…NASS reports and suggests updates to increase accuracy and transparency. The AFBF USDA-NASS Working Group Report details key areas where survey collection and data reporting could be improved. “While NASS…
Almond Update: Pollination Planning as Bloom Approaches Quickly
…Bloom Approaches Quickly ABC has funded many research projects on pollination best management practices over the years. All of the research and guides can be found online at Almonds.com. About the…
USDA Announces Hemp Final Rule, Formalizing Regulatory Requirements
…will continue to conduct education and outreach to help industry achieve compliance with the requirements.” The 300-page final hemp rule details licensing and recordkeeping requirements, as well as procedures for…
Comprehensive Publication on California Rangeland Available from UC ANR
The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) has released a new publication on rangeland. The Ecology and Management of Annual Rangeland Series is a 200-page publication that’s made available…
CDFA Looking for Proposals for the Fertilizer Research and Education Program
…minimizes environmental impacts of fertilizing materials. Applicants are invited to submit two-page concept proposals by Friday, January 29. Some of the priorities for the 2021 Request for Proposals include addressing…
Almond Update: Bloom Disease, Irrigation at Next Training Tuesday
…is free. You can find information on the training at Almonds.com. About the Author Taylor Hillman Sponsored Content Fungicide Resistance Management Minute April 3, 2024 Fungicide Resistance Management Minute March…
ARB Offering Virtual One-Stop Trucking Information Event
…ARB. The event schedule and additional information can be found on the TruckStop Training and Events page from ARB. Listen to the radio report below. ARB Offering Virtual One-Stop Trucking Information Event…
Almond Update: Optimism for 2021, BMP Training Starts Year
…can find out more at Almonds.com. Listen to the entire comments from the radio report. Almond Update: Optimism for 2021, BMP Training Starts Year About the Author Taylor Hillman Sponsored Content…
California Tree Nut Industry Does Its Part to Provide for Families in Need
…packages of pistachios and 1,000 packages of almonds to the South El Monte Emergency Recovery Association. The packages will be distributed to needy and deserving families as part of a…
California Olive Oil Crop Falls Short of 2.5 Million Gallon Estimate
…with harvesting crews able to get the crop picked in about four weeks compared to the typical six. The majority of producers started milling in mid October and most finished…
Almond Matters: Healthy Trees Come from Healthy Soils
…nutritional value. “Typically, in almonds, we put down Fall fertilizer in anticipation of Fall-Winter rains to get that process going, to get those major nutrients – nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium –…
Almond Matters: Still Time for Fall Herbicide Applications
…almonds in particular, are hairy fleabane and marestail. They’re similar weeds but a little bit different. Both of them are equally tough,” Clay noted. “The burndown is going to help…
Agriculturalists From Fresno and San Diego Counties Win Young Farmer and Rancher Awards
…raisin grapes and almonds, and as an equipment specialist for Sun Pacific Farming. He and Kimberly own and operate a pumpkin patch, Dakota Acres, which they decided to rebrand after…
Almond Update: State of the Industry Points of Positives of 2020
…at record crop projection. “The USDA-NASS estimates came out and for the first time ever, the subjective and the objective were the same at 3 billion pounds…That’s a 32% increase…