…California’s peer-reviewed journal California Agriculture examines the impact of the methyl bromide phaseout on strawberries, California’s third most valuable crop, behind only almonds and grapes, with annual farmgate sales of…
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
…for this year’s crop. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated the state’s 900,000 bearing acres will produce 2.05 billion pounds of almonds this season. That’s up nearly 8 percent from…
CA Nitrogen Assessment Brings Improvement Opportunities
…crop nitrogen demand and fertilization with irrigation methods. In collaboration with UC Cooperative Extension advisors, Wu is conducting field experiments on alfalfa in Imperial County, almonds in the Central Valley…
Fresno County Ag Value Declines in 2015
…Crops-2015 1. Almonds 2015 – $1.206 billion 2014 – $1.302 billion 2. Grapes 2015 – $896.295 million 2014 – $905.099 million 3. Poultry 2015 – $561.146 million 2014 – $654.760…
Managing Dust at Harvest Videos
…be accessed Almonds.com/HarvestDust. Harvest Dust Tool Kit and Technical Guides In conjunction with the videos, ABC is also offering Harvest Dust Tool Kits and Managing Dust at Harvest technical guides…
Honeybee Population Revival
…including blueberries, apples, oranges, squash, tomatoes and almonds. What is Pollination? Pollination occurs when pollen grains from a flower’s male parts (anthers) are moved to the female part (stigma) of…
Almond Board: Using All Techniques to Reduce Dust
…pretty hot and schools are getting out we’ll stop and begin the next day.” The Almond Board has resources on dust control available on its website. Visit almonds.com for more….
Almond Board: Industry Resource Map
…fingertips. To search for a certain resource, go to www.almonds.com/resources. First, select the county of your choice and then choose the category that you are interested in. For example, if…
Partnership Keeps Pressure on Nut Cargo Theft
…WAPA in its legislative efforts.” About Western Agricultural Processors The Western Agricultural Processors Association represents tree nut huller/sheller and processors of almonds, pistachios, walnuts, and pecans in California on regulatory…
Identifying Ants First Step in Control
Ants are a hit-or-miss pest in almonds, depending a lot on the soil type of the orchard. Advisors say properly identifying ants is an important step to determining pressure. Identifying…
Almond Board: Prepare for Almond Conference
…the only event dedicated entirely to almonds. Listen to the report here: Almond Conference Hotel Update Hotel rooms do go pretty quickly, so organizers suggest reserving a room early. There…
Monitoring Anthracnose After Wet Spring
…we are keeping an eye on is anthracnose in almonds. It causes some of the lesions, defoliation and gumming in the nuts and can be a big problem,” Cooperative Extension…
NOW Pressure Looks Low in Almonds
The increased rain we saw this winter, compared to previous years, may help control NOW pressure in almonds this season. Advisors warn however that growers can’t get complacent. NOW Pressure…
Opening Markets for Almond Hulls
…well as what are the requirements China needs on our part to get hulls access. Kind of like almonds, we already have access to China, but we need to understand…