…bee forage. Listen to the report: From the Almond Board: With trees in bloom and bees buzzing throughout the orchard, growers and all pollination stakeholders should be aware of practices…
Farmers Volunteer to Monitor Levees
…trouble filling the positions, which are eight-hour shifts, seven days a week. “We’re all interested; we all have a stake,” Fedora said. “A lot of growers have their shops, their…
Harvest Update, ACP and Marketing at Citrus Showcase
…executive officers from Wonderful Citrus, Sun Pacific, Bee Sweet Citrus and Sunkist Growers. “It was an opportunity for growers to understand what dynamics are affecting them this season,” Nelson said….
Citrus Tarping Regulation Delayed
…when (to tarp) or ‘Is this tarp okay?’ We are getting a lot of questions like that,” she said. It’s important for growers to still plan on complying with this…
Almond Matters: Bloom Weather Brings Issues
…said. Fungus issues are a bigger concern this year for growers and Burkdoll said the amount of rain the state saw before bloom made it hard for growers to take…
Agri View: Citrus Disease Eradication
…keeps fighting the disease. Progress is being made but it seems the end is not yet in sight. Growers, processors, marketers and the entire industry know that if it can…
Almond Board: When Should You Water?
With the unusually wet year, growers are changing up their irrigation schedules. Spencer Cooper, senior manager of irrigation and water efficiency, tells us what growers need to be monitoring right…
Broiler Hatchery Report
…by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 178 million chicks for meat…
Trump Ends WOTUS, Ag Supports Move
…Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif: “The health of our nation’s water is of paramount importance to Western Growers and its 2,500 members who grow more than half of…
Almond Matters: On The Verge of PTB Movement
In this week’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent U.S.A. Corporation, trees are blooming around the state and some growers will soon start to see peach twig borer activity….
Citrus Showcase This Week
…2 at the Visalia Convention Center. The annual meeting gets the latest huanglongbing (HLB), Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and water management research out to growers. CCM Vice President Bob Blakely…
Largest Ag Producers Changing Crop Protection Plans
…soybean growers making changes this year will use a different product versus 2016. One-third of growers say insecticides and fungicides for soybeans and corn are their most undecided products heading…
Almond Board: Bee Forage
…ensure pollination. A working partnership between growers and beekeepers is the basis for a successful pollination. Growers need to avoid any activities that put the health and safety of bees…
Fighting a Citrus Killer
…Finally, the researchers will also undertake an extension and outreach program for citrus growers and non-commercial citrus growers (homeowners and hobbyists). They also will perform an economic cost-benefit analysis for…