…You Sweet Thing Pomegranate Jelly ½ Cup Shallots Fresh thyme Dry Cilantro 1 T Garlic Minced 2 Avocados 8 oz. fresh crab not crab sticks To get the cooking directions,…
Creative Marketing Catching Consumer’s Eye
…their Gator Eggs. Shanley says they were looking at a way to market the small avocados in their groves as a single-serving size. Shanley says packaging is the key to…
Avocado Growers Getting Creative with Crops
…Shanley Farms began in 1998 in Morro Bay growing avocados. Since then, they have branched out, with more working land around California, and the company now produces avocados, finger limes,…
Challenges Facing Shot Hole Borer Treatments
…the shot hole borer doesn’t feed on the trees it infests and that makes treating for the beetle difficult. Hard To Treat Avocados are the first agriculture crop the polyphagous…
Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer Potential and Research
…just avocados, and Spann says if the bug were to expand north over the grapevine, it could be a major concern for several of those industries. Other Potential Agriculture Crops…
Many Avocado Growers Still ‘Going By Feel’
…Escalara has been working on a trial and grower survey in avocados for several years. The trial is looking at irrigation techniques and salinity management in avocado groves, in general…
Importance of Knowing Your Soil
…Soil University of California Riverside has been conducting a trial on avocados that has included field studies on irrigation and salinity management and grower questionnaires. Graduate Student Researcher Julie Escalara…
Avocado Growers Trying High Density Farming
…Projects and membership manager Casey Anderson says their growers are forced to look at higher valued crops like avocados and a recent experiment is showing great promising for those growers….
Agri View: New Crop Possibilities
Everett Griner talks about avocados attracting attention in today’s Agri View. New Crop Possibilities…
Avocados Being Consumed in Record Numbers This Year
Cathy Isom tells us about a surprising fruit flying off of produce shelves in record numbers — and what we’re learning about its health benefits. Avocados Consumed in Record Numbers…
New Program Seeks Growers to Help Curb Declining Bee Population
…state crop value $2,121,574,000 Avocados – annual state crop value $386,449,000 Bee buffer zones help to offset losses for the bee industry while improving the health of crops and orchards…
Celebrating Avocados with Education
AgNet West attended the 8th annual Avocado and Margaritas Festival in Morro Bay that supports local youth and strengthens the consumer knowledge of the fruit. Celebrating Avocados with Education Grower…
California Avocado Seeing More Sales
California avocados are seeing more sales and the price of avocados is back up. Avocado sales were up 8.8 percent in January 2014 compared to the same time last year….
California Agriculture Headlines
…last few weeks several packinghouses were tricked by fraud which lead the major thefts. Drivers showed up at the packinghouses, got their trucks loaded with avocados and took off. But…