…Walnut Commission website: Walnut History & Cultivation Find out about their origins in ancient Persia, why they became known as ‘English Walnuts’, and how California became a center for walnut…
Honey Bees’ Hard Winter
…Hard Winter for Honey Bees By Dick Rogers M.Sc., Principal Scientist / Entomologist: Bayer Bee Care Center – Bee Health & Integrated Apiculture Research There’s nothing I enjoy more than…
Almond Board: State of the Almond Industry
…to come, both at home and abroad. The Almond Conference, held at the Sacramento Convention Center, is a three-day event where California almond industry members come together to learn from…
Almond Industry Effort for Innovation and Sustainability
…are: — Water Management and Efficiency – A focus on accelerating almond farmer transition to more efficient irrigation scheduling and management practices to get the most crop per drop of…
2015 California Leopold Conservation Award Winner Recognized
…Prather Ranch has also planted several miles of riparian habitat along streams and irrigation canals to benefit a wide range of animals such as the California quail and the endangered…
Delta is Unstable on Many Fronts
…been a lot of controversy over water distribution and the Delta during this drought period in California and Center for Watershed Sciences Director Jay Lund says the Delta is more…
Sonoma County Woman Wins Farm Bureau Discussion Meet
…continued improvements in irrigation technology, use of aboveground storage and of water reuse programs as ways to address the state’s water problems. “Being in Young Farmers and Ranchers is something…
Citrus Industry This Week: Indian River Crop Update; Irrigation Scheduling Methods
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes information about the USDA releasing US-1516 Citrus Rootstock, a crop update with Doug Bournique, and a discussion with Kelly Morgan about irrigation…
FSMA Seminar to Help Growers with Regulations
…Safety seminar is December 17th, starting at 9am at the Visalia Convention Center. Hear the full interview with Dan Thullen. From the Valley Food Safety Committee Website: The Valley Food…
Calif. to Host Informational Sessions on the Food Safety Modernization Act in January
…– 11:30 a.m. at the International Agri-Center, 4500 S. Laspina Street, Tulare, CA 93274; and January 14, 2016 – Preventive Controls for Animal Food Rule from 8:00 a.m. – 11:30…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Next Week
…Rootstock Evaluations and Breeding • Irrigation and Water Management • Water and Air Quality • Pollination and Honey Bee Health • Life Cycle Assessment • Almond Quality and Food Safety…
Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released
…Irrigation in the block was by under-tree microjets. Of the 357 trees originally planted in the trial, 52 trees were removed because of very poor health (primarily symptoms ofHLB). All…
Propane Irrigation Proving Beneficial to California
Advancements in technology have made propane irrigation engines more and more attractive to California producers as they have become competitive with conventional engines. Propane Irrigation Proving Beneficial Cinch Munson with…
Collaboration Key to Antibiotic Stewardship
…said Dr. Robert Tauxe, deputy director of the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and…