When is it too late to plant a pistachio orchard? How do you properly care for these young trees and ensure they get all nutrients they need to someday become healthy high yielding trees? Watch the interview with UCCE Farm Advisor Emeritus Bob Beede as he answers these questions, and read more about it in Bob’s monthly pistachio Orchard Tasks column in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.
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 issue of Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.
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 Almond Board of California explains, and read more about it in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. Don’t currently receive the magazine?
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 interview as Synk explains, and read more about it in the February issue of Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.
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.
Once confined mostly to the Great Plains of North America, coyotes have spread across much of the continent, and can be a real threat and nuisance to farming communities. Check out this brief interview with USDA Wildlife Specialist Derek Milsaps, as he offers some recommendations on how to identify and deal with these pests. Read more about it in the coming issue of Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. Don’t currently receive it, subscribe for FREE Here.
Rodents of unusual size —California has got them! The new kid on the block is Nutria, a semiaquatic rodent, that has invaded California’s waterways, and is doing a lot of damage. USDA is asking farmers for help in locating these pests to be removed. Derek Milsaps from USDA-APHIS presented some information on this pest at the Tree & Vine Expo in Turlock recently. Watch his brief interview from the expo, and read more about it in the coming issue of Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. Don’t currently receive the magazine? Subscribe FREE today at: https://malcolmmedia.com/pacific-nut-producer-magazine-subscriptions/