…when using the Iron Wolf. The machines include an excavator or backhoe to uproot the old trees; a front-end loader to transport the trees to the Morbark horizontal wood chipper;…
USDA Predicts Record California Almond Harvest
…2011-12 crop year record of 2.03 billion pounds. USDA says that while many areas are still under drought, trees have shown signs of recovery from multiple years of water deprivation….
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Placer County
A portion of Placer County is now under quarantine for Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detection of multiple life stages on citrus trees within the City of Lincoln. The…
Healthy Pecans
Cathy Isom tells us about the surprising healthy benefits of one popular nut that is often used in holiday treats. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Healthy Pecans…
Olive Production Shifts as Result of Mechanization
…such as nuts that can be mechanically harvested, Hester said. “That’s one of the issues we continue to deal with because we still pretty much handpick all of our table…
Agri View: Top Tree Nuts
Everett Griner talks about pecan becoming one of the top tree nuts in today’s Agri View. Top Tree Nuts For as long as anyone can recall, the tree nut industry…
Nut-based Feed Satisfies Trout’s Protein Requirements
…Aberdeen, Idaho, worked with Adaptive Bio-Resources, LLC, to evaluate nuts as an alternative to fish meal. ARS fish physiologist Rick Barrows examined methods to modify nutritional composition to increase protein…
Taking the Melodrama out of Almond Orchard Recycling
…noon Oct. 13. Almond farmers will remember a UCCE demonstration last February when the 50,000-pound Iron Wolf rolled like a tank through an almond orchard in Chowchilla, ripping whole trees…
New Toolkit for Teachers
The USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion has released the MyPlate, MyState toolkit for teachers looking to introduce their classes to the interrelationship between nutrition and agriculture. The toolkit…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…havoc on the large-diameter pine trees, leaving the forest with small-diameter and younger pine trees, incense cedar, fir trees and hardwoods like black oak and laurel trees.” Challenges, Stewart said,…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…since 1985. Estimated nut sets, sizing measurements, average number of trees per acre, and estimated bearing acreage were used in the statistical models. Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review (.pdf)…
Importance of Accurate Evapotranspiration
…of what the evapotranspiration is for his trees as opposed to something that is calculated from a weather station that is 10, 20 or 30 miles away,” Bianchi Said. …
Fruit Fly’s Genetic Code Revealed
…attacks more than 260 fruit, vegetable and nut crops worldwide, causing billions of dollars annually in direct damage, export sanctions, lost markets, and other costs. Reported in the September issue…
Almond Board: Post-Harvest Irrigation Tools
…important. “The trees are going through bud differentiation and so they are establishing next year’s crop this year and it’s important to get the water back and get the nutrients…