The California Chapter, ASFMRA (American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers), released its 2016 Trends in Agricultural Land & Lease Values publication at the group’s annual Outlook Agribusiness Conference…
Almond Update: EQIP Program
Almond growers can get some money back for harvesting expenses, if they’re using a particular type of equipment. Almond Board Director of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs, Gabriele Ludwig explains more….
New Cow Milk Benefits Found for Babies
…the world. New Dairy Benefits Found for Babies Bank of America national executive of food, wine and agriculture Cornelious Gallagher told attendees at the Golden State Dairy conference what he…
Toolkits for Starting Farmer’s Markets
…announced the availability of “The Economics of Local Food Systems: A Toolkit to Guide Community Discussions, Assessments and Choices” at the Good Food Festival’s Financing and Innovation Conference in Chicago….
California Almond Forecast
…conducted from April 14 to May 5 from a sample of almond growers. Acreage from these reports accounted for 27 percent of the total bearing acreage. The California almond bloom…
Crop Production Report
…included the commodities: Almonds – The 2016 California almond production (shelled basis) is forecast at 2.00 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the 2015 production of 1.89 billion pounds. The…
Certain Rains Increase Almond Bacterial Spot
Courtesy: The Almond Doctor Bacterial spot is still fairly new to California almond growers. The problem can be spread through an orchard by certain types of precipitation. Bacterial spot was…
Almond Board: Upcoming Workshops
Upcoming workshops for almond growers will help them identify unwanted plants in the orchards. Sabrina Hill talks with Jenny Nicolau, Almond Board Manager, Industry Relations, for more information. Almond Workshops…
ABC Expands Elementary Educational Program
…unit that makes up the almond unit. Lessons include Fact or Opinion, Science and Poetry with Almonds, Fun with Almond Math, Almond History and Cultural Significance, and Nutritious Almonds. The…
Beet Curly Top Virus Report
…almond The Kettleman Hills south of Highway 41 was treated on March 29th. BLH counts were 5-7 adults and nymphs in early March and increased to an average of 35…
Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund
…new investment opportunities and access new markets abroad. This announcement today comes in conjunction with the third White House Rural Opportunity Investment Conference in Washington, DC, focused on investing for…
New Cost Studies for Growing Almonds
UC releases new cost studies for growing almonds UC Agricultural Issues Center has released three new studies on the cost and returns of growing almonds in the Sacramento and San…
Farmers Check Impact of Spring Storms
…the Central Valley. Kern County almond grower Jenny Holtermann said a thunderstorm this past weekend brought quite a bit of rain, for which farmers are thankful, but also brought winds…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
As California Almond Acreage Grows, Trees Bring Benefits to Agriculture, Environment and Community From the Almond Board of California: The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that California’s almond acreage…