…during the fall peak work season. Know the important safety and health issues that affect your immediate area. Slow down and watch carefully on roadways for slow-moving farm machines. Spend…
California Avocados Delicate Relationship With NAFTA
…Mexico supplies over 75 percent of all the avocados in the U.S. market when California avocados are out of season and not available. Melban described NAFTA as a “very delicate…
Tulare County ACP Suppression Continues
The San Joaquin Valley ACP/HLB Task Force is recommending that growers in a portion of northern Tulare County treat for Asian citrus psyllid. There have been several trap detections over…
Kern County Tops 2016 Ag Production
…home. The most lucrative commodities for Kern County this year are grapes, almonds, citrus, pistachios, and dairy. When combined, these products represent 60 percent of the total value. Pistachios are…
Agri View: Georgia Citrus Farming
Everett Griner talks about citrus farming in Georgia in today’s Agri View. Georgia Citrus Farming…
Growers Set for Sizable Walnut Harvest
…applied versus water needed by the trees at that point in the season.” Lightle stated. High temperatures became a significant concern at the height of summer when California experienced a…
Forest Service Wildland Fire Suppression Costs Exceed $2 Billion
…this year’s actual fire suppression costs. Continuous fire activity and the extended length of the fire season is driving costs. At the peak of Western fire season, there were three…
Lowest Navel Orange Projection in Nine Years
…in the Central Valley, with an average of 135 trees per acre. The survey also indicated a fruit set of 273 per tree, down from 384 last season and below…
Almond Harvest Continues, Postharvest Irrigation Importance
…in overall fruit set of next year’s crop. The season is wrapping up for early starters and now harvesters are moving into later varieties such as Monterey, Butte, Fritz, and…
Getting Started With Aquaponics
…ratio for your first season of raising fish is one pound per 10 gallons of water. Your aquaculture system should be fully operational prior to the arrival of your first…
California Wine Grape Harvest in High Gear
The 2017 wine grape harvest is under way in California, putting the industry on track for a more traditional harvest season than the previous few years. Last year growers were…
Fall Foods to Forage
…growing season is behind us, there are lots of delicious and nutritious options waiting for us out in the wild. Foraging enthusiasts already have an idea of which forests and…
Is Subsurface Drip Irrigation the Way to Go?
…meaning, multiple irrigations every day during the season,” said Phene. Fruit trees approaching full maturity at KARE are scheduled for 11 irrigation cycles a day, at 13 minutes per cycle…
California Walnut Production Forecast Down
…training and scheduling purposes. The 2017 walnut season began with adequate chilling hours and record amounts of rain during the winter and spring months. There were reports of orchards being…