Almond Board: AIM Initiatives

Taylor HillmanAlmond Update, Specialty Crops, Tree, nut & vine crops

…frog” toward the sustainable farmof the future. It will consider each component of almond farming, from land preparation and varietal development, to equipment and processing. – See more at: http://www.almonds.com/blog/about-almond-board/almond-industry-launches-strategic-plan-accelerate-innovation-and#sthash.GlUZDmUB.dpuf…

Fog Compensates for Low Elevation

Taylor HillmanSpecialty Crops, Weather

…coefficient of variation compared to the chilling hours and Utah models and seemed to better reflect what is happening on the field under our warm winter regions. Read more from…

Chairman Conaway Statement on Agreement Reached at 10th WTO Ministerial Conference

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…Ambassador Froman’s appraisal that progress toward freer trade and a level playing field for American farmers and ranchers must be pursued in contexts outside of the ‘failed construct’ of the…

Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released

Taylor HillmanCitrus

…Hybrid seed from the cross was planted at the A.H. Whitmore Foundation Farm, Groveland, Florida in 1976 and grown to fruiting. Field testing of US-1516 was planned and conducted by…

Vilsack Addresses Global Food Security and Climate Change at COP21 in Paris

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…climate change on agricultural production and food security. Secretary Vilsack joined Business for Social Responsibility and Field to Market, a consortium of organizations and businesses working toward agricultural sustainability, for…