Afternoon Brief: Seaport Strike Could Spike NYC Wine Prices, Leave Produce Rotting Offshore, Experts Warn

A looming longshoremen's strike at seaports across the East Coast is slated to hammer New York City's supply chains -- and experts said the labor action could lead to a spike in wine prices, in addition to hundreds of tons of fruit going bad on ships stuck outside the harbor with no place to dock...

Global Leader Continues to Expand Environmental Commitment   Few organizations or businesses have been as proactive in addressing environmental concerns and lessening their impact than the Sonoma County Winegrowers (SCW). Ten years ago, Sonoma County Winegrowers announced its intent to become the nation’s – and likely the world’s – first 100% certified sustainable wine region by 2019.  It was a bold, ambitious declaration but Sonoma County’s winegrowers were committed and, together, they succeeded in meeting their target in just five years.  Today, Sonoma County has a record 99% of its local vineyards certified sustainable. Five years ago, Sonoma Winegrowers became an exclusive participant in the California Land Stewardship Institute’s (CLSI) Climate Adaptation Certification program marking the first-time participating growers could obtain certification for a comprehensive greenhouse gas reduction and carbon sequestration program. &n

2024 may well be one of the most challenging years in recent history for the American wine industry. Let’s change that. Multiple Alarm Bells At the recent Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento, several prominent experts in various fields sounded the alarms during the enormously popular “State of the Industry” session attended by several thousand industry members. Wine Economist Mike Veseth compared the present with the distant past when similar clouds were on the horizon. Wine market analyst Danny Brager cited several troubling trends in consumer demographics, beverage preferences, anti-alcohol pressures, and apparent wine industry apathy. Steve Fredricks of Turrentine Brokerage repeatedly urged California wine grape growers to immediately tear out 30,000 acres of vineyards—roughly the total in New York State for grape juice, wine, and table grapes–to alleviate the current and chronic excess supply situation. Let’s Get to Work! We possess

Napa County Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers & Ranchers Win State Committee of the Year

December 9th – Napa, CA–The Napa County Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee (YF&R) has been recognized by the California Farm Bureau as State Committee of the Year. The […]

Farm Bureau Announces Open Nominations for California Leopold Conservation Award

June 28th – Napa, CA—The Napa County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce nominations are currently open for the California Leopold Conservation Award. The Farm Bureau is a proud partner […]

Napa County Farm Bureau Named 2021 County of the Year

Winner for the 2nd Consecutive Year December 13th – Napa, CA–The California Farm Bureau has announced that the Napa County Farm Bureau has been named the 2021 state County of the Year for the second consecutive year and also the recipient of 5 Awards for Excellence. California Farm Bureau recognizes select county Farm Bureaus for […]