…the presentations from the Nutrient Summit offer valuable guidance for almond growers. Videos of all of the presentations are available at Almonds.com/Summits. Listen to the segment below. Brian German Ag…
USDA’s Working Lands Climate Corps
Photo by Karsten Würth on Unsplash The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched the Working Lands Climate Corps (WLCC), an initiative designed to train the next generation of conservation and…
USDA Launches Working Lands Climate Corps
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has introduced the Working Lands Climate Corps, a part of President Biden’s American Climate Corps initiative. The initiative seeks to train young individuals as…
NCFC President Responds to Decision to Revoke Approval of Dicamba Products
…problematic. “I am just returning from a trip to Alabama with ag retailers down in that region, and planting season is upon them. They are ready to roll out the…
Week in Review: California Sued Over Climate Laws & New Tax Relief Bill Could Help Farmers
…disclosure laws. California rice growers have a new herbicide option available. A tax relief bill seeks to restore immediate research and development tax deductions and provide expense and interest deductions…
Almond Update: Preparing for Board of Directors Election Process
…to actively shape the future of California almonds. Industry members have an opportunity to serve or just vote. Almonds.com/elections serves as a comprehensive resource covering the entire election process. “There’s…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…good on powdery mildew and botrytis as well. As you go down the coast, if you are growing almonds, it also looks really good for bloom time diseases and those…
Almond Matters: Bloom Preparation Amidst Series of Storms
…conditions and number of mummies left in orchards. There will also be opportunities to mitigate pest damage later in the season, closer to hull split. Burkdoll said he has seen…
New NCBA President Says Death Tax, Farm Bill Important for 2024
…to keep these ranches and farms in transition. You have to be able to go to the next generation. You have to keep them viable. [With] the death tax, I…
USDA Spotlight on Specialty Crops
…designed for specialty crop producers, to research, to market and promotion opportunities,” Lester Moffitt said. Specialty Crop Competitiveness Initiative According to the USDA, the Specialty Crop Competitiveness Initiative aims to…
NOW IPM Economic Calculator for Almond Production
…your yield and also potentially gets you a price premium on your almonds from the handler,” said Goodrich. “So, you can kind of use this calculator to actually look at…
AgNet Weekly: USDA Specialty Crop Initiatives
…Kuehl on Ag Tax Bill and Future of the Farm Bill 08:37 February 3, 2024: USDA Initiatives for Specialty Crops 09:45 January 27, 2024 -President Biden Pauses Pending LGN Exports…
Tax Relief Bill Passed in House Will Support Farming Businesses
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a significant tax relief bill on Wednesday. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act was passed by a vote of 357 to…
Almond Update: New QR Code Tells the Almond Stewardship Story
…Good pages where you can read everything to your heart’s content about how almonds are grown,” said Martino. “So, essentially it’s a really simple storytelling technique to tell what is…