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Blue Diamond Almonds Market Update

Bill Morecraft Senior Vice President Overview – The industry shipment number issued by the Almond Board of California reports December shipments at 156.2 million pounds,… [Read More]

January 12th, 2017

December Update

Our popular Membership print publication, Update is now available in the Grower News Section. In this issue: Winter Sanitation Key For (NOW) Control 2016 Crop… [Read More]

January 6th, 2017

Winter Chilling Update 12/29/16

Almonds require chilling during the winter months to satisfy physiological rest requirements during dormancy.  This winter has provided significant chilling hours in all areas of… [Read More]

December 29th, 2016

USDA IMPLEMENTS RECOMMENDATION FOR A THREE-YEAR ASSESSMENT INCREASE

December 20, 2016 Almond Board of California On Dec. 20, the USDA published the Final Rule to implement the recommendation by Almond Board of California… [Read More]

December 29th, 2016

Role of Winter Sanitation for Navel Orangeworm Management

Via TheAlmonddoctor.com Written by: Jhalendra Rijal, Area IPM Advisor, UC-Cooperative Extension (San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced) Modified from: Higbee and Siegel 2009, Cal. Ag. 63: 24 – 28…. [Read More]

December 16th, 2016

What does the new federal water bill mean for California? For one, a big win for farmers

Sacramento Bee By Dale Kasler and Ryan Sabalow California farmers and Southern California cities were aghast last winter when much of the heavy rainfall that… [Read More]

December 13th, 2016