…nut, vegetable and ornamental crops. Chloropicrin is used prior to planting these crops to clean the soil, which in turn helps to control diseases and pests. It is injected into…
California Crop and Weather Report
…The recent cold temperatures caused very minimal damage in a few isolated cold spots. NUT CROPS Stored almonds were processed and exported. Pruning and shredding of walnut and pistachio orchards…
ACP Quarantine in Madera County
…nursery stock and budwood grown in USDA-approved structures that are designed to keep ACP and other insects out. Residents with backyard citrus trees in the quarantine area are asked not…
Tannins Take on Manure Odor
Could tannins in trees, like those found in wine, be useful in reducing the odors caused by livestock manure? Rod Bain reports. Tannins Take on Manure Oder…
Valent Products Increasing Yield Quality
…one of those products that simply increases the redness in grapes. Growers are familiar with their ProGibb line that keeps fruit on the trees and Wargo says it can improve…
As of January 1: Cold Weather Not Damaging to State’s Citrus
…be isolated areas of damage to mandarin groves as trees and fruit farthest from wind machines would be susceptible to damage in West Kern County where low temperatures were reported…
USDA Improves Forest Health by Harvesting Biomass for Energy
…through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). BCAP, reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Bill, provided incentives for the removal of dead or diseased trees from National Forests and Bureau of…
Red Palm Weevil Close to Eradicated
Courtesy: UCANR The red palm weevil has devastated palm trees in areas where the pest has infested, so when the beetle showed up in Laguna Beach in 2012, a coordinated…
Citrus Industry This Week: HLB & Undercover Growing; Citrus Marketing
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes a report on growing trees under screen and what the Florida Department of Citrus is doing to aid citrus sales. Want to…
Little Known About Shot Hole Borer
…infested southern California. The beetle drills into trees and spreads a fungus that it feeds on. Larva and fungus of the beetle was found on several backyard avocado trees and…
Growers Compensating for Low Chilling Hours
Growers are using oils to compensate for lower chilling hours. Compensating for Chilling Hours Cooperative Extension Orchard Advisor Dr. Katherine Pope says nut growers are already using oils to compensate…
Managing Lower Chilling Hours
There are some tricks for growers to help manage less chilling hours for nut trees. Managing Lower Chilling Hours Cooperative Extension Orchard Advisor Dr. Katherine Pope says many growers are…
Drought Year Causing Research Uncertainties
Drought conditions are complicating some research projects. Drought Year Causing Uncertainties Less chilling hours for trees in California and especially the central valley has become an increasing concern. Cooperative Extension…
County Rules Help to Reduce Theft of Walnuts
…value of the nuts, walnut theft is no longer considered a petty crime. “People do stop by the side of the road and pick up a few nuts. We are…