…McKee will also be discussing which varieties are best suited for production in California, based on their research trials. There are currently about 30,000 coffee trees planted on approximately 30…
Bringing Space Technology to Water Needs in California Vineyards
…in California. With water supplies critical in California, the state’s nut and fruit orchard operators are also likely to benefit from these efforts, Kustas says. Over the next two years,…
Crown Gall Surgery Effective but Labor Intensive
Walnut growers have expressed significant interest in methods for treating crown gall infections in orchards this year. When there are only a few trees that are infected, growers can find…
Christmas Tree Buying Tips
Continuing with her series on Christmas trees, Cathy Isom has some helpful tips to remember before heading out to buy your Christmas tree. That’s coming up on This Land of…
Finding the Perfect Christmas Tree
…Ours. Finding the Perfect Christmas Tree Tis the season where selling Christmas trees this year is matter of supply and demand. And, this year demand and enthusiasm for real trees…
Yara North America Highlights Conservation at Almond Conference
…condensed package of information explaining the nutrients required for growing nuts, when nutrients are needed and why they are necessary. “We’re going to be launching the Nut Plantmaster at the…
Expensive Christmas Trees
…employees and planting fewer trees. This year’s crop of trees was actually planted back in those years, so there’s just not as many to go around. While the wide varieties…
Agri View: Pecan Nut Problem
…exploding population of the pecan weevil, and the damage being caused. Growers have two choices, and Everett tells us what these choices are. Pecan Nut Problem Image: Pecan Weevil/Clemson University…
Industry Challenges Addressed at Central Valley Avocado Meeting
…pH levels in soils before planting. “Once the trees are in the ground it’s very difficult to change,” said Faber, “so you really have to correct it before you plant.”…
NIFA Funds Food Safety and Nutrition to Promote Safe Food Supply
…peanut and tree nut allergies. As part of NIFA’s partnership with the U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund, the University of California, Davis, will study how harmful Salmonella bacteria…
Capitol Christmas Tree Arrives
…reach the Capitol. With the tree, around 70 companion trees, ranging anywhere from six to 20 feet tall, and all from Montana, will go to Senate and congressional offices. The…
Winter Mushroom Foraging
…bloom there for two or three years until all of the tree’s nutrients have been zapped. A large part of identifying mushrooms is knowing what looks similar and the differences…
Bringing Persimmons into the Limelight
…of the U.S. persimmon crop, according to Andrew Breksa, a chemist at ARS’s Western Regional Research Center(WRRC) in Albany, California. Persimmon trees are also grown by home gardeners and in…
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
…the orchard, and it’s like flour. You shake the walnut tree and the walnut drops an inch into this flour and you have to recover it,” Foster said. “We spent…