…include: 1) significant increases in recycling trees into the soil when an orchard is removed, using the trees’ woody biomass to build healthier soils and address climate change via increased…
Preparing for the Effects of Climate Change in Agriculture
…of course, you have to make a decision if you’re replacing an entire orchard or vineyard or whatever it is,” Jones noted. “There’s a lot of academic research and industry-wide…
Almond Matters: Winter Sanitation Increases Chance for Successful Spring
…sanitation programs. A proactive approach to orchard sanitation during the dormant period can significantly reduce the amount of pest pressure later in the season. “It’s an opportunity for us to…
Incubator Farm to Help Develop New Agronomic Strategies
…may be able to implement. Yara reps describing how the products are applied. A post-tour discussion to get industry feedback. One of the many sensors in the orchard. Tour attendees…
Almond Update: Webinars Bring Research Results to the Industry
…research projects that will continue to drive the industry towards the almond orchard of the future, and these webinars seek to share the outputs of the researchers’ work with the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 10-29-19
…grape growers, potential assistance for whole orchard recycling, understanding the benefits of precision agriculture and details on upcoming SWEEP application workshops. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
Orchard Recycling Getting Closer to Financial Assistance
…Healthy Soils practices sequester carbon and reduce climate warming greenhouse gases. Whole Orchard Recycling is a practice by which orchards are chipped and incorporated back into the soil. As an…
ARS and U.S. Army Join Forces to Revitalize Soil with Paper
…consistency, which leaves the material unsuitable for recycling. Continued disposal of this waste in landfills presents environmental concerns and is expensive. Secondly, army training areas become barren of vegetation from…
Programs Help Producers Reach Dust Reduction Goals
…programs help the industry meet their Almond Orchard 2025 Goals, one of which is to reduce dust at harvest by 50 percent. Find out more about NRCS assistance funding or…
Industry Sees What Damage Stink Bug Can Do
…on a row of trees in his orchard had fallen to the ground. “It looked like we shook this row,” he said. “I was scared. I thought the whole orchard…
California Table Olives Look to Bounce Back in 2019
…on the pessimistic side. The bloom, on the whole, has been pretty poor, many orchards actually have a very light, to next to no bloom at all,” Lightle said in…
Almond Update: Why Managing Dust is Important
…The Almond Board of California has created a new video that highlights one of its Almond Orchard 2025 Goals, reducing dust at harvest by 50 percent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEAVq5PfULo&feature=youtu.be Almond Update: Why…
Prune Harvest Around The Corner, Considerations from UCCE
…in the orchard start changing color. Harvest can be expected roughly 30 days after this change. For more on harvest timing, see sacvalleyorchards.com/prunes/horticulture-prunes/prune-harvest-timing/. Time your irrigation cut-off to improve dry-away ratios, reduce…
Almond Matters: Working Toward Better Dust Control
…depend on the particular orchard it will be deployed in. Bayer noted that “there’s a lot of different options depending on what type of dust reductions growers are looking for.”…