread across central and southern California, our Fruit Growers supply centers are fully stocked with all the irrigation parts, fertilizers, power tools, and ag supplies to keep our customers’ operations running. Who keeps those supply centers running, though? That would be store supervisors like Neil Wotring and […]
The World Ag Expo returns to Tulare next month! The largest farm show on earth will open its doors at the International Agri-Center on Tuesday, February 11th, and run for three days before closing on Thursday, February 13th. As always, Sam Baldivia will be in attendance to represent Fruit Growers […]
California lawmakers signed more than 100 bills in 2024. Now that it’s officially 2025, many of those bills have become California’s newest laws, touching upon everything from banking fees to shoplifting penalties to the cannabis industry. Several of those laws also pertain to the agricultural industry, too. Here are three […]
Rodents have been an issue throughout California’s orchards and vineyards this year, affecting everything from Central Coast citrus operations to San Joaquin nut orchards. Rats, squirrels, and voles may be small, but that hasn’t stopped them from causing outsized damage to trees, water lines, and electrical wiring, resulting in yield […]
As the citrus season continues, different varieties of citrus fruit are appearing at local markets every month. An unseasonably hot summer has resulted in a solid crop of Navels and Cara cara oranges. Although fruit size appears to be smaller than last year, crop quality and overall volume are both […]
California celebrated its annual Healthy Soils Week earlier this month. This year’s theme was “A Circular Economy for Healthy Soils,” with various workshops across the state highlighting the benefits of regenerative farming practices. In a circular economy, waste materials are repurposed to extend the life cycle of products, which increases […]
Watch out, almonds! There’s a new nut in town. Pistachios generated $3 billion in California last year, with 1.36 billion pounds of nuts being harvested from 453,750 bearing acres. Those numbers make pistachios the state’s sixth-biggest agricultural commodity in value, surpassing longtime staple crops like strawberries and tomatoes. Why such […]
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