…food. Such as avocados, almonds and many of our favorite tree fruits. And we can’t forget honey! Bees are such a valuable agricultural resource, they are responsible for pollinating 80…
California Almonds Increase Production
Despite unfavorable weather, this year’s forecast for California almonds is 5.1 percent higher than last year at 2.25 billion meat pounds. The forecast is based on 1 million total bearing acres…
Farmers Assess Impact of Recent Heat Wave
…can come out of it, I’d say we’re going to get the potential for identifying heat-tolerant varieties, to a degree,” Miyao said. Jim Peterson, who grows almonds, walnuts and pistachios…
Almond Board: FSMA Presentations
…Food, Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food, Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals and Intentional Adulteration. Get more information here: http://www.almonds.com/processors/programs-and-events/food-quality-safety-symposium…
Agri View: Expanding Nut Production
…nuts are healthy. California is our major nut producing state. They grow a bigger variety. Walnuts, pistachios, almonds. Georgia produces the most pecans. Which is growing in popularity worldwide. But,…
Almond Board: Start Planning to Lessen Harvest Dust
…apply to growers who contract with custom harvesters. Everyone involved in the harvesting of California Almonds should work to keep dust inside the orchard, considering your soil and considering your…
The Importance of Zinc in Almond Production
…growth. Deficiencies can be the result of several different causes including the regular use of manure in orchards. High phosphate concentrations in cow manure can be problematic when almonds are…
National Olive Day
…fruit called drupes, or stone fruits. They are related to mangoes, cherries, peaches, almonds and pistachios. Olives are very high in vitamin E and other powerful antioxidants. Studies show that…
Almond Board: Marketing Program Journey
…has made. From the Almond Board: Almond Board of California’s (ABC’s) consumer marketing program as we think of it today began almost 20 years ago. At that time, almonds were…
Funding For Commodity Board Projects to Support Ag Industry
…and consumer information on particular agricultural products, such as almonds, honey, lamb, and wheat. The 2014 Farm Bill enables commodity boards to submit topics for research supported by the Agriculture…
Almond Update: Importance of Water Quality
…Growers also need to protect surface- and groundwater from runoff, spray drift and/or leaching by following good management practices. Salinity Almonds have a relatively low tolerance for saline conditions; however,…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Calculator
…the sustainability1 of the California Almond industry to stakeholders — buyers, regulators and consumers — and helps growers find ways to improve efficiencies. For more on CASP, go to Almonds.com/Growers/Sustainability….
Almond Growers Check Effects of Rain at Bloom
…blocks that I’ve seen.” C.C. “Skip” Hubbard, president of Chico Nut Co., which grows, harvests, processes and sells almonds from Peterson Ranch in Arbuckle, said pollination during bloom and fungicide…
2016 California Almond Acreage Report
…USDA, NASS to detect growers that are planting almonds for the first time. The detailed data reflects tree removals from over 28,000 acres during the past twelve months. Of this…