…and shipped across the country multiple times to pollinate crops like California almonds. But within days of arrival, some of these colonies will have few if any honey bees left…
Almond Update: Industry Standards Led to Produce Safety Rule Discretion
…(FSMA). Almonds were included in that and Almond Board of California’s Tim Birmingham said it’s good news for the industry and awards producers for food safety standards already in place….
How to Harvest Your Homegrown Dill
…and dill-poached almonds. If you want to save the seeds instead of allowing the dill plant to self-seed, wait until the plant flowers and then forms pods. Once the pods…
Wonderful to Run Entirely on Renewable Energy by 2025
…in the country at the time. That project alone generated nearly 15 percent of the energy needed for the company’s pistachios and almonds processing facility. The company also installed rooftop…
Growing a Grafted Multi-Fruit Tree
…in the Prunus family are usually compatible with each other as well. This family includes: peaches, plums, almonds, apricots and nectarines. Many combinations of these trees can be grafted together,…
Almond Matters: Getting Ahead of Mite Control
…get out of this pattern you can see them develop earlier, it just depends on what happens with the weather.” The most concerning mite pests in almonds include twospotted spider…
FDA Announces Enforcement Discretion of the Produce Safety Rule
…(FSMA). FDA indicated in a guidance document that the agency would not be holding entities that are growing, harvesting, packing, or holding either winegrapes, hops, pulse crops, or almonds responsible…
Deciphering the Walnut Genome
…and many other woody perennials, opening the door to a better understanding of the genetic blueprints of almonds, pecans, pistachios and grapes. “Like walnut, these other crops naturally cross-pollinate and…
Honey Bee Colonies More Successful By Foraging on Non-Crop Fields
…in the best shape to build up their numbers before being needed to pollinate almonds in February and early March,” said Ricigliano. Our results provide land managers and scientists with…
Almond Update: Lots of Nutrients and Water Management Education Coming Up
…available at all of the workshops and growers can find more information on all of them at Almonds.com/growers under the events calendar. Listen to Cooper’s full interview. Almond Update: Lots…
The California Kitchen: Almond Butter Basted Halibut Untamed
…Halibut Steaks 2 T Vegetable Oil 1/2 C Toasted Almonds Lemon Pepper Herb de Provence Salt Almond Butter Basted Halibut Untamed For this and many more of these recipes visit:…
Almond Update: FSMA Trainings as Inspections Loom
…list of events and FSMA trainings at Almonds.com/growers. About the Author Taylor Hillman Sponsored Content Fungicide Resistance Management Minute April 3, 2024 Fungicide Resistance Management Minute March 28, 2024 Fungicide…
Almond Matters: Working Through a Wet Bloom Period
…bloom on nonpareils, and independents and other early varieties. The later varieties are definitely pushing. This cool weather, they may be a little bit slowed down but almonds are doing…
Almond Update: Maximum Efficiency A Goal for Water Use
The Almond Board of California put researchers to work when the negative media came out about almonds using a gallon of water per nut. UC Davis’ Fraser Shilling continued to…