Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will be the featured speaker at the Water Technology Conference from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, May 12, at the Veterans Memorial Building…
Almond Update: Growers Input Needed on ILRP
Important meetings are coming up for growers on the topic of the irrigated lands regulatory program. Sabrina Hill reports. Almond Board – ILRP Hearings There are some proposed regulation changes…
Dairy Growth Could Be in Waste Stream
…find value in the waste stream, much like the almond industry does utilizing almond hulls for feed. “I milked cows as a kid and we separated it,” Gallagher said. “You…
Dollar Up Means Ag Exports Down
…gonna go to those places with the lowest net costs.” Although Gallagher was talking about the value of the U.S. dollar at a dairy conference, he reminded everyone that this…
Almond Board and Ag in the Classroom
The Almond Board is helping teachers around California teach children about agriculture. Sabrina Hill has more with Rebecca Bailey, Almond Board Program Coordinator, Industry Relations. Almond Update – Almond Curriculum…
Citrus Continues to Fund HLB/ACP Research
…(CRB) partnered with the University of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to bring the industry the 37 annual Post-harvest Pest Control conference. The event brought researchers from South…
Worms Make Winery More Sustainable
…considered unsustainable.1 Achievement of climate change-related commitments like those made at last year’s Paris Climate Conference (“COP21”) will require that businesses strategically manage their water footprints for maximum efficacy while…
Sec. Ross’ Visit to Vietnam
…and agricultural products. Translated from Vietnamese: Representatives of WUSATA at the press conference on April 7 in Ho Chi Minh City. Image courtesy of Vietnam Plus. The Western Association of…
Almond Board: Nitrogen and ILRP
…proper information back, and all the grower’s information remains private. More on nitrogen from the Almond Board of California: The Almond Board’s online nitrogen budgeting calculator, available via the California…
Some Regions Prime for Dairy Exports
…factors for export markets. Gallagher showed a map at a recent dairy conference that labeled the median age for countries around the world. Areas like Central Africa had median ages…
Almond Board: Spider Mite Management
…Hill has more. Entomology and Pest Management Farm Advisor in Kern County, David Haviland, gives tips on monitoring and treating mites in almonds. Almond Board – Mite Management …
Almond Growers to Play Critical Role in Solving Bee Loss Puzzle
…director of Agricultural Affairs, Bob Curtis, at rcurtis@almondboard.com or (209) 343-3216. While the Almond Board’s Honey Bee BMPs make important recommendations for protecting honey bee health, it is important…
Milk Production to Increase Outside CA
…agriculture Cornelius Gallagher showed a map to attendees at the Golden State Dairy conference that showed forecast growth in overall milk production. The map highlighted the states that will see…
LBAM Quarantine Change
…are apple, pear, peach, apricot, nectarine, citrus, persimmon, cherry, almond, avocado, oak, willow, walnut, poplar, cottonwood, Monterey pine and eucalyptus. Some common shrub and herbaceous hosts are grape, kiwifruit, strawberry,…