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California is the largest grower of peaches in the United States, producing about 70% of the total. [1]Mountain Fruit Co.'s shipment for eastern markets, Placer County, 1922 San Fernando Valley harvest, 1890 George Clings, Carleton E. Watkins, 1889, now in the MoMA Grocery store in Fortuna, 2014 San Francisco Farmers' Market, 2014 Redlands Redlands Fortuna Farmers' Market, 2016 Yokuts, Tule ...
Fresh Del Monte Produce was created in 1989 when RJR Nabisco sold the fresh fruit division of Del Monte Foods to Polly Peck. [24] Mohammed Abu-Ghazaleh purchased Fresh Del Monte in 1996. [61] The company went public in 1997. [62] Del Monte Dried Fruit was sold to Yorkshire Food Group in 1993. Yorkshire's US division became Premier Valley Foods.
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Peaches were introduced into the Americas in the 16th century by the Spanish. By 1580, peaches were being grown in Latin America and were cultivated by the remnants of the Inca Empire in Argentina. [65] Drying peaches at Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico c. 1900. In the United States the peach was soon adopted as a crop by American Indians.
Hughson is surrounded by orchards and has been a long-time farming community. Initially, it was known for its enormous production of peaches, which garnered the area the title "The Peach Capital of the World". Peaches are no longer the primary crop in the area and have been replaced for the most part by almond trees.
The California Pear Sawfly (Pristiphora abbreviata, not to be confused with the Pear Slug Caliroa cerasi) is a minor pest here and usually easily controlled. [133] UC IPM recommends Entrust and Success (two Spinosad formulations). [133] Integrated pest management (IPM) has a long history of successful use in this crop. [134]
A Documentary History of Migratory Farm Labor in California: The California Cotton Pickers Strike, 1933 (Report). Oakland, Calif.: Federal Writers' Project. Bronfenbrenner, Kate (1990). "California Farmworkers' Strikes of 1933". In Filippelli, Ronald L. (ed.). Labor Conflict in the United States: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland Publishing.
In 1975, the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 was enacted, [21] establishing the right to collective bargaining for farmworkers in California, a first in U.S. history. [22] Individuals with prominent roles in farm worker organizing in this period include Cesar Chavez , Dolores Huerta , Larry Itliong , and Philip Vera Cruz .