…pounds of shelled pecans (NASS, 2015) (NMSU – Cooperative Extension, 2005). Farmers have many different options when selling their pecans. Farmers can sell their pecans in-shell or shelled. They also…
Grove Shows Need for Soil Moisture Tools
…the grower. Cooperative Extension, the California Avocado Commission and the California Avocado Society help put on the Avocado Growers Seminar Series and Cal Poly volunteered to host the last event…
Regions Continue to Face Water Challenges
…Cooperative Extension Irrigation Advisor Khalid Bali says. “We are fortunate we have Lake Mead that in years of drought we have storage so we can use it during less flows.”…
Drought Gave Flood Irrigation Bad Rap
…could be very efficient if you manage it right and could be as efficient as any other system,” Imperial Valley Cooperative Extension Irrigation Advisor Khaled Bali says. “We have to…
Knowing Salt Levels in Water and Soil
As the drought continues, monitoring salt levels in your water and in the soil moisture is important to avoid salinity issues. San Luis Obispo Cooperative Extension County Director Mary Bianchi…
The Latest Buzz on Honeybees
…Extension Apiculturist Eric Mussen, nosema infections can decrease the lifespan of worker bees by as much as 78 percent. Infected queen bees can die within a month. The hive is…
Avocado Grower Tools Highlight Tour
…with different sensors and predicting what the potential crop water requirement was through weather stations that calculate evapotranspiration,” Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County Director Mary Bianchi says. “We also…
Ag Committee Evaluates Effectiveness in SNAP-Ed
…Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Texas, Co-Founder of Brighter Bites, Houston, TX Dr. Jo Britt-Rankin, Associate Dean & Extension Professor, Extension Committee on Organization & Policy, Columbia, MO…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…for Irrigation Technology, CSU Fresno -Khaled M. Bali, Ph.D, Irrigation/Water Management Advisor, University of California – Cooperative Extension -Steven Moore, Board Member, State Water Resources Control Board -Kamyar Guivetchi, P.E,…
New Website for Northern CA Producers
…UC Cooperative Extension orchard crop advisors in the Sacramento Valley are excited to announce the launch of our new website – the Sacramento Valley Orchard Source! This site will bring…
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
…CSU and UC Extension irrigation experts, includes five practices: Measuring irrigation system performance and efficiency; Estimating orchard water requirements based on evapotranspiration; Measuring the amount of water applied; Evaluating soil…
Perfect Storm Leaves California Prunes Short
…the California Dried Plum Board as produced in 2015. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Dani Lightle says the timing couldn’t have been much worse for a few storm systems that rolled…
Shot Hole Borer Trapping in Avocado Groves
Avocado industry monitoring the spread of shot hole borer pest U.C. Cooperative Extension, the California Avocado Commission, California Avocado Society and Cal Poly showed San Luis Obispo County growers how…
Sheep Shearing School Prepares Students
UC sheep shearing school prepares students for gainful employment Ewes waiting for shearing at the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center Sheep Shearing School. (Photo: Evett Kilmartin) by Jeannette E….