Watch this brief interview with Corey Burns & Sean Denfeld from Denfeld Nut to find out what growers can expect for this year’s Oregon hazelnut crop as shared at the Nut Growers Society Summer Tour, and read more about it in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. Don’t currently receive the magazine? Subscribe for free at: https://malcolmmedia.com/subscribe/ Please thank this video’s sponsor George Packing Company for …
2023 California Walnut Industry Crop Estimate Released
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) official walnut industry crop estimate provides the California walnut industry with crucial information to support an orderly sales process. Using scientific methodologies, USDA field staff counted, measured, weighed and evaluated thousands of walnuts from major growing regions in July and August for use in a statistical acreage model to establish the annual walnut crop estimate. …
IKD Concern for Golden Hills Pistachio Variety
Internal Kernel Discoloration (IKD) is a recent cosmetic concern discovered in the Golden and Lost Hills varieties of pistachios, which now make up about half of the total planted acreage of California pistachios. While IKD is only noticeable inside the kernel and does not alter the flavor of the nut and is of no food safety concern, USDA Specialty Crops …
Hall of Famer Deion Sanders Owns His Prime with California Almonds This Season
Hall of Fame athlete and now collegiate coach Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders and California Almonds are teaming up for a partnership of a lifetime to help consumers own their PRIME. Being in your prime is a mindset, and the grind to own your prime never stops. That’s why Coach Prime and California Almonds are encouraging people to be smart about …
UC Awards Brodt $2M to Advance Soil Health, Climate-Smart Farming Practices
To accelerate adoption of climate-smart farming practices, the University of California Office of the President has awarded nearly $2 million to a team of UC Cooperative Extension scientists and community partners working on a network of farm demonstration sites. The project will be led by Sonja Brodt, coordinator for agriculture and environment at the UC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program. This UC Agriculture and …
$700 Million to Connect People in Remote and Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced nearly $700 million in grants and loans to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners in 22 states and the Marshall Islands to reliable, affordable high-speed internet through the ReConnect Program,funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This program is uniquely designed to fund the most difficult high-speed internet …
Opportunities for Almond Cover Crop Funding Through the Pollinator Alliance
Interested in planting cover crops down your orchard rows, but tight on funding? Watch this brief interview with Doug Iten from Great Valley Seeds as he explains their recent collaboration with the Almond Alliance of California to provide grant funding for growers through the new Pollinator Alliance. Read more about it in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. Please thank this video’s …
Boxing Champion Jose Ramirez Joins and Supports Pistachio Industry
World Champion Boxer and Olympian Jose Ramirez grew up in the Central Valley and spent some of his youth working in the fields. Both inside and outside the ring, he has been an advocate for farm water rights, immigration reform, farmers, and farm workers. Watch this brief interview at the American Pistachio Growers annual luncheon featuring Jose taking his involvement …
Growers Optimistic about Pre-Season 2023 California Walnut Outlook
What a difference a year makes! The California walnut industry is gearing up for a stellar 2023 harvest and shipping season after several years of drought, record low grower returns, COVID disrupted markets with supply chain challenges and a devastating heat wave in September 2022 that negatively impacted the entire crop. Here’s why this season is lining up to be …
Turlock Irrigation District Comments on Serving Farmers in a Wet Year
With the bountiful supply of much needed rain and snowpack over the winter and spring, watch this brief interview with Michelle Reimers from Turlock Irrigation District as she shares how they are utilizing it, serving and protecting their farming customers this summer with full water allocations. Please thank this video’s sponsor G3 Enterprises for their industry support.
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