Walnut producers and farm advisors saw some bud break problems last year and it might have had something to do with protective white paint applied to the tree.
AFBF Supports GMO Study
“The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine have reaffirmed what thousands of other studies have found, and what farmers, scientists and educated consumers have known all along: genetically engineered …
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
An extensive study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has found that new technologies in genetic engineering and conventional breeding are blurring the once clear distinctions between …
Still Testing Walnut Pruning Method
Researchers are still monitoring a new walnut pruning method, making sure the practice is suitable for different orchard styles.
GWSS Egg Hatch Begins, Treatments Underway
GWSS Egg Hatch begins in General Beale Vineyards- Grape Treatments Underway by David Haviland, Entomology advisor, UCCE Kern Co. Effective management of glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) requires coordinated efforts on a …
Proof of Cargo Theft Task Force Need
The need for a statewide cargo theft task force was evident after law enforcement started seeing similarities in their cases.
California Almond Forecast
The initial subjective forecast for the 2016 California almond production is 2.0 billion pounds. Forecasted production is 5.8 percent above last year’s production of 1.89 billion pounds. Forecasted bearing acreage …
California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
Total acreage harvested by mechanical means was 47,754, just over 28 percent of the State’s total raisin-type grape acreage, according to the Pacific Regional Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics …
Leaders Say Lemon Proposal ‘Defies Logic’
A proposed rule will allow Argentinian lemons into the United States and California citrus leaders says this is another gamble in a series of proposals that would increase disease threats.
Agri View: Olives in Florida?
Everett Griner talks about olives as an alternative to citrus in Florida in today’s Agri View.
Certain Rains Increase Almond Bacterial Spot
Bacterial spot is still fairly new to California almond growers. The problem can be spread through an orchard by certain types of precipitation.
Almond Board: Upcoming Workshops
Upcoming workshops for almond growers will help them identify unwanted plants in the orchards. Sabrina Hill talks with Jenny Nicolau, Almond Board Manager, Industry Relations, for more information.
ABC Expands Elementary Educational Program
Almond Board of California Makes Lesson Plans Available to All Educators Almond Board of California (ABC) recently developed lesson plans that round out its educational program, including a video and …
New Cost Studies for Growing Almonds
UC releases new cost studies for growing almonds UC Agricultural Issues Center has released three new studies on the cost and returns of growing almonds in the Sacramento and San …