…six agriculturalists who are profiled. Unlike the Central Coast of California, in some places farming and ranching is far removed from the general population and the film offers a boots-on-the-ground…
Almond Board: Irrigation Management
In today’s almond update, we hear about irrigation management….
West Coast Ports Close for the Weekend, Impacting Major Citrus Export Opportunity
…25% of our opportunity year to date. Fruit is rotting on the docks, sales are being canceled by the customer and our industry has slowed its harvesting so as not…
West Coast Port Slowdowns Having Severe Economic Impact on California Almond Industry
…the multi-billion dollar California almond industry, said APHA President Kelly Covello. “Approximately 70 percent of California almonds are exported and nearly 80 percent of bulk almond exports by value are…
Almond Board: California Almonds’ Life Squad
The Almond Board is announcing the new California Almonds Life Squad, and Almond Board Regional Director for North America, Molly Spence, says the Life Squad will be lead by a…
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
…said, its main goal was to help restore overdrafted groundwater supplies. Today, the district keeps tabs on groundwater levels by monitoring its wells. As a “conjunctive use” district, it relies…
Pollinator Seeds Have Added Benefit
…Benefit Project Apis M offers free ground cover seeds for almond growers. Director of Pollinator Programs Meg Ribotto wants growers to know there are many added benefits to the seeds….
Almond Board: Growers Need to Protect Bees
In today’s Almond Update, UC Davis Apiculturist Emeritus Eric Mussen talks about bee population problems. Almond Update 1-29-15 Visit the Almond Board’s website for their bee bmps….
Almond Board: How to Handle Pests During Winter
How do you handle leaffooted bug aggregations in almonds during winter? In today’s Almond Update, Dr. Kris Tollerup says keep an eye on them. Almond Update 01-22…
UC Makes Gains in Rebuilding its Extension Service
…but we’re hoping as we continue this process of filling these positions, that we’ll start gaining some ground,” he said. To help prioritize which positions should be hired first, UC…
Use of Fumigant to Face Additional State Restrictions
…the ground and never touches the crops, so there are no residues on the crops. According to DPR, the new restrictions are intended to protect against excessive exposure to chloropicrin,…
Update on Leaffooted Bug
…on Leaffooted Bug Almond growers and researchers have been concerned about the leaffooted bug because of its larger size. At the 2014 Almond Conference last month, Cooperative Extension Area Integrated…
Almond Board: Lack of Water Costly for Growers
In today’s Almond Update, California Farm Water Coalition President and CEO Mike Wade talks about a study into the costs of the water shortage. Almond Update 1-15…
California Crop and Weather Report
…was underway. Pre-emergence herbicide was applied on nut trees and the ground was fumigated for replanting. VEGETABLE CROPS In Monterey County, there was very harvesting. There were Brassicas in the…