Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers FAQs related to cover cropping for pollinator health in almonds, current CFBF advocacy…
Bayer Continues Support of the Next Generation of Ag Leaders
…helping different pollinators,” Cabrera noted. “They were attracting local, native pollinators. So not only the honeybees, or bees specific to pollinating almonds, but also the native populations were increasing also.”…
DPR Confirms Another Reduction in Pesticide Use in 2021
…also declined by nearly 11 million acres. Almonds, grapes, strawberries, oranges, and tangerines were treated with the most total pounds of pesticide materials in 2021 and are considered “commodities of…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 04-06-23
…and ag, powdery mildew likely to be bad this year with high level of inoculum, and India continuing to be an opportune market for California Almonds. Tune in to the…
Almond Update: Indian Market Remains Strong for California Almonds
…“We’re seeing more and more interest in almonds being part of not only snacking, or the morning consumption, which is quite typical, but we’re seeing almonds being incorporated in a…
Growth Predicted for Tree Nut Market
…convenient, portable snacking options. The market share growth of the almonds segment will be significant for the tree nuts market growth during the forecast period. Almonds are highly nutritious and…
Almond Update: ALP Golf Tournament Supporting FFA Coming Up in May
…the California Future Farmers of America (FFA) Foundation. Vance Millwee, Plant Manager with Treehouse California Almonds and co-planner of the event, said it will be similar to previous events. However,…
Shift in Leaffooted Bug Species Impacting California Almonds
Leaffooted bug can create a host of problems for California almond growers. Their needle-like mouthparts pierce almond shells and damage the kernel. The pests can bring fungal pathogens into almonds,…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 03-27-23
…contributing to a positive outlook for almonds in 2023, and part two of a conversation on WOTUS. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more….
Eating Almonds Before Meals May Help Lower Blood Sugar
…studies with almonds, one conducted over three days and the other over three months, demonstrated benefits to blood sugar control for Asian Indians with prediabetes and overweight/obesity – and the…
Almond Update: Deadline Approaches for ABC Board of Directors Election
…It’s almonds.com/elections. You can find everything about our elections process there on that page,” Hillman noted. “It has important dates. It’s got election policies, what seats are open, and who…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 03-23-23
…attributes of GRN3 rootstock in the Madera trails, the latest Almonds Update episode and what’s currently considered drought in California. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features,…
Agronomic Minute: Sensors to Help Fine-Tune Precision Irrigation Systems
…of Hydrology and Irrigation at UC Davis, Isaya Kisekka has been looking at different sensor technology in almonds. Some options appear to have some good potential for growers. “For a…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 03-17-23
…a mandatory tractor rule, and a shift in leaffooted bug species impacting almonds and pistachios. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to…