…Under the California Food and Agriculture Code, agricultural commissioners have abatement authority and can treat or remove abandoned trees. “With the help of my board and county council, we are…
UC Asian Citrus Psyllid Scouts Trying to Avert Huanglongbing Disaster
…more effective way to find infected trees. The modeling work will improve the ability to predict the locations of infected trees. However, the main thrust is monitoring citrus treatments and…
No Referendum Needed for Citrus Pest and Disease Program
…a total of 70 trees confirmed with the disease in California. All of the confirmed trees were located in residential areas of Southern California. “This program has evolved as the…
GEM Avocados Getting Industry Interest
…GEM trees.” Spann also noted that due to GEMS being planted in different spacings it is difficult to accurately identify just how many acres that equates to. The best estimate…
Ag Lenders Pessimistic About Farm Profits
…end of the cycle. Lenders that work primarily with poultry, vegetable, fruit, and nut farmers are more optimistic about the future. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Record Avocado Sales for Fourth of July
…on existing orchards. The rain was also effective in flushing out some of the salts in the soil, improving the overall health of the trees and also increasing fruit size….
Almond Board: Almond Crop Forecast
…average nut set per tree is 5,714, down 7.2 percent from the 2016 almond crop. The Nonpareil average nut set is 5,717 up 2.4 percent compared to last year’s set….
Many Other Ways to Save Bees
…are just one way to attract the bees that we need so much to pollinate many of the plants’ flowers and trees that we rely on for our food source….
California Almonds Increase Production
…delay their hull split sprays. There have not been any significant issues as a result of mites or disease pressures. Nonpareil nut set increased by 2.4 percent from last year,…
Christmas Trees Getting Shaped for Christmas
…hand tools to shape and shear the trees others use a motorized trimmer. The trees don’t grow naturally in our little Christmas tree shapes, so we have to do the…
Farmers Assess Impact of Recent Heat Wave
…in Colusa County, said the trees enjoy the warmth—up to a point. “That point’s somewhere around 90 degrees,” Peterson said. “Once you get close to 100 degrees, those trees stop…
State Funds Authorized to Combat ACP
…not only the state’s citrus growers, but to the California economy and the many homeowners who enjoy citrus trees in their backyards.” Florida’s citrus industry has been ravaged by HLB,…
Inconclusive HLB Tests Remind Growers of Disease Threat
…about before, inconclusive results from trees tested for HLB-causing bacteria continue to concern researchers. There have been several polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, the current test to determine if a…
Agri View: Expanding Nut Production
…more nuts. What kind of nuts? All kinds. But, tree nut farmers are doing all they can do to keep up. This is good because the world is discovering that…