…the California Future Farmers of America (FFA) Foundation. Vance Millwee, Plant Manager with Treehouse California Almonds and co-planner of the event, said it will be similar to previous events. However,…
Shift in Leaffooted Bug Species Impacting California Almonds
Leaffooted bug can create a host of problems for California almond growers. Their needle-like mouthparts pierce almond shells and damage the kernel. The pests can bring fungal pathogens into almonds,…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 03-27-23
…contributing to a positive outlook for almonds in 2023, and part two of a conversation on WOTUS. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more….
Eating Almonds Before Meals May Help Lower Blood Sugar
…studies with almonds, one conducted over three days and the other over three months, demonstrated benefits to blood sugar control for Asian Indians with prediabetes and overweight/obesity – and the…
Almond Update: Deadline Approaches for ABC Board of Directors Election
…It’s almonds.com/elections. You can find everything about our elections process there on that page,” Hillman noted. “It has important dates. It’s got election policies, what seats are open, and who…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 03-23-23
…attributes of GRN3 rootstock in the Madera trails, the latest Almonds Update episode and what’s currently considered drought in California. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features,…
Agronomic Minute: Sensors to Help Fine-Tune Precision Irrigation Systems
…of Hydrology and Irrigation at UC Davis, Isaya Kisekka has been looking at different sensor technology in almonds. Some options appear to have some good potential for growers. “For a…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 03-17-23
…a mandatory tractor rule, and a shift in leaffooted bug species impacting almonds and pistachios. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to…
Agronomic Minute: Staying Vigilant Against Alternaria
…should be looking out for late blight, or Alternaria alternata. It basically requires warm temperatures and leaf wetness to infect almonds and tree nuts,” Rieser explained. “Right now, with this…
Almond Matters: Managing Leaffooted Plant Bugs in Orchards
…sanitation or some type of broad-spectrum application, they’re there and they’ll move out of those pomegranates onto tree fruit, onto almonds, and pistachios.” After overwintering in areas like pomegranate orchards,…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 03-10-23
…of NOW application in almonds, and the busy legislation start to 2023. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 02-28-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers supply chain logistics looking much better for almonds this year, the industry’s surprise…
Almond Update: Best Management Practices During Pollination
…that we pay for coming in, but natural pollinators as well,” Dickey explained. The Almond Board of California has multiple resources related to best management practices during bloom at Almonds.com/pollination….
Going Nuts for National Almond Day
…of the world’s almonds. California is home to 7,600 almond farms and 90% of those farms are family-owned. More than two decades of research show almonds play a role in…