Irrigation management is only a part of a larger USDA-Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) project that also includes canopy management in almonds and walnuts.

Digging deep to remove stumps results in evidence of voles, grubs, nematodes, and perched water tables.

The ideal planting design should provide the tree canopy with maximum exposure to sunlight and allow ease of equipment operation.

For almonds, there are better alternatives to Nemaguard or Lovell.

New book, co-authored by UF/IFAS researcher, lays out a forecast of more frequent extremes.

Majority of the 2012 illegal pesticide residues were on produce imported from other countries and contained very low levels (a fraction of a part per million).

The disease dubbed by many as “Golden Death” has been found in Sacramento Valley orchards.

A warm spring this year led to the 2013 crop’s smaller kernels.

Here are the advertiers featured in the 2014 American Fruit Grower and American Vegetable Grower Product Guide Directory.

American Fruit Grower and American Vegetable Grower present the products that can help you get the job done on your farm and orchard.

It has to happen some time. Virtually every year almond crops get bigger. But unlike fruit crops in which […]

Following the reopening of the federal government, United Fresh Produce Association is working with industry allies on key […]

Participants at the annual meeting identified the most important research projects for the 2014 IR-4 food-use research program.

Growers deficient in digital skills need to plug in now. Your farm’s future is worth the effort.

What exactly is a “GenNext Grower™”? A GenNext Grower is anyone who was born after 1970; is preparing to assume, or already has assumed, leadership in a farming enterprise; has a passion to produce high-quality specialty crops: fruits, vegetables and/or citrus; and seeks to be an advocate for his or her industry.

Fall is a busy time with many farm workers using equipment in order to harvest produce on the […]

Westbridge Agricultural Products announced that the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has approved Botector as an organic […]

With the deadline for commenting on the Produce Safety Rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act nearing, Dr. […]

One hundred of the largest farms in California have been sent this letter according to a blog post […]