…July. Worm sprays were applied to some almond orchards. Yellowing and leaf loss in Carmel almond orchards were reported in Stanislaus and Merced Counties. Spider mite activity picked up with…
Citrus Growers, Packers Discuss Disease Threat
…nursery stock and budwood; and leaf litter that accumulates on topping and hedging machines. Citrus-growing areas of Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties are infested with the psyllid. The California…
Resistance Still Focus for Spinach Varieties
…spinach you have baby leaf, bunching and processing spinach. You have different leaf shapes, textures and maturities. All of them have a market out there and certain growers in certain…
Food Scraps
…and herbs on an old wooden background. Fruits peelings and rinds are particularly good for making flavorful seasonings and loose-leaf teas. With the help of a food dehydrator (or an…
Edible Flowers
…aroma. With many herbs, the flowers taste just like the leaf—chive flowers are a colorful way to infuse salad dressing with a garlic flavor. Other flowers are technically edible, but…
Pear Growers Say Supply, Demand Have Equalized
…after orchards were hard hit last year with the bacterial disease fire blight. That caused growers to remove fruiting wood from their trees, said Robert Arceo, a grower in the…
The California Kitchen: Béchamel Sauce
…Leaf Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s…
New Oil Olive Disease in California?
Courtesy: F. Trouillas. Growers and advisors are seeing a possible new oil olive disease. Research has identified a pathogen that could be causing defoliation, leaf lesions and elongated twig lesions….
Strawberry Tool Tells Producers When to Treat
…year. It’s called the Strawberry Advisory System or SAS for short. Its promising model simulates leaf wetness in plants. Before the system was developed, strawberry farmers traditionally sprayed weekly during…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantines
…new counties will be announced separately. Courtesy: UC ANR The quarantine prohibits the movement of citrus and curry leaf tree nursery stock, including all plant parts except fruit, out of…
The California Kitchen: Black Berry Chicken Salad Lettuce Wrap
…Cup Roasted Chicken Breast 1 Cup Toasted Macadamia Nut’s ½ Cup Mayo ¼ Cup Berries Fresh Red Leaf Lettuce 3 T Mustard 1 T Honey 1 T Brown Sugar To…
Pacific Region Fruit and Nut Review
…harvested and peach orchards were being thinned. Pesticide sprays on almond and pistachio orchards continued. Canopy management including shoot separation, shoot thinning, and leaf removal was completed, in order to…
Shot Hole Borer Trapping in Avocado Groves
…holes, discolored wood, leaf discoloration and wilting, and dieback of entire branches. In box elders and avocados, a while crusty ring of sugar, also called a “sugar volcano” can be…
Psyllid Quarantines Affecting Bottom Line
…99. “It’s just a matter of getting that leaf trash off the fruit however that happens,” Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Marylin Kinoshita says. “Even with the spray-and-move option they shouldn’t…