…occur in years with inadequate chilling, particularly in walnut orchards. “When we get low chill years, that can mean some buds don’t even break on the tree,” Jarvis-Shean explained. “That…
Almond Update: Agenda Set for Pest Management Summit
…Names that you would recognize would be Mohammad Yaghmour from UC Cooperative Extension, Brent Holtz, Cameron Zuber, and a lot of different names there as well.” Over the past few…
New Ways to Track COVID in Animals
…the virus and antibodies produced in response to it were detectable in the deer for at least 21 days—the length of the initial laboratory study. “But we don’t know what…
VofV: Stuart Woolf Talks Agtech from Apple Computers to Almonds
…and it was a lot of cotton, grain, melons, those kinds of things, and he thought ‘You know, I don’t want to be beholden to farm programs and support payments…
California Snowpack Already Well Above April 1 Average
…of how warm temperatures could impact available water in the months ahead. “As we experience these warmer ambient temperatures, that does evaporate water or snow more quickly and we don’t…
California Chill Report: Working to Refine Chill Modeling
…more traditional pathological approach to chill modeling. “In the physiological approach our hypothesis is that we don’t know, or we don’t understand fully what happens from a physiological perspective in…
California Chill Report: Increased Moisture Helping Winter Fog Events
…if they’re not exposed to the sunshine like that because they’re in foggy conditions, they don’t get heated up as much,” Jarvis-Shean explained. Information from the UC Davis Chill Calculator…
Farm Bureau Recognizes Young Farmers and Ranchers Competition Winners
…farmers and ranchers who don’t derive the majority of their income from an agricultural operation, but who actively contribute and grow through their involvement in agriculture, leadership ability, and participation…
AFBF: More Uncertainty for WOTUS
…Court will have new guidelines for the agencies that are very different than what the EPA just now released.” However, Cushman says, don’t expect the Supreme Court decision to end…
Potential for Continued Drought Impacts Despite Flood Emergency
…have ag fertilizer suppliers and input suppliers. We have truckers. We have all of these businesses that don’t have crop insurance and have significantly reduced their economic activity,” Johnson explained….
Collaboration Critical for Advancing the Raisin Industry
…to take initiative and help find solutions to production challenges. “At the end of the day, I don’t feel comfortable just sitting here as a grower and saying, ‘Well gosh,…
How the LandFlex Incentive Program Can Assist Dairy Farmers
…is a requirement as part of LandFlex, we want to make sure that we don’t create any nuisances – then they could also choose to either cap the amount of…
New Year’s Resolutions for the Farm
…center, so we can discuss your vision for your land. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) can provide you with free technical assistance and or advice. Don’t do it alone – USDA’s…
Almond Update: Looking Forward to 2023 with Industry Optimism
…out of them, and I don’t know why that would be different in the future. Maybe a little bit tougher this time just because of SGMA and because of the…