By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Commodity prices, water, and other factors continue to shift crop production acreage in California’s Central Valley in favor of more permanent crops and dairy ground....
By Gabriele Ludwig
Senior Manager, Global Technical & Regulatory Affairs
Almond Board of California
New technologies, along with Almond Board-supported environmental research and industry partnerships, are positioning almond growers to deal with new water quality regulations for groundwater that are on the horizon....
Here is the April 6 California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento field office....
Pistachio growers and processors have announced a new Web site, www.pistachiorecall.org, which includes specific pistachio products and brands that are confirmed safe to consume....
By Gabriele Ludwig
Senior Manager, Global Technical & Regulatory Affairs
Almond Board of California
New technologies, along with Almond Board-supported environmental research and industry partnerships, are positioning almond growers to deal with new water quality regulations for groundwater that are on the horizon....
Adding a moderate, but not high, amount of walnuts to an otherwise healthy diet may help older individuals improve performance on tasks that require motor and behavioral skills, according to an animal model study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists. ...
The following is the March 30 Crop Weather Report from the Sacramento, Calif., field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service....
This information was excerpted from a larger article, "Don't Be Fooled by the Olive Fruit Fly," by Marshall Johnson et.al., which appeared in the October 2008 issue of the CAPCA Advisor....
Here is the latest California crop weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., field office as to March 22....
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Firmly touch the pads of your thumb and middle finger together. Hold the V-shape it forms at the fingertips skyward as you peer into your walnut trees beginning to bloom....
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