…or private pesticide treatments done by the California Department of Food and Agriculture and there is still time for almond trees during bloom to minimize freeze damage. @AgProcessors @Cotton1785 @thealmonddoctor…
California Strawberry Commission Website Offers Improved Grower Resources
…on mechanical harvesting technology a few years ago. “While we think it’s still several years out before we actually see machines that are doing a good job of mechanical harvesting,…
Almond Update: Fighting Domestic Skepticism
The Almond Board of California said they continued to see apprehension with North American consumers in 2017. ABC’s Director of North America, Molly Spence, said that sentiment lessens the value…
Agri View: Feral Hogs Hitting Hard
…will eat anything. They will root up the ground and destroy the land. They like golf courses just as well as they do crop land. It looks like poison is…
California Vegetables More Than Half of U.S. Total
…harvesting season, don’t be surprised to see a few tomatoes strewn along the roadside. Sometimes they fall out of the steady stream of overflowing trucks on their way to the…
Almond Matters: Using Drones During Bloom
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, the use of drones during bloom can help make orchard monitoring more efficient. Reducing the amount of time it takes to…
Confirmation of Northey for USDA Applauded
…to hit the ground running in his new role.” ************************************* National Association of Conservation Districts: the U.S. Senate confirmed Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey through a voice vote to serve…
Pressure Mounting in Mexico for NAFTA Round Seven
…either side be more likely to give their representatives a green light to give some ground in Mexico City. A former Mexican ambassador to the U.S. told the Post, “The…
USDA Releases 2018 Planting Estimates
…corn in the overall number of planted acres, with the potential for 91.5 million acres of soybeans in the ground. Soybean prices have rallied recently over South American weather concerns,…
USDA Opens New Office in Vietnam to Help Facilitate Increasing Agricultural Trade
…U.S. trading partner. The on-the-ground technical expertise of the APHIS team will be an important complement to the trade policy and market development work being done by our Foreign Agricultural…
Almond Update: Don’t Forget About Bee Water and Removal
…sources including the almond community, beekeepers, researchers, California and U.S. regulators, and chemical registrants, “Honey Bee Best Management Practices for California Almonds” represents the Almond Board’s most extensive educational documents…
Low Temperatures Causing Concern for Almond Growers
…for growers to try and combat the cold temperatures. “The warmest ground is bare, wet ground,” said Britschgi, “so you can get two to three degrees out of running water…
Almond Matters: Timely Applications to Extend Bloom
…“It allows for greater flexibility in application methods to cover more ground during a pretty tight almond bloom period,” Clay said. Using a fixed wing or rotary aircraft for timely…
California Coffee Industry Gaining Ground
The California coffee industry is steadily expanding as demand for the domestically grown product shows significant promise. Last year, Frinj Coffee cooperative sold their entire crop to Blue Bottle Coffee…