In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, with mite populations becoming more active now that the weather has warmed up, growers should be considering their mite control programs….
Grower Input Needed for Vole Management Tool
Research has been conducted evaluating the efficacy of a new vole management tool that could potentially become available for growers. The experiments have demonstrated positive results protecting trees and vines…
USDA to Immediately Assist Producers for Qualifying Livestock, Honeybee and Farm-raised Fish Program Losses
…amended by the Act, growers are eligible to be partly reimbursed for losses on up to 1,000 acres per program year, double the previous acreage limit of 500 acres. In…
Almond Update: Water Workshops Introduce Growers to Tools
Almond growers have some opportunities next week to help them be as efficient as possible with their irrigation. Almond Board of California’s Jenny Nicolau said their water workshops introduce growers…
Agri View: Unfavorable Weather Outlook
…all of the cold weather this winter has produced. It doesn’t look like the fruit growers are going to get the necessary chill hours they need for a good crop…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 04-03-18
…the list of products they said they would focus trade retaliation on. The California Association of Winegrape Growers was nervous about these tariffs when we talked to them last week….
Agri View: Bad Trade Deal for Agriculture
…buy their wheat from us. It will put wheat growers at a distinct price advantage. It may create a $200 million dollars a year gap. Japan alone imports over 3…
Chinese Tariff Increase Will Be Tough on California Ag
…tariff increase of 25 percent. “It’s very disappointing to see the United States pull back from a more liberal trade stance,” said California Association of Winegrape Growers President John Aguirre….
Ag Coalition Website Launched to Stop CA Glyphosate Regulation
…listing of glyphosate. Chandler Goule is the Chief Executive of the National Association of Wheat Growers. He’s listed as the lead plaintiff in the case against California. He says the…
Increasing Uniformity with Fertilizer Applications
Increasing uniformity is something growers are paying more attention to in many practices like irrigation and nutrient applications. Yara’s Director of Agronomy Services for the Western United States Steve Petrie…
Almond Update: Starting Efficiency With First Water
California is warming up this week and growers are seeing a lot of green on the trees. Producers will be looking to apply their first water of the season if…
USDA Developing Product Possibilities for Almond Waste
Researchers with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are continuing to make progress in the development of new uses for almond waste. California growers produced 2.1 billion pounds of almonds…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 03-27-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Growers are feeling better about this year’s water situation with all of the weather seen in…
Easter Eggs for Your Basket Will be a Bit Higher This Year
…in the basket, up 24 cents or 7.5 percent. A devastating hurricane late last year that came through parts of Florida, where most orange juice comes from, led to growers…