In this week’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent U.S.A. Corporation, good sanitation is key to controlling navel orangeworm (NOW). Coupling sanitation with an early treatment will help control…
Avian Influenza Found in Mexico
…and the birds were sent to a nearby slaughterhouse. Mexico’s agriculture sanitation authority said the outbreak occurred in the same area where the virus was detected in 2012 and was…
Notice of Availability of Proposed Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards
…science, testing technology, and best practices for maintaining sanitation are continual, the rulemaking process can be lengthy. As a result, the regulations have, at times, become outdated. To remedy this…
NOW Cost Pistachio Growers $100 Mil
…sanitation is a key practice for NOW management. Klein said that is especially true this winter, when California is seeing excessive rain. “One good thing is we have seen a…
Almond Board: Navel Orangeworm Predictor
…regulated throughout the world. Growers must take four critical steps in their IPM program to minimize navel orangeworm damage and risk of aflatoxin: Winter sanitation to remove and destroy mummy…
Food Safety Rules Challenge Farmers on Several Fronts
…kit that will include a detailed checklist that works the way a farmer would—from pre-harvest to post-harvest—and focuses on water, worker training, sanitation and wildlife. “It’s also going to be…
Lemons from Argentina Allowed for Import
…including: registration and monitoring of production places and packinghouses; pest-free places of production; grove sanitation, monitoring, and pest control practices; fruit disinfection and treatment with fungicide; lot identification and traceability…
APHIS Proposes Imports of Hass Avocados
…Production locations and packing houses must be registered, pest-free, and follow specific sanitation, monitoring and pest control practices the details of which are to be contained in an operational workplan….
Growers, Researchers Fight Citrus Disease
…be in play to suppress the disease: psyllid control, nursery sanitation, early detection and removal of infected trees. “If we lose any of these, there is immediate collapse of the…
USDA: Animal Welfare Act / Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions
…handling, sanitation, nutrition, water, veterinary care and protection from extreme weather and temperatures. To ensure that its licensees are meeting the AWA standards, APHIS inspectors conduct routine, unannounced inspections of…
Sanitation Key for NOW, No Matter the Nut
…and so when we discuss sanitation efforts targeting almonds, really all the same rules apply for walnuts,” says Cooperative Extension Integrated Pest Management Advisor Emily Symmes. Sanitation is the key…
Almond Board: Winter Sanitation in Almonds
…of Agricultural Affairs, Bob Curtis says winter sanitation is very important. Winter Sanitation in Almonds From Almonds.com: The navel orangeworm (NOW) is the primary insect pest of almonds in California….
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…
Managing Leaf Footed Bug in Winter
…Good Sanitation is Key Tollerup says getting rid of unharvested fruit, not only from the trees but on the ground as well, is an important part of a pest management…