The Bureau of Reclamation has announced initial water supply allocations for the Central Valley Project (CVP) for the 2024 water year. Many CVP contractors are starting out with an initial…
Flood Damage Assistance for California Growers Available From NRCS
…provides funding for emergency measures, covering up to 75 percent of construction costs with local contributions in cash or in-kind services. Eligible projects include addressing debris-clogged waterways, unstable streambanks, erosion-threatening…
Almond Update: Nutrient Summit Presentations Now Available
…some considerations for leaf sampling. “I’ve personally seen this myself in my fertilization projects with non-bearing trees. You might get leaf critical values that don’t quite make sense. It’s important…
EPA Updates Efforts to Address Endangered Species Act Parameters
…Initiatives such as the Vulnerable Species Pilot project were proposed, aiming to shield species particularly vulnerable to pesticides. However, stakeholders raised apprehensions regarding the feasibility of these strategies. In response,…
Almond Update: Preparing for Board of Directors Election Process
…to actively shape the future of California almonds. Industry members have an opportunity to serve or just vote. Almonds.com/elections serves as a comprehensive resource covering the entire election process. “There’s…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…good on powdery mildew and botrytis as well. As you go down the coast, if you are growing almonds, it also looks really good for bloom time diseases and those…
NOW IPM Economic Calculator for Almond Production
…your yield and also potentially gets you a price premium on your almonds from the handler,” said Goodrich. “So, you can kind of use this calculator to actually look at…
Almond Update: New QR Code Tells the Almond Stewardship Story
…Good pages where you can read everything to your heart’s content about how almonds are grown,” said Martino. “So, essentially it’s a really simple storytelling technique to tell what is…
California Chill Report: Dormex Shows Value in High Chill Years
A multi-year research project evaluating the use of Dormex in pistachio orchards indicates the material holds value in years with adequate chill accumulation. Research Director at the MARI Agricultural Research…
California Chill Report: Enhancing Pistachio Yield Through Bloom Synchronization
…ago. Since then, Khezri has been involved in a multi-year project evaluating the potential of Dormex applications. The data has shown that application timing, measured in chill portions (CP), is…
CDFA Accepting Applications for Healthy Soils Program
…the California Legislature for their ongoing support, the Healthy Soils Program has awarded more than $105 million to fund more than 1,500 projects over its lifetime, resulting in a combined…
Almond Bloom’s Local and Global Impact: Insights from BASF
…country comes close to the U.S. and California for almond production, with this state accounting for almost 80 percent of the world’s almonds. About 30 percent stays domestically, supporting our…
India: One of the ‘Largest Untapped Markets’ for U.S. Agriculture
…animal protein, cotton, dairy, fruits, and nuts. “We achieved notable tariff reductions this year on chickpeas, lentils, almonds, walnuts, apples and frozen turkey among other products that will open market…
Weather’s Impact on Almond Pollination: Insights from BASF
…blossoms pollinated at different times, matured at different rates, causing variable crop phenology within the tree.” This variability led to challenges later in the season as almonds were not uniformly…