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 CIR Agriculture…
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…
Fictitious Pickups Strike Again for California Nut Crops
…send a truck and driver to claim the load falsely. In 2016, there was a flare-up of fictitious pickups in the California nut industries that brought this style of theft…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 06-02-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering how the walnut industry is working with others to…
Processing Tomatoes, Walnuts See Slight Forecast Increase
…227,000 acres, 7,000 acres less than the planted contracts. See the full 2020 California Processing Tomato Report. The NASS also showed a slight increase for California’s Walnuts this season. The walnut acreage…
Tree Nut Industry Provides Funding for more UCCE Researchers
The California tree nut industry is helping to provide funding for four new research associates who will become part of the UC Cooperative Extension system. The addition of the new…