Researchers are still monitoring a new walnut pruning method, making sure the practice is suitable for different orchard styles. Sponsored ContentProtecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire AntsJuly 11, 2024Controlling Fire …
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. Sponsored ContentProtecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire AntsJuly 11, 2024Controlling …
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. Sponsored ContentProtecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire AntsJuly 11, 2024Controlling Fire Ants in Almond …
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. Sponsored ContentProtecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire …
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. Sponsored ContentProtecting …
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 …
Identifying Vine Mealybug, A Growing Problem
Vine mealybug continues to be spotted in vineyards along the coast. Identifying this emerging pest early can save a producer in the long run. San Luis Obispo Viticulture Farm Advisor …
Avocado Survey Deadline Tomorrow
Avocado Commission Seeks Grower Input, Deadline April 30th The California Avocado Commission (CAC) is conducting its annual grower crop estimate survey. It is important that California avocado growers complete the …
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
As California Almond Acreage Grows, Trees Bring Benefits to Agriculture, Environment and Community From the Almond Board of California: The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that California’s almond acreage …