Research is showing some big benefits of increasing organic matter in orchard soils and a resent demonstration showed just one way of doing so. Increasing Organic Matter in Orchards University…
Sustainability on Consumers’ Minds
…by a grower in California requires 33 percent less water than it did 20 years ago.” Better efficiency all around the orchard is creating that number as Humble says it’s…
Remote Sensing: Future of Irrigation
…the image frequency challenge. Current guidelines limit drone use to a certain elevation and Goldhamer says it would take a long time to map a large orchard from that height….
Preparing for an Uncertain Future with Climate Smart Agriculture
…this drip system in an almond orchard in Yolo County — save water, conserve energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) is an…
Grinder Demo Shows Orchard Removal Options
…showed how their machine works. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Brent Holtz talks about the research. More About the Research Whole Orchard Recycling — An Alternative to Burning, Cogeneration? From the…
UC Davis Hydrology Team Visits NRI Study Field
…the pistachio orchard of Jacob Sheely near Lemoore. Alyssa and Samuel are part of a team that also includes UCD Hydrologist, Daniele Zaccaria, UC Merced Climate Change scientist, Tapan Pathak,…
Clay Results Could Be Better Than Trials
…unit accumulation in the winter of 2014-2015, several applications of Kaolin clay (Surround®) were made to a ‘Kerman’ with ‘Peters’ pistachio orchard located near Coalinga, CA. Seven rows were randomly…
Increase Chilling Hours with Simple Product
…unit accumulation in the winter of 2014-2015, several applications of Kaolin clay (Surround®) were made to a ‘Kerman’ with ‘Peters’ pistachio orchard located near Coalinga, CA. Seven rows were randomly…
Welcome Rains May Be a Challenge to Almond Blossoms
…in the orchard, the better,” he says. “If conditions are hazardous for bees, they won’t be out flying; if it is cold, they will stay home warming the hives and…
Agri View: Pecan Crop
…mega-orchards have also been squeezing out the habitat of the wild, native pecan tree in favor of purpose-grown specimens, leaving many nervous about the wild plant’s fate. That’s an emotional…
Almond Board: New Incentive to Reduce Dust
…incentives to chip rather than burn orchard debris. The cleaner harvest technology was studied in part using the NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). The grants are designed to stimulate the…
Attorney General Harris ‘Green Lights’ Signature Gathering Effort for High-Speed Rail Funds to Water Storage
…secure water and food supplies,” said Bettencourt. She said the measure will accomplish that goal by redirecting funds to better uses by conserving, recycling and recharging groundwater aquifers and building…
Almond Board: GAPs for Food Safety
…essential and beneficial when it comes to food safety. Specific documentation and record keeping down to the individual orchard level will maximize the investment in risk reduction. The Almond Board…
New Air Quality Incentives for Nut Farmers to Adopt Low-Emission Harvesters
…than burn orchard debris. The cleaner harvest technology was studied in part using the NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). The grants are designed to stimulate the development and adoption of…