…roadside host vegetation and fallow fields for BLH populations. Some ground rig treatment was conducted in fallow fields after the spray campaign ended. There was a fallow field that should…
Research into Sustainable Crop and Livestock Production Methods
…true innovations and ground-breaking discoveries in agriculture to combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate…
New Cost Studies for Growing Almonds
UC releases new cost studies for growing almonds UC Agricultural Issues Center has released three new studies on the cost and returns of growing almonds in the Sacramento and San…
Farmers Check Impact of Spring Storms
…the Central Valley. Kern County almond grower Jenny Holtermann said a thunderstorm this past weekend brought quite a bit of rain, for which farmers are thankful, but also brought winds…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
…almond orchards for groundwater recharge. In fact, preliminary analysis of almond acreage indicates that nearly 675,000 acres are moderately good or better in their ability to recharge groundwater. “This research…
Slightly Higher Acres Removed in Almond Report
The 2015 Almond Acreage Report was released, showing the continued increase of almond trees in the state. However, some of the detailed data shows a subtle new trend in reducing…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Exhibitors
Exhibitors can now start the process to be at this year’s Almond Conference. Sabrina Hill talks with Jenny Nicolau for more. Almond Update – Almond Conference Exhibitors From the Almond…
CA Almond Acreage Increases Again
…provide annual almond acreage with information on new plantings and removals. It is a continuation of a long series of industry funded almond acreage surveys. This report consists of two…
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…in that the prices of ostrich meat, and the other associated ostrich goods, are extremely high, due to the lack of ostriches available for slaughter. Background: The Ostrich is a…
Garden by the Moon
…this ancient growing method say the water in both the ground and in plants are affected by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon, just like ocean tides are….
Farm Camp
…– This camp on a small, organic, diversified farm allows kids to learn everything from making and planting beds, adding compost, watering, weeding, and harvesting, to eating and observing. They…
Smithsonian – “Ask a Farmer”
…Bays, Bays Ranch • Westley CA 2:00 pm; Coulter Performance Plaza Daniel is a fifth-generation farmer working with his father and grandfather in Westley, CA. Their farm grows apricots, almonds,…
Agri View: Peanut Butter
…from “nguba”, the Congo language name for peanut. Peanuts are sometimes called “ground nuts” or “ground peas” because peanuts grow underground. Worried about your waist line? Don’t fret! With more…
U.C. Berkeley Recognized
…green roofs, permeable materials, alternative designs for streets and buildings, trees, rain gardens and rain harvesting systems. Utilizing these tools decreases pollution to local waterways by treating rain where it…