…#CAGrown with a pic of California Grown produce and a pound of food will be donated to a local food bank. A tweet a day is all we ask… This…
Almond Board Congratulates UC Davis Researchers on Water Conservation Award
…almond growers have reduced the amount of water they use per pound of almonds by 33 percent.[1] Today more than 70 percent of almond orchards surveyed under the Almond Board’s…
Almond Board Announces Bee Management Practices
…guidelines About California Almonds California Almonds are a natural, wholesome and quality food product, making almonds California’s leading agricultural export in terms of value. The Almond Board of California promotes…
Light Brown Apple Moth Quarantine Boundary – San Diego County
Light Brown Apple Moth Effective October 3, 2014, the Department is expanding the San Diego County, Oceanside Quarantine Boundary. A map of the proposed boundary can be found at http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/lbam/regulation.html….
Weekly Column: Farm to School Programs Create New Opportunities for Farmers
…USDA video released this week highlight the degree to which farm to school programs support healthy eating behaviors among children and provide positive economic impacts to local communities. Strengthening local…
Raising the Bar; How Protecting You From Pesticides Has Changed
…three or four pages long,” recalls Lottie Martin of the Santa Barbara County Agricultural Commissioner’s office. “Nowadays they can be more than 28 pages long, so we often have to…
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Update
Light Brown Apple Moth Effective September 26, 2014, the Department is adding the San Joaquin County Quarantine Boundary. A map of the proposed boundary can be found at www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/lbam/regulation.html. The…
Almond Board: Silent Auction Donations Being Accepted
…held Dec. 9–11 at the Sacramento Convention Center, please contact Rebecca Bailey at the Almond Board or call 209-343-3245. – See more at: http://www.almonds.com/newsletters/outlook/ffa-students-go-college-scholarships-silent-auction-almond-conference?from-section=2881#sthash.cw6tFH4C.dpuf Almond Board-Silent Auction Donations Being Accepted…
California Crop Weather
A cooling trend persisted as two low pressure systems impacted the state. First, a weak trough brushed across the northern portion of the state bringing some scattered light showers to…
California Shell Eggs: Daily Egg Report
…Small. The undertone is steady to mostly higher. Offerings are light to moderate and held with more confidence than earlier in the week. Retail demand is light with food service…
Olive Oil Quality Standards to be Introduced in California
…and the standards will establish a more stringent limit for free fatty acids, a negative attribute that signals a breakdown of olive oil quality due to exposure to heat, light…
Almond Board: Tips During Fall Rains
…do in all harvest stages when the rains come. Niederholzer says the worst thing you can do is to pick up wet almonds and add them to your pile, but…
USDA Video: What the Farm Bill Means for New Farmers
…for me? To learn about some of the key changes in the Farm Bill made for new farmers and ranchers, please visit the Agricultural Act of 2014:Highlights and Implications page….
CDFA: Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…before disking or mowing, to prevent movement of beet leafhoppers into neighboring tomato fields. The program would also like to point out that almonds, pistachios and vineyards often have BLH…