…almonds, pistachios, and walnuts continued to be exported. Some young almond orchards were sprayed for mites. Orchard floor cleaning wrapped up in preparation for almond harvest in Kern and Yolo…
Sharing Almond Production Techniques Internationally
…of California on new harvesting practices, and there are things for our almond industry to learn from advances in other countries, and vice-versa. “In this instance, the Spanish are well…
Fruit Fly’s Genetic Code Revealed
…the host fruit or vegetable. Maggots then emerge, damaging the fruit or vegetable and exposing it to rotting. The maggots later pupate in the ground and emerge as adult flies,…
California Saw Snow Drought in 2016
…of the California Sierra snowpack, often referred to as ‘the State’s largest reservoir,’ flows each spring into a series of above ground storage reservoirs that essentially serve as California’s water…
Almond Board: Post-Harvest Irrigation Tools
Post-harvest irrigation for almond growers starts the success of next year’s crop. Senior Manager of Irrigation and Water Efficacy for the Almond Board, Spenser Cooper, tells us why it’s so…
Clean Water Act: Report Details how Agencies Expand Authority
…be tied up in knots by regulators for simply plowing their ground or considering a new crop on their land, and they shouldn’t have their land declared off limits if…
Sacramento Valley Rice Harvest Accelerates
Having reduced their plantings in recent years due to the drought, California rice farmers are harvesting a bigger crop this season—but they are also feeling the pinch of lower market…
Farm Bureau Survey Shows Lower Food Prices
Lower retail prices for several foods, including eggs, whole milk, cheddar cheese, chicken breast, sirloin tip roast and ground chuck resulted in a decrease in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s…
Tight Shell Means Less Pests
One way almond breeding is helping to reduce pests and disease is by looking for a happy medium between a tight shell and an easily cracked nut. Continuing our series…
Experts Interpret Overtime Bill’s Effect on Farms
…tearing out old vineyards and replanting them in a way that is compatible with grape harvesting machines. Also, there will be more dried-on-the-vine raisins and less of the traditional paper…
Almond Board: Almonds Rise to Top in Europe
…says almonds’ momentum in new-product introductions was driven in part by their dominance in the snack and bars categories. Almond Board of California’s full article: New Snack Products Raise Almonds…
Vilsack Announces New Initiatives to Address Rural Opioid Epidemic
…ground and discuss possible solutions. Vilsack “Over the past few months, I’ve seen firsthand the devastation that opioid addiction is causing in communities across the country. After hearing from mothers…
WRDA Bill Clears Senate with On-Farm Storage Exemption
…as well as projects to improve delivery systems for drinking water. The bill also includes an exemption for some farmers with above-ground fuel storage tanks from Environmental Protection Agency requirements…
Demand for Hay Depends on Level of its Quality
…because they’re older fields that weren’t producing the quality to justified the expense of the groundwater he was using. Yolo County grower Jeff Merwin, who is wrapping up his fifth…