…worry researchers and should be looked at as positive finds when it comes to managing the pest and removing trees in the future. “If you survey psyllids around the state,…
More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in California
…This brings the total number of dead trees since 2010 to over 102 million on 7.7 million acres of California’s drought stricken forests. In 2016 alone, 62 million trees have…
Lone Star Ranch Named 2016 California Leopold Conservation Award® Recipient
…to the landowner in exchange for ensuring that timber is harvested in a sustainable manner. The Moore’s plant approximately five trees for every one harvested – ranging from 3,000 to…
Safer, More Effective Pest Management
…develop practices to improve growth and survival of urban trees. Pennsylvania State University will use a grant to adapt novel nanotube technology to make it possible to diagnose pest infections…
Pistachio Crop Blows Past Record Estimates
…providing adequate chilling hours for trees in most areas. American Pistachio Growers Executive Director Richard Matoian spoke at the South Valley Nut Conference in Tulare. He said the industry knew…
The Western View: Big Data Part 2
…with possibilities, and I’ve been exploring it in depth. In fact, I have a series of articles coming out about it, starting this month, in West Coast Nut Grower magazine….
Almond Board: Almond Conference Sessions
At the upcoming Almond Conference, emeritus professor of plant sciences at UC Davis Ted DeJung Is speaking on the specifics of growing almonds trees. He tells us about his session…
Almond Matters: New Tool for California Growers
…increase nut set,” Clay said. Obviously this is a bloom application, but Clay said Valent is seeing best results during a specific time. “The label allows for application anywhere from…
Avocado Consumption
…on trees and ripen after picking. When you’re in the produce aisle and not sure how to pick them, Amanda Barnes, a Registered Dietitian with Giant Foods says there is…
Monitoring Plant Metabolism to Detect HLB
Huanglongbing (HLB) pre-screening through analyzing plant metabolism holds potential to be a relatively inexpensive option for growers. Caroline Slupsky, professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science and the…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…flavor, thereby diminishing a severe health threat to some 2.8 million Americans who suffer from peanut allergies? Or that a small family business is working on a project that could…
Agri View: Paper or Plastic
…nothing but Pine Trees. They were grown, and harvested, for pulp wood. That pulp wood supplied large factories that made paper. Pulp wood production is a dying industry today. You…
Scientists Work to Define Threat from Palm Pest
…area from Tijuana and likes to dine on palm trees—both the ornamental and the date-growing kind. Insect specialists, farmers and others gathered in Bonita last week to discuss the problem….
HLB Positive Finds Rise to 30
Two more trees have been confirmed HLB positive in Southern California. This brings the total number of confirmed positive trees found in California to 30. The California Department of Food…