…all three. They will cover rocks and less than ideal soils. Creeping Myrtle. Also a ground cover, and a tough plant that will hang around for years. Snowdrops – these…
2017 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…most acreage with mechanical harvesting, at 33,313, that acreage only represents 30 percent of the Fresno County raisin-type grape acreage. Kern and Madera County growers harvest 18 and 42 percent…
2018 California Almond Forecast
…2018 crop. As temperatures warmed up in May, nuts were sizing well. 2018 California Almond Forecast Image credit: 37128294 – Almond blossoms, beautiful trees, with white flowers in spring in…
Almond Update: Updates to CASP System Online
There are a lot of tools available to almond growers throughout the state. The Almond Board of California created the California Almond Sustainability Program in 2009, backed by a digital…
NOW Sterile Release Program Moving Quicker Than Anticipated
…are being released in primarily pistachio orchards with a few almond orchards included as well. If the sterile release program appears to be effective in addressing NOW, Isom noted that…
Armed to Farm Program Provides Veterans with Farming Skills
…the different possibilities and really understand better the day-to-day, on-the-ground management things that they might encounter as a farm business owner,” said Rittenhouse. Many of the veterans in the program…
Almond Update: Event Offers Water Issues Clarity
…what they need to be engaged with moving forward. Almond Board of California’s Gabrielle Ludwig said they are hosting an event next week for growers to help them navigate this…
Almond Matters: Crop Looks Strong Despite Challenges
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, reports from the field indicate that the crop load appears sizable despite challenges that growers have been experiencing in the form…
USDA Supports Specialty Crop Industry with Multi-State Initiatives
…evaluate potential solutions including an Above Ground Root Collar Excavation (AGRCE) planting system. So far in this multiyear project, they have demonstrated the system to South Carolina growers, established a…
Almond Update: Continued Almond Growth in 2017 Acreage Report
There were no real surprises in the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s 2017 Almond Acreage Report. The report showed continued almond growth with a 7% increase overall from 2016 to 2017…
Almond Matters: Establishing an Early Spray Strategy
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, establishing an early spray strategy is going to require a substantial amount of monitoring. The relatively light winter California experienced has…
New Water Sensing Technology Coming to Almond Orchards
Yara executives were recently in California to personally see the progress being made in the field trials of their water sensing technology in almond orchards. The Yara Water Solution can…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 04-20-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Reports from blueberry harvest show some damage from the February freezing temperatures and the Almond Board…
Almond Update: California Living Sells in Germany
The idea of California living is striking the right cords with German consumers. Almond Board of California’s Dariela Roffe-Rackind said they were a little surprised by the feedback they received…