…sagebrush-steppe across the range. NRCS and partners use this data to target the removal of invading conifers when the trees are young and more easily eradicated. Another map layer provides…
Grinder Demo Shows Orchard Removal Options
…50-ton rototiller capable of grinding whole trees and incorporating chips into the soil, whole peach trees in an old orchard were shredded and incorporated in plots, with trees in other…
National Almond Day
…Wild stands of almond trees grew near trade routes such as the Silk Road that connected central China with the Mediterranean. Easy access allowed for the spread of the wild…
USDA Announces $58.25 Million to Protect Ag and Plants from Pests and Diseases
…wood boring beetles in Oregon; Giant African land snail: $2,203,080 to support ongoing eradication efforts in Florida; Spotted lanternfly: $1,666,612 million to support eradication and education efforts in Pennsylvania; Coconut…
Clay Results Could Be Better Than Trials
Kaolin clay is proving to aid chill accumulation in pistachio trees and experts say growers could see even better clay results than their trials. Clay Results Could Be Better Than…
Citrus Greening Grants Awarded
…2005 and has since affected the vast majority of Florida’s citrus-producing areas. It has also been detected in Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Texas and several residential trees in California….
Increase Chilling Hours with Simple Product
…than the untreated trees and ambient air temperature. Furthermore, kaolin coated trees leafed out and bloomed 14-20 days after untreated trees during March/April, 2015. Read more from The Almond Doctor….
Agri View: Pecan Crop
…right) Rows of “improved variety trees” at Pecan Grove in Bastrop, Texas. These uniform trees are bred to produce a uniform nut, which the Chinese market prefers. by Alina Simone…
Oakdale Area Added to ACP Quarantine in Stanislaus County
…backyard citrus trees in the quarantine area are asked not to transport or send citrus fruit or leaves, potted citrus trees, or curry leaves from the quarantine area. ACP county-wide…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…in direct proportion to the direness of the news from California about the water shortage,” he said. “My assumption has been that there’s a direct correlation there.” Going nuts over…
Almond Board: New Incentive to Reduce Dust
A new incentive from the NRCS encourages almond and other tree nut growers to reduce dust during harvest. Sabrina Hill has more in this week’s Almond Update. Almond Update –…
Combining Detection Methods for HLB
…testing for huanglongbing (HLB) infected trees can be a challenge as indirect testing can be too sensitive, showing a false positive. Direct testing methods can miss the bacteria in the…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Fresno County
…east by S Chestnut Avenue. The quarantine map for Fresno is available online at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/acp-maps. Please check this link for future quarantine expansions in this county, should they occur. Quarantines…
A Brief History of the Navel Orange in California – From the Sacramento Bee
…from the state’s economy to its image – and started the second gold rush. During the first century of orange cultivation in California, nearly all orchards were seedling trees, many…