The almond industry is in the middle of the bloom season and there is plenty of best management practices for growers to do while the pollinators are still foraging. ABC’s…
Low Temperatures Causing Concern for Almond Growers
After experiencing a warmer than average February, low temperatures are now causing significant concern for almond growers. The cold front that came into California has made national news with pictures…
Sonoma County Sustainability Program Close to Achieving Goal
…now four years into our commitment and we just keep making forward progress,” said President of the Sonoma County Winegrowers Karissa Kruse. The first part of the initiative is for…
Almond Matters: Timely Applications to Extend Bloom
…“it also allows for a more precise application.” The aerial application of ReTain in almond orchards was recently approved and has been receiving quite a bit of interest from growers….
California Coffee Industry Gaining Ground
…are also more than 24 farms forecasted to start growing coffee in 2018. Coffee growers are spread out from Morro Bay down to San Diego, but the majority of production…
Syngenta Acquires Satellite Imagery Innovator
…whole-farm management system in the U.S., and ultimately will be used by growers worldwide, according to the company. Cloud-based, proprietary software and interfaces developed by FarmShots create high-resolution images, which…
Almond Update: Biggest Changes for ILRP Program
…Almond Conference, who discussed the biggest impacts the program will have on growers. From the State Water Resources Control Board: A range of pollutants can be found in runoff from…
Almond Matters: Almond Bloom Arrives
…year for growers. “Throughout the San Joaquin Valley we’re probably anywhere between that five and 20 percent bloom, so we’re still very early,” UC Cooperative Extension Pomology Advisor for Merced…
AgWell Solar Helps Growers with Energy Optimization
AgWell Solar, a division of Nuance Energy, is assisting growers to become more energy efficient with the company’s Osprey PowerPlatform. The ground-mount solar racking system is designed to be smaller…
Agri View: Soybeans, Our Number One Crop
…planting time is over this season, soybeans will be the biggest crop in this country. Soybean growers are expected to plant over 90 million acres this year. Again, more than…
Secretary of Agriculture Hears California Concerns at World Ag Expo
…and others,” said Secretary Perdue. He also recognized the negative effects to California growers from the Waters of the U.S. rule. “Every time it rained, every puddle out there would…
The Western View: VOC Lab
…tell growers if their trees are infected. It’s a quick and cost-effective way to detect HLB in a citrus grove. The process utilizes early detection of the VOCs released by…
NCC Survey Suggests U.S. Producers to Plant 13.1 Million Acres of Cotton in 2018
…‘other crops’, likely peanuts. In Georgia, cotton acreage is expected to increase by 0.6 percent. Georgia growers expect to plant less soybeans and more corn and ‘other crops’, likely peanuts….
2017 California Winegrape Crush Size Confirms Grape Supply Stability
…winegrape crush at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in January, so as confirmation of a 4,007,136 ton winegrape crush was made public today, few were surprised. “Even though the…