…winter pruning to do list should include: grapevines, autumn-fruiting raspberries, figs, wisteria, roses, apple and pear trees, deciduous shrubs, and multiple fruit bushes – such as blueberries, gooseberries, or red…
Future Navel Orangeworm Issues with Warming Temperatures
…over-wintering pests. UC IPM experts recommend the removal of all mummy nuts from trees and orchard floor. Like most insects, NOW’s development rate, physiology, behavior and reproduction are highly dependent…
Almond Update: Almond Achievement Award Nomination an Easy Process
…Jim Jasper – Stewart and Jasper 2014 – Dave Baker – Blue Diamond Growers 2013 – Martin Pohl – Hughson Nut 2012 – Joe Macllvaine – Paramount 2011 – Ned…
Task Force Addressing Increased ACP Trap Finds in Commercial Citrus
…grove. The task force believes that the citrus industry “must operate under the assumption that there are positive psyllids and trees in the valley; they just have not been found…
Groups Rallying to Defeat Proposition 15 As Ballots Go Out
…So, for our members that I represent, our cotton gins, and our almond hullers and processers, and walnut hullers and processors, and so on,” said Roger Isom, President and CEO…
Conservation Reserve Program Producers Received 1.68 Billion in Payments
…CRP, farmers and ranchers establish long-term, resource-conserving plant species, such as approved grasses or trees, to control soil erosion, improve water quality, and enhance wildlife habitat on cropland. Farmers and…
The Western View: New Climate Strategies May Benefit Ag
…avocado grower, but uses some organic techniques such as cover crops and beneficial insects. His goal is maintaining the soil and trees in their best condition to be able to…
Freezing Avocado Shoots: the ‘Han Solo Treatment’ Security Blanket
…are worried about losing their germplasm to this fungus. So, it’s just a way of backing up those trees.” After encountering some issues with browning, O’Brien worked out a process…
What Plants You Need to Water Before Winter
What plants to water before winter. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Many plants die from dehydration as well as cold winter temperatures. Continue to water trees, shrubs…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 10-06-20
…of hydrating nut trees before applying nutrients and researchers looking at more sustainable agricultural mulch. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more. Danielle Leal…
Nut Crops Benefit from Atmospheric Pressure Adding Nitrogen
The atmospheric pressure that has resulted in springtime lightning storms appears to have provided some benefits for nut crops. The weather systems that generated lightning storms in recent years brought…
Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Clean Up the Fall Garden
…trees drop leaves around their root zone it’s OK to leave them alone because leaves are rich in nutrients. Leaves and other plant bits are broken down naturally over time…
Making Sense of Biologicals: Nematode’s High Level of Peachtree Borer Control
Peachtree borer can wreak havoc on several stone fruit crops such as peach, cherry, and plum trees. Controlling the insect can be challenging because, as their name describes, the pest…
Week in Review: CFAP 2 Signups Underway, Growers Work Through Smoke Challenges
The signup period for the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP 2) is underway. Reports indicate that the walnut crop in the Central Valley appears to be…