…after orchards were hard hit last year with the bacterial disease fire blight. That caused growers to remove fruiting wood from their trees, said Robert Arceo, a grower in the…
Two More Trees Identified HLB-Positive
The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program says two additional trees have tested HLB-positive in Southern California. The trees were not in close proximity to each other; however, both are…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…olive groves were removed due to the lack of water resulting in continued low yields. Pomegranate trees had set fruit. In Tulare County, new almond and pistachio trees were planted….
Pecan Marketing Order Increases Interest
…nut in front of consumers. Pecan Marketing Order Increases Interest There’s a lot going on in California’s pecan industry. The recent California pecan conference had good turnout from growers, which…
Fresno County Ag Value Declines in 2015
…in vegetable crops (4.95% = $59,025,000). Decreases occurred in field crops (41.99% = $134,995,000), seed crops (30.80% = $10,437,000), fruit and nut crops (6.6% = $229,551,000), nursery products (25.65% =…
Pruning Frequency Study at Pecan Conference
A pruning trial led the information at this years California Pecan Growers Association’s conference. Different pruning frequency was the focus of the trial and some results showed improved nut quality….
Marketing Needed for Climbing Pecan Market
…recently approved a federal marketing order (FMO)—as other major U.S. nut sectors have successfully done—which could help them improve their collaboration, as well as promote better research and marketing. Read…
Fresno Food Expo Reports Record Year
…gourmet nuts and nut butters, healthy snacks and everything in between, even all natural dog treats, which showcase the diversity of quality foods and beverages made in Central California. The…
Agri View: Changing Weather
…has already had observable effects on the environment. Glaciers have shrunk, ice on rivers and lakes is breaking up earlier, plant and animal ranges have shifted and trees are flowering…
Scope of New Olive Disease
Courtesy: F. Trouillas. Researchers have identified a new olive disease in trees but aren’t sure how wide spread the problem is. Symptoms can be masked by other issues growers are…
New Oil Olive Disease in California?
…New Oil Olive Disease in California? University of California Cooperative Extension Orchard Systems Advisor Dani Lightle says there’s a new disease popping up in olive trees. “There have been some…
California Citrus Challenges: Water Tops HLB
…anyone knows, the pests that spread HLB in Florida and Texas have not spread the disease into California’s commercial citrus groves. California HLB detections have been limited to 17 trees…
Farming from the Heart- Walnut Prices
This year California Walnut growers seem to be struggling with the low selling price of walnuts. Poidexter Nut Company’s Keith Caetano tells us more about this unsual slump in prices….
Adapting Drone Technology for California Ag
…“With permanent crops, we aren’t looking for any of them that are dead. Theses growers already know where dead trees are or they’re missing trees. What we want to do…