Courtesy: UCANR Almond growers with surrounding pomegranate crops need to be concerned of those orchards harboring leaf footed bug aggregations. Managing Leaf Footed Bug Leaf footed bug populations are reemerging…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Meetings Set In Clovis, Easton and Kerman
How the new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is to be implemented and what the law is all about will be explained at three early November meetings. To help growers and…
Almond Board of California: CEUs at 2015 Almond Conference
…or dust, the regulatory environment keeps changing. This panel will address the status of current air quality regulations, looking at what programs are available to help growers with training, compliance…
Citrus Industry This Week: Growing Pomegranates; Nov. Citrus Industry
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes reports from citrus growers experimenting with pomegranates and other crops as well as a preview of the November issue of…
Wet Weather Considerations for New Orchards
Challenges for California almond growers with a possible wet winter are a little different when establishing new orchards. Considerations for New Orchards A recent post to The Almond Doctor blog…
Industry Leaders Back Recharge Project
…Conservation program. Sustainable Conservation is a non-profit that regularly works with growers and they will handle the data collection from landowners testing the practice. That data will then be analyzed…
GMO Testing Pilot Project to Ensure Compliance with National Organic Program
…create and innovate. California’s organic growers have put in the work, the time, and the investment to farm according to a set of practices that sets them and their crops…
Map Identifies Farmland with Greatest Potential for Groundwater Recharge
Growers, researchers, policymakers and others can now pinpoint California’s most promising parcels of farmland to help replenish the state’s dwindling groundwater supplies, thanks to a new interactive map developed by…
Rain Brings Safety Concerns for Orchards
…of the Almond Doctor blog David Doll says growers need to remember some safety concerns with a possible wetter than usual winter. Doll says with established orchards, safety for workers…
Compass Minerals at 2015 CAPCA Conference
…Introducing Protassium+, the premium sulfate of potash (0-0-50-17S) that delivers high potassium and sulfate sulfur with virtually no chloride and low salt index. Protassium+ is the K source high-performing growers,…
Vilsack Stresses Almond Industry’s Economic Importance
…just almond growers but the entire country and that it’s important to educate people at all levels of government about the positive economic impact of almonds. Vilsack’s comments came as…
Leaching Programs Need to Start Earlier
…Nut Crop Advisor David Doll told growers at a recent post-harvest almond field day that this year could be the earliest that leaching programs should start. Doll says the point…
CDFA Grants Help Growers Upgrade Irrigation Systems
…more than 130 growers improve their irrigation through the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, and announced an additional 100 projects for 2015 awards last week. One of the 2014…
Almond Board: What to Expect at Almond Conference
The 2015 Almond Conference is coming up in just a couple of months. Almond Board program coordinator, industry relations, Rebecca Bailey, tells us what growers can expect. Almond Conference Preview…