…bees. Almond Board Director of Agricultural Affairs, Bob Curtis, says things are little different during a wet year. Almond Spraying During Wet Years From Almonds.com The blossoms of nearly all…
Welcome Rains May Be a Challenge to Almond Blossoms
…Management Practices for California Almonds” (Almonds.com/BeeBMPs) includes strategies for protecting honey bees while also protecting the crop. The most important strategy is to spray fungicides only after bees have removed…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…much, he said, largely because they’re coming from local sources. Brinker couldn’t say the same for almonds and almond products. “Almond milk, bulk almonds, almond crackers … are going up…
The California Kitchen: Look and Feel Younger Mix with Pulled Chicken
…of red grapes 1 banana 1 cup of strawberries 1/8 cup of almonds Water and Ice Pulled Chicken 2QT Cold Water 4 Leg Quarters 1 onion split in half 1…
Management Tool Lets Growers Get Specific
…the report, you get all of the information including identification photos, sampling techniques, and action and economic thresholds all in several pages.” Goodell says the tool eliminates having to jump…
Agri View: Eat Healthy
…recipes on their most popular cooking websites. Check out a new Pinterest page for thousands of recipes, a site that provides a one-stop-shop where parents, beginner home cooks and even…
The Western View: Rain
…my Facebook page for my eastern family to see. I only put up the pictures with bright sunshine and people outside in shirtsleeves – with no jackets in sight –…
Four Californians Selected to Air Quality Task Force
…Nichole Embertson, Whatcom Conservation District The first meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force is planned for the spring of 2016. For more information visit the AAQTF web page….
Robotic Sorting Powered by Color-Sensing Camera
…can separate themselves from the competition. Your picking team may comprise of the fastest, most experienced pickers in the industry, but even the best employees are prone to fatigue and…
Sanitation Key for NOW, No Matter the Nut
It’s well known now that navel orangeworm (NOW) isn’t just a pest in almonds anymore and sanitation is the key for walnut producers to help reduce next season’s NOW pressure….
Ports Shutdown Slowed Growth in 2015
The 2015 ports shutdown had a big impact on a lot of California crops, and that includes almonds. Ports Shutdown Slowed Growth Almond shipments continued to grow in 2015 but…
UC Online Tool Delivers In-Field Information
…at a recent chlorpyrifos meeting. Delivers In-Field Information Attendees using tool A meeting at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Education Center addressed integrated pest management in almonds, with a focus…
Almond Board: Almond Video Teaches About Lifecycle
Crunching into an almond, it’s hard to imagine the journey that little nut took to make its way to your mouth. Learn about almonds’ many stages, abundance of natural beauty…
Outstanding, Creative County Farm Bureau Programs Honored at #AFBF16
…Management Record Keeper, Knox Farm-er-taining Ag Tour/Annual Meeting, Pike Public Relations & Information California Stanislaus Rural Crime Alert Facebook Page, Stanislaus Illinois Grocery Giveaway, Cook Ohio Annual Thanksgiving Food Basket…









