…water shortages. Photo/Cecilia Parsons Faced with severe water shortages, growers of nut crops such as almonds, walnuts and pistachios are making tough decisions that include removing orchards, using just enough…
Top 10 for 2013
…for Pistachios Grower Experience with No-Till Methods Marijuana and Central Valley Farms Forum New Citrus Variety Developed Brown Vetoes Citrus Protection Bill Ag Groups Outraged Over EPA Information Leak Big…
California Ag Headlines for September 25
…You’ve probably seen the commercials, with dancing pistachios or celebrities cracking open the nuts. Wonderful Pistachios is kicking-off the fifth season of its iconic “Get Crackin’” campaign, celebrating the unique…
California Agriculture Hits New Record
…twelve commodities has an increase in value. The commodity with the largest percentage increase with receipts over $1 billion was Pistachios, which had a 27 percent increase in value. All…
Will AF36 Work in Almonds?
…says researchers are very interested in how AF36 will work in almonds. For more on AF36 in pistachios, click here. For AF36 in almonds and pistachios, click here. For information…
AgNeTVideo Report: Fresno Food Expo
Thousands of people poured into the Fresno Convention Center for the third annual Fresno Food Expo. With everything from pistachios, to meat, to milk, to wine, it featured about a…
Pistachio Shipment Reports Have Good News
Shipment reports show a good increase for pistachios. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Richard Matoian is the Executive Director of American Pistachio Growers. He says…
Record Pistachio Harvest
…should come in around 550 million pounds for California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico, according to the American Pistachio Growers Association. About 98 percent of pistachios from those four states…
AF36 Approved for Pistachios
…pistachios statewide, and cotton in the Imperial Valley. Besides California, the safe isolate has been used in corn, peanuts, and corn—-where historically high levels of aflatoxin have limited the sale…