California To Ban Some Pesticides In San Joaquin Valley

Promising new combination of all-natural compounds is at least seven times more powerful than older lures.

This past year’s planting is up one fourth from the previous year’s.

Farm Bill Tree Assistance Program covers drought-damaged orchards.

Lone Star, more than a decade in the making, requires no pollinator.

No matter how much water you have available, have a plan, even with different scenarios of water availability.

Despite the drought, the crop should be up nearly 5% from the previous year.

There may be reduced yield this year, but the future is more ominous.

Now is the time of year for almond growers to check for nutrient deficiency and make needed corrections.

The first appearance of the problem, which typically affects older orchard, is in mid-spring.

A lack of winter nut sanitation will result in a higher population of overwintering navel orangeworm (NOW) and greater kernel reject damage at harvest in almonds.

Almond Hullers & Processors Association attracts nearly 500 for networking, learning about drought.

Yield is expected to average 2,270 pounds per acre, down 4.6 percent from the 2013 yield of 2,380 pounds per acre.

Almond growers should be on the lookout throughout the San Joaquin Valley, where degree-days are up significantly.

USDA issues official estimate for 2013 almond acreage: 940,000 acres.

Here are 7 things almond growers can do to get by with less water.

Carefully managed deficit irrigation of up to 15% will not reduce yields.

Pointers focus on how much to irrigate, when to start irrigating, nitrogen reductions, and more.

Leaffooted bugs overwinter on pomegranates and in other sheltered places.

BASF introduces an advanced fungicide with improved disease control and advanced plant health benefits for almonds.