Blake Sanden For today’s Almond Board Update, we are talking about the importance of distribution uniformity of irrigation systems. Blake Sanden is the irrigation and soils advisor for Kern County…
Drought Leads to Early Removal of Almonds
…water shortages. Photo/Cecilia Parsons Faced with severe water shortages, growers of nut crops such as almonds, walnuts and pistachios are making tough decisions that include removing orchards, using just enough…
CDFA Drought Meeting Next Week
…discussions. The first includes representatives from the Merced County Farm Bureau, the California Cattlemen’s Association, the Almond Board of California, and possibly the California Tomato Growers Association. The second panel…
Almond Board: BMPs for Almond Bloom Sprays
Franz Niederholzer University of California experts say bloom stage is the best time to manage a number of almond pests. UC Farm Advisor Franz J. A. Niederholzer Ph.D. has some…
Drought influences dairy farmers’ feed plans
…with beef producers this year is almond hulls, which are a big part of the dairy feed mixture, Robinson said. While some cattle ranchers have already begun to shrink their…
USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2015 Farm to School Grants
…seven FNS regions and at least one national conference. Letters of Intent are due at 11:59 p.m. EST, April 2, 2014. To assist eligible entities in preparing proposals, USDA will…
President to Announce Drought Assistance During Visit Today
…White House is calling “new actions to help respond to the drought.” AgNet West was on the line for a special conference call and press briefing with Secretary Vilsack, in…
Pollinators Crucial to Agriculture, Part 2
…of Gary’s interview with Laurie here, and for more interviews and information from the ASTA Conference, please CLICK HERE. To hear the first of this series interview, please CLICK HERE….
Governor Brown Visits World Ag Expo
…to “get it done”. We have a video press conference of Governor Brown while he visited the World Ag Expo discussing the drought and other important California topics. To watch…
Almond Board: Growers and PCA’s Thinking About Bloom Sprays
Franz Niederholzer Ph.D. In today’s almond report, UC Farm Advisor Franz J.A. Niederholzer Ph.D. discusses almond bloom sprays. Click to open or download report….
Pollinators Crucial to Agriculture
…and Flower Seed Conference hosted by the American Seed Trade Association, (ASTA). Lori says the group is focused on real science to find answers to pollinator problems. You can hear…
Lucas: Agricultural Act of 2014 Marks a New Era for Farm & Food Policy
…helped make it possible,” said Chairman Frank Lucas. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the conference report on January 29 by a vote of 251-166. The U.S. Senate passed it…
CalASFMRA Enters 2014 with New Logo, New Officers and New Direction
…publication, and presents the Outlook Agribusiness Conference each Spring. The Outlook 2014 event will be held on March 19 – 21 at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center in Fresno….
Almond Board: Planning Almond Irrigation During Drought
Like all of the state’s farmers, almond growers are having to make some changes to deal with the drought. There is some technology available to help growers with figuring out…