Almond pollination is underway in California and growers are hoping for another good crop this year. How can you monitor the progress of your bees during almond pollination and determine when it is time to remove the hives? Watch this brief interview with Billy Synk from Project Apis m. for some answers, and read more about it in the March …
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California Almond Acreage Drops Again in 2023
California’s total almond acreage dropped again in 2023, this time by about 74,000 acres, …
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Almond Board Outlook on Shipments & Exports
Following his State of the Almond Industry presentations at the Tree & Vine Expo and t…
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Almond Board Directors and New CEO Listen and Talk with Industry
The Almond Board of California Board of Directors and President and CEO Clarice Turner eng…
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Bacterial blast/canker: What do we know?
Diseases caused by Pseudomonas syringae can affect tissue throughout the entire tree, incl…
California Almond Industry Sets Sights High with 2025 Goals
The Almond Board of California recently unveiled their vision of industry in 2025 and set some ambitious goals on how to get there. These goals were not just made for the sake of pleasing the consumer and community, but also for the longterm success and viability of the industry moving forward. Watch this brief interview as Daren Williams from the …
Enhancing Almond Pollination with Cover Crops
How do you maximize the efficacy of your investment in bees for a successful almond pollination period? According to Billy Synk, director of Pollination Services with project Apis m., the answer is planting cover crops in the fall that will flower prior to almond bloom to get the bees active early in preparation for a successful pollination period.Watch this brief …
USDA to Support California Almond Industry
Growers have until the end of day Feb. 14th to sign up for the USDA market facilitation program created in response to the retaliatory tariffs. USDA is also supporting the California almond industry in other ways. Watch this brief interview with Julie Adams from the Almond Board of California for more information. Enjoy our Ag video news? Be sure to …
Josette Lewis Joins Almond Board of CA as Director of Ag Affairs
In her role, Lewis will leverage more than 20 years of government, academic, nonprofit and corporate experience in agriculture research and policy. The Almond Board of California (ABC) welcomes Josette Lewis, PhD, to the organization as new director of Agricultural Affairs. In her position, Lewis will focus on the development, funding and strategy of ABC’s research program. Lewis most recently …
Blue Diamond Invests in Expansion of Turlock Manufacturing Plant
Blue Diamond Growers, a nonprofit grower-owned cooperative and the world’s leading processor and marketer of almonds, begins expansion of its award-winning processing facility in Turlock, CA. Today a groundbreaking ceremony will be held at the 200,000 square foot manufacturing plant recognized as the 2014 Plant of the Year by Food Engineering Magazine. The new addition is part of Blue Diamond’s …
Almond Industry Receives $6,900,690 in USDA Funding
USDA Awards Agricultural Trade Promotion Program Funding U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $200 million to 57 organizations through the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP) to help U.S. farmers and ranchers identify and access new export markets. The ATP is one of three USDA programs created to mitigate the …
Using the Sun & Agricultural Waste to Control Pests
Biosolarization Shows Promise for Conventional & Organic Farmers By Diane Nelson Farmers spend a lot of time and money controlling weeds and other pests, and often have to turn to chemical fumigants to keep the most destructive pests at bay. Farmers also wrestle with what to do with low-value byproducts of crop production, such as skin, seeds and hulls from …
Effective use of Mating Disruption in Navel Orangeworm Control Program
Malcolm Media’s Tree & Vine Expo was once again a big hit for growers & crop consultants looking to get a better grip on pest management in their orchards. One of the seminars featured UC IPM Advisor Jhalendra Rijal who shared how to more effectively incorporate mating disruption in their navel orangeworm control programs. Watch his brief interview and read …
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