Almond Board of California
Additional remedies to protect salmon are likely as the U.S. District Court of Judge Oliver Wanger in Fresno continues hearings on protecting endangered and threatened salmon species between now and next March, when a new biological opinion is expected to be released that will guide actions for the long term protection of winter-run and spring-run Chinook and Central Valley steelhead....
This year's Almond Growers' Industry Conference is Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 10-11 — one week later than usual — at the Modesto Centre Plaza, 1150 9th Street, Modesto, Calif....
The weather pattern over California this week brought near normal conditions for the middle of August. ...
The Almond Board of California (ABC) announced on Aug. 21 that the number of introductions of new almond-containing packaged food products in North America grew 30 percent from 2006 to 2007, according to the most recently available figures from the Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD)....
By Marni Katz
Contributing Writer
The Western Pistachio Association (WPA) at its first pre-harvest membership meeting approved a $2.2 million budget for 2008-2009 for research, promotions and other programs designed to position the industry ahead of large crops to come....
Exports of California almonds soared for the marketing year just closed, according to the Almond Board of California, Modesto, Calif. ...
By Bob Curtis
Senior Manager
Production Research
Almond Board of California
A disturbing link between reduced spending on agricultural research and Extension and emerging evidence that the rate of growth in both U.S. and California agricultural productivity is declining, was revealed recently in a new study led by UC and University of Minnesota economists....
By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Water rationing until Sept. 1 is forcing some almond growers in California’s western San Joaquin Valley (SJV) to make tough water use choices this summer and fall which will likely result in reduced almond yields through next year....
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Retired University of California Extension Plant Pathologist Beth Teviotdale dubbed almond hull rot the “gout of almond diseases.”...
California grape vines formed bunches while irrigation in orchards and vineyards continued due to the dry conditions....
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