Almond growers waiting for rains before starting dormant season leaching programs could be hurting their trees. Programs Starting Too Late Less rains during the season means more water with varying…
Many Avocado Growers Still ‘Going By Feel’
An avocado grower study in southern California has shown that a majority of producers are still judging irrigation by feel. Still ‘Going By Feel’ UC Riverside Graduate Student Researcher Julie…
Bushy Top Syndrome Sanitation Recommendations
Although researchers can’t give bushy top syndrome recommendations to pistachio growers yet, they’ve been able to produce some findings about sanitation. Sanitation Recommendations Research into bushy top syndrome in pistachios…
The California Kitchen: Artichoke Spinach Dip
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing California artichoke spinach dip with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 1 lb Cream Cheese 1 Cup Gorgonzola…
CDFA’s Drought Resources Web Page; a Useful Tool for Farmers, Ranchers and Farmworkers
CDFA’s Drought Resources web page stands as a valuable tool for farmers, ranchers and farmworkers seeking information about the drought in California and assistance programs. The page features links to…
FID: “No ‘Regular’ Farm Water Deliveries To Be Made”
…will be made this year to growers within the 250,000-acre FID. To blame is the increasingly severe drought that is unrelenting in its grip upon Central California and all of…
Almond Update: Almond Sustainability Tour
…Farms. Jizmejian is a fifth-generation California farmer, who started farming himself about six years ago. He tells us why he decided to host the tour this year. Dennis Jizmejian interview…
The California Kitchen: Cream Spinach
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing cream spinach with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: Olive Oil ½ Onion small dice 1 Clove Garlic…
Healthy Soils Initiative: A Foundation for Agricultural Sustainability and Climate Change Resilience
…In the upcoming year, the Administration will work on several new initiatives to increase carbon in soil and establish long term goals for carbon levels in all of California’s agricultural…
Lower Limb Dieback Relationship with Scale
…number of different reasons, but some varieties in particular are seeing dieback connected to scale populations. Cooperative Extension Pomology Nut Crop Advisor David Doll says growers with those varieties should…
Some Citrus Nurseries Building for Future
…citrus psyllid quarantine. Tulare County recently faced this issue before they moved to a county-wide quarantine. Nurseries were limited on where they could move their plants and growers were unable…
Company Helping Organizations Gauge Sustainability
…with sustainability standards. Gauging Sustainability Sustainability Senior Associate Andrew Arnold says SureHarvest designs a survey program for companies, and then takes that data-collecting program and introduces it to the growers…
Grower Frustrated with Misinformation about Almonds
California’s almond industry has taken a hit in the media and online in social media. Western Fresno County almond grower and fifth-generation California farmer, Dennis Jizmejian, says he’s frustrated by…
Fuel Up to Play 60 Kick-Offs Spring Funding Campaign for California Schools
…now through June 16, 2015 for the FUTP 60 national in-school nutrition and physical-activity program activated in California by the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) on behalf of the state’s…