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…
Almond Update: Help with Produce Safety
The Almond Board of California is helping producers comply with the new Food Safety Modernization Act. ABC’s Director of Quality Assurances and Industry Services Tim Birmingham said there are a…
Almond Matters: Best Practices for Mite Control
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, with mite populations becoming more active now that the weather has warmed up, growers should be considering their mite control programs….
Almond Update: Water Workshops Introduce Growers to Tools
Almond growers have some opportunities next week to help them be as efficient as possible with their irrigation. Almond Board of California’s Jenny Nicolau said their water workshops introduce growers…
Almond Matters: Springtime Mite Monitoring Heats Up with Temperatures
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, temperatures in California are beginning to warm up, increasing the importance of springtime mite monitoring. Mites will overwinter on winter weeds,…
More California Reactions to Chinese Tariffs
…results in an effective tariff of 25% to almond products. The tariff will apply to almond kernels and inshell almonds. It is unclear if the additional tariff will impact consumption…
Almond Update: Starting Efficiency With First Water
…they haven’t already. Almond Board of California’s Spencer Cooper said with the amount of rain we saw in March, irrigation timing and overall plans might be thrown off a bit….
USDA Developing Product Possibilities for Almond Waste
Researchers with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are continuing to make progress in the development of new uses for almond waste. California growers produced 2.1 billion pounds of almonds…
Almond Matters: Celebrating Women in Agriculture
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, the number of women in agriculture continues to grow both in number as well as the diversity of positions held within…
Nuts for Calories!
…than the label, according to Baer. Baer and his colleagues also looked at almonds, and here, too, found the trend continued. Almonds were found to have 32 percent fewer calories…
Almond Update: Nitrogen Budgeting May Need Adjustments
Nitrogen budgeting plans may need to be adjusted after the variable weather during bloom. Almond Board of California’s Gabrielle Ludwig said estimating yield is difficult in itself anyway, and this…
Almond Matters: California Ag Day Highlights Sustainability
…industry, with half of all almond processors employing solar energy in their facilities. Millions of dollars have been invested in research aimed at further improving the productivity of the almond…
Manage Almonds to Full Potential, Despite Freeze Damage
Determining exactly what freeze damage the almond industry will see from frigid temperatures during bloom won’t be possible until the end of the season, if at all. Yara’s Director of…