…to something growers are doing right now with the cold temperatures. Growers run fans and drip water to battle freezing conditions that may or may not come to their orchard….
Growing Organic, Conventional and GMO on the Same Farm
…embrace sustainability. Don Cameron, the farm’s general manager, gives a tour of his grape, tomato, and bell pepper fields, and also his almond orchard – showing just some of the…
Fog Compensates for Low Elevation
…has been a problem for pistachio orchards the last couple of years and the damage showed in yield totals this season. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Craig Kallsen says other producing…
Walnuts and Calories
…these first entries were small with hard shells. The trees flourished in the Mediterranean-like climate zones of California, and by the 1870s modern walnut production had begun with orchard plantings…
Weather Can Predict Leaffooted Bug Pressure
…high 20’s for some time they can expect less pressure from the pest in the following season. UC IPM Website: Monitoring Walk the orchard during the months of March and…
Almond Industry Effort for Innovation and Sustainability
…of using California almond orchards for accelerated recharge of Central Valley groundwater. Research this winter will channel excess winter flood water into almond orchards in several test sites, including Merced,…
Key Time to Monitor for Leaffooted Bug
…time that growers should be monitoring and it’s a must do if their orchard is a neighbor of an overwintering host crop. UC IPM Guidelines: Monitoring and Treatment Decisions Walk…
Plan Ahead for NOW Management
…them by discing or flail mowing by March 15 where ground cover is not present. Moist orchard floor conditions provided by winter-resident vegetation and rain will enhance mortality of navel…
El Nino Weather Good for Winter Sanitation
…Sanitation Cooperative Extension Integrated Pest Management Advisor Emily Symmes says wet weather can help winter sanitation in nut crops but those rains could make orchard accessibility tough. More About NOW…
U.S. EPA Awards $1 Million Grant to Research Impact of Drought on Water Quality
…distribution systems, advancing innovation in wastewater recycling, promoting stormwater capture for non-potable use and to replenish groundwater, and working with industry and consumers to conserve water through efficient fixtures and…
The Sweetest Season is Now in Session in Placer County
…which is one of the oldest groves in Placer County. “We will have plenty of them for the Mandarin Festival, Orchard Days and the holidays.” Many MMGA member orchards continue…
New Orchard Challenges with Wet or Dry Weather
A lot of new almond orchards are going in around the state again this fall and there’s a fine line between too wet or too dry of conditions. New Orchard…
2015 California Almond Nursery Sales Report
…of trees sold for new almond orchards, for replanting an existing orchard, or to replace trees within an already existing almond orchard. The totals are only for those nurseries that…
Leaders Selected for California Agricultural Leadership Program
…Shaun Ramirez, Firebaugh, The Specialty Crop Company, food safety/safety coordinator Adam Secondo, Salinas, Secondo Farms LP, owner Blake Vann, Esparto, Vann Brothers, orchard manager Christian Vellanoweth, Sacramento, Pearl Crop, grower…