…producers use innovative techniques to create biobased products derived from plants and other agricultural, marine and forestry materials. Examples include construction materials made using cashew nut, castor and canola; cleaning…
Almond Update: Staying Efficient with Nitrogen Plans
…trees will use their own nitrogen storage during bloom. After that, growers will want to monitor their orchards to determine the optimal time to begin with nitrogen applications. “Wait until…
California Chill Report: Getting Walnuts Through Warmer Winters
…varieties currently available, even with warmer winters impacting trees. “Until recently we haven’t had a lot of tools in the toolbox, which is why with the funding from the Walnut…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 03-02-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers changes to post harvest watering for nut producers, Ag Neighbors seeking to deploy…
California Pistachios Have Economic Impact of More Than $6.4 Billion
…state,” Tootelian said in a press release. “The green kernels shaken from California pistachio trees each year produce another kind of green for our economy —- thousands of jobs and…
Almond Matters: Preparing for Petal Fall
…getting on preventatively is really good. In trees, you usually get about five to seven days of residual out of a Dipel application. So that’s something to look out for.”…
Chef Martin Yan New Pistachio Ambassador
A big-name chef is now the face of a popular tree nut. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. World-renowned Chef Martin Yan is joining forces with American Pistachio…
Conservation Reserve Program General Signup Opens February 27
…the program. Nearly two million acres are scheduled to expire this year. Through the program, producers can establish approved grasses or trees to help control erosion and improve water quality….
California Chill Report: Facilitating Bloom Synchronization to Boost Yields
…out that male and female pistachio trees respond to Dormex differently. It directly depends on the spray timing,” Khezri explained. “Very early spray of Dormex can release female Kerman from…
California Chill Report: Helping Pistachio Yield in Low Chill Conditions
…with untreated control trees,” Khezri explained. “It is interesting, in one location which was a low chill location, we had the highest yield by spraying Dormex compared to oil-sprayed trees…
Study Adds to Proof of Health Benefits of Tree Nuts
…and in the neurotransmitter, serotonin. The mixed nuts studied included almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, and walnuts. The study looked at whether tree nut snacks…
California Chill Report: Working to Refine Chill Modeling
Extension Specialist in Orchard Systems in the Department of Plant Science at UC Davis, Giulia Marino has been working to more thoroughly understand chill accumulation in cherry trees. The main…
Last Year was the Best Yet for One California Avocado Grower
…our existing avocado trees, as well as a number of recently planted acres finally reaching maturity and coming into production,” Sayer noted. “So, we had good prices and the best…
California Chill Report: Increased Moisture Helping Winter Fog Events
…areas of California, impacting chill conditions for agricultural production. Foggy conditions affect chill accumulation by shrouding trees from direct sunlight. Trees will not intercept as much solar radiation through a…