…temperature data and using this available spreadsheet. At harvest (September 15th, 2015), clusters were counter per tree and individual tree harvest were taken. Ten randomly selected trees in each treatment…
El Nino Could Bring Vine Mealybug Relief
The wet El Nino weather might help slow the rising problem grape growers are seeing with the vine mealybug. Vine Mealybug Relief The number of generations the vine mealybug can…
Agri View: Peanut Crop
…in the European Union and others. National Peanut Board Sources: http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/nuts/peanut-profile/ www.soyatech.com/peanut_facts.htm http://www.peanutsusa.com/MainMenu/About-Peanuts/Peanut-History/US-Peanut-Supply.html http://www.peanutsusa.com/MainMenu/About-Peanuts/Peanut-History/Export-Peanut-Market.html http://msucares.com/news/print/agnews/an13/20130207_peanutmtg_phillips_scs.html From YouTube Murray Farms 2015 Peanut Harvest Video series by Terry Presnal This is a…
Agri View: Pecan Crop
…ensure the freshness and taste of our pecans. Unlike most fresh produce, which is harvested during the summer months, pecans and other nuts wait until fall. For pecans, harvesting waits…
Almond Board: New Incentive to Reduce Dust
…with harvest by at least 30 percent. The new low-emissions harvesting opportunity is funded through the NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Information on the specific models of harvesters currently…
Spreading Vine Mealybug Populations
…will be found infesting bunches making them unfit for consumption. Like the grape, obscure, and longtailed mealybugs, vine mealybug can transmit grapevine leafroll-associated viruses. Read more about the vine mealybug….
Mealybug Species a Rising Concern for Growers
Courtesy: UC IPM A mealybug species and its reproductive characteristics is a rising concern for grape producers in California. Rising Concern for Growers Grape growers are starting to shift their…
New Air Quality Incentives for Nut Farmers to Adopt Low-Emission Harvesters
…receive an incentive of $10.52/acre for up to three years to adopt harvesters that have been certified through peer-review research to reduce particulate matter (PM) associated with harvest by at…
Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest
From California Farm Bureau Federation By Kate Campbell, assistant editor of Ag Alert Photo courtesy of Ag Alert Citrus harvest is progressing between storms, the state’s growers and shippers say,…
Newly Identified Enzyme May Be the Culprit in Pierce’s Disease Grapevine Damage
UC Davis plant scientists have identified an enzyme that appears to play a key role in the insect-transmitted bacterial infection of grapevines with Pierce’s disease, which annually costs California’s grape…
USDA Awards $3 Million for Robotics Research
…– The goal of this project is to develop theoretical and technological tools that will enable the design, optimization, prototyping and field-testing of consistently high-throughput, cost-effective mechanized harvesting systems for…
Agriculture Labor Seeing Competitive Trend
A competitive trend in an already challenging agriculture labor, sector is leaving some producers out of luck during harvest. Agriculture Labor Seeing Competitive Trend Producers across the United States are…
The California Kitchen: Sautéed Kale with NY Steak
…Oil Fingerling Potatoes Roasted ½ Bunch of Kale Mushrooms Onions Small Dice Grape Tomatoes 2 NY Steaks Cut in Half 4 T Rosenthal Balsamic To get the cooking directions, listen…
Almond Board: Winter Sanitation in Almonds
…NOW moth flights In-season control of NOW with insecticides or biological control agents Prompt harvest before a third generation of NOW develops In addition to navel orangeworm, almonds are subject…