Hooper said five acres of Rais-One will come into production this year, then another 15 acres in 2025. Three other varieties, Sheegene 27, 28 & 29, are currently in trials.

Rais-One isn’t the only dried-on-the-vine variety available to growers. David Ramming, now retired from USDA’s Agricultural Research Center at Parlier, developed Sunpreme, a grape that also ...

IFG is the fruit breeder that created the Cotton Candy grape, the surprisingly sweet grape with a slight spun-sugar flavor. Hooper said five acres of Rais-One will come into production this year ...