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…
HLB-Positive Psyllid Detected in LA County
…the Los Angeles County agricultural commissioner’s office and local residents to manage Asian citrus psyllid populations in the area and eradicate any HLB-positive trees as soon as possible. More information…
Determining Early Detection Threshold for HLB
Early detection methods for huanglongbing (HLB) infected trees are a possibility but the methods aren’t 100% accurate. How much inaccuracy are growers willing to take? Early Detection Threshold UC Davis…
Sanitation Key for NOW, No Matter the Nut
It’s well known now that navel orangeworm (NOW) isn’t just a pest in almonds anymore and sanitation is the key for walnut producers to help reduce next season’s NOW pressure….
Indirect Testing Could Catch HLB Early
…and research developing new early detection techniques. More on indirect testing From UCANR: Finding HLB-infected trees and eliminating them before ACP picks up the disease and spreads it to…