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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Specialty Crops”

Optimizing Production a Nursery Focus

Taylor Hillman September 16, 2016Fruits & Vegetables, General, Specialty Crops, Tree, nut & vine crops

It’s rare to find an agriculture nursery that also breeds and researches variety and rootstock combinations. A longtime Central Valley nursery does just that, focusing on optimizing production. Sponsored ContentCIR …

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crop reports

Top Crop Reports Show Decrease

Taylor Hillman September 7, 2016Dairy & Livestock, Specialty Crops, Tree, nut & vine crops

2015 Crop reports are coming in across the state. Some counties showed an increase but a few of the top counties showed a significant decrease. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

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Transplanting System Saving Labor, Increasing Yields

Taylor Hillman September 7, 2016AgNeTVideo, Specialty Crops, Technology, Vegetables

A company continues to test its automated lettuce transplanting system on the Central Coast. The Plant Tape system takes a lot of labor out of the transplanting process and company …

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Island Coffee Crop Acreage Down

Taylor Hillman September 6, 2016Pest Update, Specialty Crops, Weather

Could we be facing a coffee shortage in the near future? Another coffee crop is down due to a major pest and weather events that disrupted the season. Sponsored ContentCIR …

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Almond Board: Almond Achievement Award Nominations

Taylor Hillman September 1, 2016Almond Update, Specialty Crops

Every year since 2011, the Almond Achievement Award has honored an industry or allied-industry member who has added value to the California Almond industry through long-term service, contributions or innovations. …

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Making it Easier to Donate Excess Food

Taylor Hillman August 30, 2016Fruits & Vegetables, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Some new changes make it easier for producers to donate excess food to a program that helps alleviate hunger and gives them a tax break. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

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High Density Almond Trial Showing Promise

Taylor Hillman August 29, 2016AgNeTVideo, Specialty Crops, Tree, nut & vine crops

A few trials around the state are looking at high density almond plantings by using a dwarfing rootstock. Mapes Ranch and Lyons Investments is operating one of those projects just …

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Almond Board: State of the Almond Industry

Taylor Hillman August 26, 2016Almond Update, Specialty Crops, Tree, nut & vine crops

What is the current state of the almond industry and what’s ahead in the future? AgNet West talked with Richard Waycott, President and CEO of the Almond Board of California, …

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CFTC Approves First Exchange for Hemp Derivatives

Dan August 26, 2016Industry News Release, Seeds, Specialty Crops

Trading hemp derivatives is becoming a reality in the United States. The Wall Street Journal reports the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved the first exchange for hemp derivatives when it …

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Low Supply Restricts Pecan Products

Taylor Hillman August 23, 2016Specialty Crops, Tree, nut & vine crops

You won’t find other pecan products on grocery store shelves like you do with almonds and peanuts. Experts say the lack of supply is a big reason for that. Sponsored …

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Spinach Varieties

Resistance Still Focus for Spinach Varieties

Taylor Hillman August 23, 2016Seeds, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Finding spinach varieties that better handle disease still tops the list for breeders, and they also continue to try and stay competitive in a multitude of markets. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture …

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Pecan Orchard

Why Growers Needed Pecan Marketing Order

Taylor Hillman August 22, 2016Specialty Crops, Tree, nut & vine crops

Federal marketing orders allow for targeted promotion of some crops. The pecan marketing order will do just that by allowing the industry to share the nut’s story locally. Sponsored ContentCIR …

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APHIS Accepting Applications for FY 2017 NCPN Cooperative Agreements

Dan August 17, 2016Industry News Release, Specialty Crops

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting stakeholders to submit applications for fiscal year (FY) 2017 National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) projects under the 2014 Farm Bill …

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Edible Flowers

Dan August 16, 2016General, Specialty Crops, This Land of Ours

Many flowers around you are actually edible and some of them very tasty. Cathy’s intro: Flowers that you can grow and also eat. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. …

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