…Effland says this goes back to the early seven hundred years in Germany where Pagan druid tribes, who believed trees had spirits, would decorate oak trees. “And when St. Boniface…
California Chill Report: Starting the 2023-2024 Dormant Period
…to help trees with emergence in the spring. “We received CDPR approval for Dormex applications on walnuts. We help continue to support Katherine Jarvis-Shean and her walnut research up at…
Tight Supply of Christmas Trees
…said. “Too many trees had been planted for the demand that existed. And growers were selling at below break even prices.” So, they cut plantings of new trees, and that…
Optimism in Christmas Tree Industry
…Christmas trees. They want a real tree. “Those families are choosing real Christmas trees because they match up with their values,” said Tim O’Connor with the National Christmas Tree Association….
Five HLB-Positive Trees Detected in San Diego County
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has confirmed the presence of Huanglongbing (HLB) in five trees in San Diego County. The HLB-positive trees were found in a residential…
National Christmas Tree Now on Display
…Tree and 58 smaller trees are free to visit and open to the public December 2, 2023, through January 1, 2024. Hours are 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, and…
A ‘Wild Ride’ for Almond Growers Dealing with Pest and Disease Challenges
…year. “Hull rot popped up out of nowhere. You could drive by and see trees with 50 percent strikes, just dead branches from how much hull rot came in,” Caffrey…
Christmas Tree Cutting in National Forests
…available online at recreation.gov. “For each forest that does offer Christmas tree permits, they actually have specific areas where Christmas trees can be cut by folks. It’s really with a permit,…
Navel Orange Forecast Shows Promise for California Farmers
…factored in essential elements like estimated fruit set per tree, fruit diameter, trees per acre, bearing acreage, and oranges per box. Survey results indicate a fruit set per tree at…
ERP 2022 Providing More Than $3 Billion to Producers
…losses to crops, trees, bushes, and vines and will be delivered through a streamlined two-track process to reduce paperwork and encourage producer participation in risk management programs. “In our continued…
Week in Review: New Pest for Tree Nuts & MRL Concerns in Citrus
…nuts. President of the California Citrus Quality Council, Jim Cranney said certain markets can be more challenging than others for MRL standards. The walnut industry may be poised for a…
A New Pest Threat for California Tree Nuts
…occurs, it is a very serious pest causing up to 10 percent damage on almonds,” Klein explained. “It attacks nuts in the field and lays its eggs on the nut….
Tulare Supplants Kern as Most Productive Ag County
…of more than $2.6 billion. While fruit and nut crops dropped in overall value to $4.1 billion, vegetable crops increased by just over 29 percent to more than $26.6 million….
Walnut Production Forecast Drops by 30,000 Tons
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised the forecast for California walnut production. Initially, walnut production was expected to reach 790,000 tons. A revision to that expectation was released…