…Driver, resistance has developed over several years due to repeated use of the same fungicide groups. She notes that major almond diseases, such as monolinea, Alternaria, scab, anthracnose, and shot…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 01-24-25
…Reeser, Technical Service Manager for UPL, discusses early season diseases in almonds that growers should be vigilant about, including anthracnose, bacterial spot, brown rot, jacket rot, leaf blight, scab, and…
Agronomic Minute: New Fungicide Offers Almond Growers a Fresh Approach
…a new solution. Common early-season almond diseases include anthracnose, bacterial spot, brown rot, jacket rot, leaf blight, scab, and shot hole. “Being proactive and knowing what products work best is…
Plant Odors Offer Hope for Sustainable Agriculture
…Plant Science, Professor Gen-ichiro Arimura and researcher Takuya Uemura explore the molecular processes enabling this communication. They found that VOCs like terpenoids and green leaf volatiles can repel pests or…
American Agriculture History Minute: First 4-H Clover Pin Given to Students
…people. Each pin had an H on each leaf. And by 1912, these boys’ and girls’ groups were called 4 -H Clubs. In the passage of the Smith-Lever Act in…
Almond Board Prepares for December Conference
…new pests and the prevention against future invasions,” she explained, detailing a session that will address invasive pests like carpophilus beetles and red leaf blotch. Experts from the California Department…
New Insecticide and Biofungicide Solutions Highlighted at CAPCA Conference
…stands out due to its unique strain, BsO3, which shows strong control against diseases like Alternaria, powdery mildew, and gummy stem blight. Basix is particularly effective for crops like grapes,…
Almond Update: Red Leaf Blotch Presence in California has Raised Alarms
According to a report by UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE), the fungal pathogen Red Leaf Blotch (RLB) was first detected in California almond orchards on the border of…
Details of How 4-Bale Module Averaging Pilot Program Will Work
…the exact same color and leaf grade, then we will average the remaining characteristics. And if they meet tolerances, then all four bales will carry the same official USDA quality…
FFAR Grant to Support Carrot Research at UC Davis
…team is focusing on wild carrots and their ability to thrive under water deficient conditions and resist Alternaria. The researchers are screening various wild carrot types to identify the ones…
A 19 Percent Decline in California Walnut Production Expected
…storms, heavy spring rains led to some blight in walnut groves, and record summer temperatures increased the need for irrigation. The survey also indicated a slight quality decline in California…
Adverse Weather and Flooding Take a Toll on Monterey Crop Values
…the report. Despite a decline of 5.7 percent in value, strawberries remained the top crop at nearly $904 million, followed by leaf lettuce and head lettuce. Overall, vegetable crop value…
RMA Continues Making Improvements for Specialty Crops
…for indemnity payments through quality adjustment. Almond Leaf Year: Expand insurance coverage to younger trees by including trees in their fifth leaf year after being set out. Processing Bean End…
Almond Matters: Staying Ahead of Mite Concerns
…said overwintering females are already starting to show up. He noted that he had already seen a few mites per leaf on the interior of the trees in an orchard…