…It’s a good healthy snack for a lot of people and it’s going to continue to enjoy increases we believe. Listen to the radio report below. Mandarins Showing Promise in…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 11-09-20
…rates staying the same for two more years, and mandarins showing promise according to USDA’s first outlook survey. Tune into the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more….
Lemon Market Sours, Diversification Saving Ventura Grower
…movement has definitely slowed down.” Finch Farms in Ventura County is a diversified operation producing mandarins, oranges, and avocados along with lemons. As a fourth-generation farmer Pidduck explained that market…
2020 World Ag Expo Opens with AFBF President Zippy Duvall
…growers operate. “I went and learned about raisins. I saw some Asian food being grown, early spring food and then of course mandarins and table grapes. I got to see…
New Easy-Peel Citrus Name Showing Up in Stores
…Peelz,” Parnagian noted. “Same product – easy-peel, seedless mandarins – but just a different brand. We’re just off on our own now and it’s another product brand for our other…
California Citrus Growers Face Existential Threat in HLB
…and the crop being grown, Grafton-Cardwell points out: Lemons and mandarins grown along the coast may struggle the most because they flush continually and provide a place for the psyllid…
Saving Kitchen Scraps for the Spring Garden
…bits, or pulverized and added to the soil. The garden loves citrus rinds (organs, mandarins or clementines) and the rinds are a good distraction for slugs. Shells are great for…
Central Valley Citrus Growers Manage through Mid-Season Freeze
…mandarins and lemons, but the temperature did not drop low enough to cause concern. Navel orange varieties can tolerate temperatures as low as 27-28 degrees before wind machines are needed….
Citrus Peels Have Many Uses
…Land of Ours. The next time you buy oranges, limes, tangerines, grapefruits, lemons, or mandarins, don’t throw away those peels! Pixabay There are so many household uses for those citrus…
Thomas Fire: First Estimate of Agricultural Losses Tops $171 Million
…were damaged. Oranges suffered losses of about $3.4 million, while the cost to mandarins reached $491,022 and grapefruit losses totaled $35,930. Other affected commodities include vegetables, with damage and losses…
Fresno County 2016 Crop Report Shows Drought, Market Impacts
…reflected in the report. Almonds continue to be a powerhouse as the county’s only billion-dollar crop. Mandarins slid off the list, while pistachios made significant gains getting onto the list…
In South State, Lingering Drought Worries Farmers
…it’s better for our crops because it’s not as salty,” said Stehly, who grows avocados, mandarins, lemons and grapefruit on his San Diego County farm. “Most crops are salt-sensitive, so…
January Crop Production Report
…forecast, and down 2 percent from last season’s final production. Tangerines – The 2016 – 2017 California tangerine forecast (including mandarins and tangelos) is 23.0 million boxes. Production is unchanged…
Growers, Researchers Fight Citrus Disease
…stake is California’s fresh citrus production. California farmers provide much of the nation’s supply of navel oranges, mandarins, lemons and specialty citrus varieties—and have looked on nervously while Florida citrus…