…should be looking out for late blight, or Alternaria alternata. It basically requires warm temperatures and leaf wetness to infect almonds and tree nuts,” Rieser explained. “Right now, with this…
Almond Matters: Managing Leaffooted Plant Bugs in Orchards
…sanitation or some type of broad-spectrum application, they’re there and they’ll move out of those pomegranates onto tree fruit, onto almonds, and pistachios.” After overwintering in areas like pomegranate orchards,…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 03-10-23
…of NOW application in almonds, and the busy legislation start to 2023. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 02-28-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers supply chain logistics looking much better for almonds this year, the industry’s surprise…
Almond Update: Best Management Practices During Pollination
…that we pay for coming in, but natural pollinators as well,” Dickey explained. The Almond Board of California has multiple resources related to best management practices during bloom at Almonds.com/pollination….
Going Nuts for National Almond Day
…of the world’s almonds. California is home to 7,600 almond farms and 90% of those farms are family-owned. More than two decades of research show almonds play a role in…
Almond Update: Agenda Set for Pest Management Summit
…some industry members talk about that I think is very beneficial.” Registration for the IPM & NOW Summit is available at Almonds.com/Summits. Listen to Hillman’s interview below. About the Author…
Almond Update: Advancing Pest Management Practices
…neighbors and say, ‘okay can we work on this together?’” Ludwig explained. “It’s not just for almonds. It’s for almonds, walnuts, and pistachios since we all know that navel orangeworm…
VofV: Stuart Woolf Talks Agtech from Apple Computers to Almonds
…and all that.’ So he really started to focus on crops that were unique to California like almonds and pistachios where we had global competitive advantage. He narrowed it down…
Agronomic Minute: Staying on Top of Bacterial Blast
…the use of Kasumin, which is a bactericide for almonds,” said Rieser. “Growers will need to add Kasumin to their permit at their ag commissioner’s office. The ag commissioner will…
Almond Update: Pest Management Summit Comes to Modesto
…and diseases of almonds. We’ll cover topics like Navel orangeworm, hull rot, plant bugs – a very significant emerging problem here in the almond industry,” Lewis noted. “We’ll also cover…
Study Adds to Proof of Health Benefits of Tree Nuts
…and in the neurotransmitter, serotonin. The mixed nuts studied included almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, and walnuts. The study looked at whether tree nut snacks…
Almond Update: Board of Directors Election on the Horizon
…almonds make life better by what we grow and how we grow,” said Hillman. The Board represents the interests of more than 7,600 growers and approximately 100 handlers throughout California….
Interview with Congressman John Duarte
…District, after winning over incumbent Adam Gray in November. Duarte is a farmer and businessman who grows almonds, pistachios, and grapes, and is President and CEO of Duarte Nursery. He…