The Growing Edge is brought to you by Valent U.S.A.. Spring threats are heating up—and so should your orchard protection plan. In this episode of The Growing Edge, Todd Burkdoll …
2025 West California Almond Crop Expected to Grow Slightly
The 2025 almond crop in West California is expected to grow slightly, with bearing orchards covering approximately 1.38 million acres, an increase of 6,000 acres from the previous year. This …
Almond Board of California Partners with Smoothie King to Promote Almonds
The Almond Board of California (ABC) has partnered with Smoothie King to promote almonds as a recovery aid for exercise, running a campaign until May. The goal is to leverage …
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 04-24-25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. The Ag Net News Hour’s Lorre Boyer and Nick Papagni, “The AgMeter” started out the show by discussing the impact …
AgNet News Hour Monday, 04-21-25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. The Ag Net News Hour’s Nick Papagni, “The Ag Meter” and Lorrie Boyer discuss the latest in agriculture news, focusing …
Naval Orange Worm Impact on Almonds
This week, the Almond Board of California Update features Chuck Fleck of Sierra Gold Nurseries discussing the impact of the naval orange worm on almond variety development in 2023. Fleck …
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 04-17-25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. The Ag Net News Hour’s Lorre Boyer and Nick Papagni, “The AgMeter” highlighted some news from China about a change …
Almond Board of California Organized a Bloom Tour
The Almond Board of California organized a bloom tour for influencers and dietitians to foster a better understanding of almond production. Director of Global Communications, Natalie Henderson, highlighted that the …
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 04-10-25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. The Ag Net News Hour’s Lorre Boyer and Nick Papagni, “The AgMeter” started out the show by discussing the impact …
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 04-03-25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. The Ag Net News Hour’s Lorre Boyer and Nick Papagni, “The AgMeter” started out the show by discussing the latest …
CASP has New Feature for Growers
The California Almond Stewardship Program (CASP) has a new feature that allows growers who have gone through the self-assessment process to get a simple printout with all of the information …
California Almond Producers Vote to Continue Marketing Order
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that California almond producers voted to continue their marketing order program in a recent referendum. The vote, held from December 4-20, 2024, …
Almond Board of California Seeking New Board Candidates
The Almond Board of California (ABC) is seeking new board candidates with the election deadline set for April 1. Current board member, Justin Morehead, who has progressed from a work …
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 03-20-25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. In this episode of the AgNet News Hour, hosts Lorrie Boyer and Nick Papagni discuss the USDA’s approval of permanent …