Alternative crops are being looked at for high boron areas in Northern California, but research is also looking at helping almond trees. As AgNet West reported this week, pistachios are…
Keeping a Cute, Tiny Critter from Invading Your Garden
…from your garden and love to climb trees to harvest nuts and fruits. Beyond eating your plants, they also like to dig. Several techniques to keep them out include using…
Pistachios ‘Eat Boron for Breakfast’, Could Be Northern California Option
Increasing pistachio acreage in Northern California is fueled partly by the trees’ ability to handle boron. UC Cooperative Extension Orchard Advisor Katherine Jarvis-Shean said there is a large section of…
Stopping Bears from Making a Picnic Out of Your Garden
…a challenge. Planning and using safe human deterrents is key. Bears are more frequently visiting gardens these days and they’re most attracted to fruits, nuts, veggies, and berry bushes. While…
Conservation at Work: Managing Tree Stand Increases Land Health
Did you know that too many trees on one piece of land can be a bad thing? Neither did John Chandler of Camino, California according to his comments in the…
Almond Matters: Keeping Orchards Healthy as Harvest Approaches
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, producers are busy in the orchard working to keep their trees as healthy as possible as almond harvest approaches. There are…
Almond Matters: Putting A Postemergence Plan into Action
…Select Max works very effectively on taking out grasses and you don’t run the risk of damaging the trees. Because if you’ve got green tissue or any suckers on the…
California Almond Production Forecasted at Three Billion Pounds
…crop we are seeing on the trees up and down the Central Valley.” The latest report is unchanged from the subjective report that was released back in May. The average…
Split Roll Tax Initiative Will Have Substantial Impact on Agriculture
…to be tree and nut orchard farmers and/or vineyards,” said Spiegel. “Each one of those trees arguably then, or that vineyard, would be open to a fair market value assessment…
UCR Partnership to Bring New Avocados to Market
…elsewhere in the world so that we learn more about how these trees respond to different environments.” The two parties have a long history of collaboration, with Eurosemillas successfully commercializing…
Plants That Will Thrive in Dry Soil
…in dry soil. Pomegranate and fig trees also prefer to grow without a ton of water. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Sponsored Content Let’s Talk…
Some of the Best Small Trees for Your Landscape
…Northern American trees that will showcase bold colors in late summer, and outstanding purple-red fall foliage. Perhaps the Saucer magnolia might be the perfect fit for your yard, offering some…
Week in Review: More Research Support for Tree Nuts, CA Avocados Heading to China
The tree nut industry is coming together to provide funding support to add more researchers to the UC Cooperative Extension. After 15 years of work, Hass avocados from California will…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 06-05-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering how fruit and nut producers might be good candidates…