…a newly opened small case production winery in Moshav Givat Yeshayahu. Here we met with the coordinator of water and stream rehabilitation for the Society for the Protection of Nature…
Climate Smart Israel – Delegation Update
…impact of rainfall on soil erosion and run-off; lysimeters used to study plant nitrate uptake and deep percolation for different water qualities and crops; the use of plant sensors to…
Climate Smart Israel
…countryside) for irrigation and utilization of drip for all crops. I really liked Netafim’s stated values that drive its employees in their sense of mission: Dare; Make it Happen; Create…
Honeybees-How to Keep Them
…disappear, leaving the brood behind to die—has afflicted Europe as well. And honey’s far from the only reason to care. In America alone, the pollinators enable the production of roughly…
Pacific Region Fruit and Nut Review
May Crop Comments – California In Napa County, sulfur applications on grapes and the suckering of grape vines continued. In Fresno County, rain and cloudy weather prolonged the bloom period…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…California State Board of Food and Agriculture The California Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy Mission is funded in part by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program….
Citrus Industry This Week: Citrus Expo; Bactericide Discussion; Crop Forecast
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes information on Citrus Expo news, a summary of a grower discussion on bactericide use and the latest citrus crop forecast….
New Website for Northern CA Producers
…should be a good one-stop-shop for anyone with northern California orchards to find the information they need. New Website Resource for Sac Valley Tree Crop Production From UC ANR: The…
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
…and the tool will calculate how much irrigation water is needed based on those specific conditions using the seasonally relevant almond crop coefficient. To use the Irrigation Calculator, growers will…
Almond Leadership Program Focuses on Issues
…this month. Participants got a crash course in some growing concerns facing the almond crop, one being how to promote pollinator health. The team met with bee experts to observe…
NMPF Chairman Mooney Speaks on Capital Hill
…increasing 435% since 2000. In addition to helping boost milk prices, these exports have “supported more than 120,000 American jobs solely at the dairy production and manufacturing levels,” he said….
Perfect Storm Leaves California Prunes Short
It’ll be a little tough to find California prunes on the market this season as a perfect storm hit the crop during bloom. The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released…
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
Bread wheat whole genome sequencing passes quality control, available to download Following the January 2016 announcement of the production of a whole genome assembly for bread wheat, the International Wheat…
Shot Hole Borer Trapping in Avocado Groves
…shot hole borer (SHB) traps work at a recent installment in the Avocado Growers Seminar Series. The avocado industry fears the pest could cause severe damage to its crop, and…