…these practices are not carried out properly, when infested alternate host trees (fig, pomegranate, or pistachio) are nearby, or to achieve very low levels of damage. When infested trees of…
Using Modern Communication in Marketing
Pistachio leaders told growers how they are using modern communication to get their product’s message to consumers. Using Modern Communication in Marketing American Pistachio Growers Executive Director Richard Motoian spoke…
Pistachio Industry Preparing for Large Crops
Pistachio growers heard how their industry is preparing for large crops in the future at the South Valley Nut Conference. Pistachio Industry Preparing for Large Crops A majority of pistachio…
California Pistachio Growers Get Water Information
California pistachio growers got important information about Sustainable Groundwater Management Act preparedness at an industry lunch Monday by Horizon Nut Company. Sabrina Hill reports. Horizon Nut Event on Water Horizon…
Pistachio Chilling Hours Worse Than Drought
It’s no surprise to California pistachio growers that this season’s crop is looking light and experts say chilling hours were a bigger problem than the drought. Chilling Hours Worse Than…
Good News for Pistachio Growers
Nut growers got industry updates from leaders at the South Valley Nut Conference, including some positive news for pistachio growers. Good Pistachio Outlook Industry leaders headlined the Almond, Pistachio and…
The Western View: Tulare Nut Conference
…attendees who register can earn 3.5 continuing education units. There will be separate breakout sessions for almond, pistachio, and walnut growers, so you won’t need to sit through discussions that…
Forces Combine to Shorten Pistachio Crop
…10,000 acres of pistachios and processes pistachios for itself and other growers, attributed the smaller crop to three factors. “One: There wasn’t enough winter chill, so the trees did not…
American Pistachio Industry 2016 Annual Conference
APG will present the American Pistachio Industry 2016 Annual Conference Wednesday-Friday, February 17-19 at JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, California. Because our roots run deep,…
Beet Curly Top Virus Grower Alert
Beet Leafhopper Overwintering Adult The Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program (BCTVCP) would like to remind tomato growers to be aware of fallow fields, almond/pistachio orchards, or vineyards with weedy…
Trials Looking Into Rhodococcus Field Transfer
Researchers have identified a bacteria that causes bushy top syndrome in pistachios, and trials are looking into transfer possibilities of the bacteria in the field. Trials Looking Into Field Transfer…
Bushy Top Bacteria Found in Other Plants
Research looking into pistachio bushy top syndrome accidentally led to the discovery of the bacteria that causes the syndrome in walnut trees. Bushy Top Bacteria Found in Other Plants Experts…
Bushy Top Syndrome Sanitation Recommendations
Although researchers can’t give bushy top syndrome recommendations to pistachio growers yet, they’ve been able to produce some findings about sanitation. Sanitation Recommendations Research into bushy top syndrome in pistachios…
Bacteria Causing Bushy Top Syndrome
Pistachio growers got an update on the still new bushy top syndrome that is worrying the industry. Bacteria Causing Bushy Top Syndrome Some growers are still finding out about the…