Tag: Malcolm Media
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Tulare County Sheriff Addresses Beehive Theft Concerns
Beehive theft has been a growing concern for the California almond industry and the threat of getting stung by a bee hasn’t been sufficient in deterring thieves from this valuable commodity that is critical for setting a profitable crop. Watch this brief interview with Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux who addresses this issue and read more about in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.Please thank this video’s sponsor Trece for their industry support. -

State of the American Pecan Industry
While we hear more about almonds, walnuts and pistachios in California, pecans are still a significant crop for the Golden State, and are grown across the nation. Watch this brief interview Jeff Smutny from the American Pecan Council as he shares his production and market outlook for the pecan industry. Read the full proceedings of the annual Grape, Nut & Tree Fruit Expo where he spoke in the coming issue of Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.Please thank this video’s sponsor Trece for their industry support. -

Spray Timing for Almond Bloom Diseases with Brent Holtz
Beekeepers have begun delivering hives to almond orchards and the buds of all varieties are swelling and prepping for bloom. Watch this brief interview with UCCE Farm Advisor Brent Holtz as he shares some important advice with growers regarding bloom fungicide spray timing, and read his monthly Almond Tasks column in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.Please thank this video’s sponsor Trece for their industry support. -

Pacific Nut Producer February Issue

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[three_fifth_last]Contents of the February Issue:
Protecting a Long-Term Investment in PistachiosDominic Pitigliano Talks Innovation
Tree & Vine Expo Brings Industry Back TogetherCritical Tree Nut Topics Addressed
February Orchard TasksAlmonds, Hazelnuts, Pecans, Pistachios, Walnuts[/three_fifth_last]
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Pesticides, Air Quality and Upcoming Statewide Notification System Explained
California has allocated $10 million to begin the development of a statewide system the provides information to the public about pesticides used around them. DPR is working in partnership with several agricultural commissioners on local pilot projects as part of the development of the system this year. Watch this brief interview with Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner Ruben Arroyo as he explains what this means for the public and agriculture.Please thank this video’s sponsor Suterra for their industry support. -

Almond Processor Shares How Supply Chain Disruption is Impacting Business, Industry
The seemingly never-ending supply chain disruptions continue to impact many aspects of our everyday lives, and our agricultural industries have also suffered tremendous losses due to these challenges. Watch this brief interview with Katie Staack-Dorsett from Grizzly Nut as she shares to find out and learn more in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.Please thank this video’s sponsor Trece for their industry support. -

Recent Discovery that May Help Growers Combat Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Research entomologists are getting ready to give invasive pest Brown Marmorated Stink Bug a ‘taste of its own medicine’, as they’ve identified three volatile compounds in certain plants that attract the male. Watch this brief interview with Oregon State University Entomologist Vaughn Walton as he shares how he believes this discovery can be used to monitor and even deter the pest from the orchard. Read more about it in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. If you’re not currently receiving the print publication, subscribe for free at: https://malcolmmedia.com/subscribe/Please thank this video’s sponsor George Packing Company for their industry support and come see them at the Nut Growers Society Annual Meeting in Grand Ronde, OR on Jan. 20th. -

SJV Air Pollution Control District Addresses Phase Out of Ag Burning
Agricultural burning as we know it is currently in the process of being phased out. So what’s the timeline, what alternatives are out there and what incentive programs are available for the industry to make this big transition? These topics were addressed at Malcolm Media’s recent Grape, Nut & Tree Fruit Expo. Watch this interview with Crystal Yunker from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to learn more.Please thank this video’s sponsor Suterra for their industry support. -

Bacterial Blight Becoming Most Costly Disease for Hazelnut Growers
As more Eastern Filbert Blight resistant hazelnut varieties continue to be planted across the Willamette Valley of Oregon, bacterial blight is quickly becoming the most costly disease issue growers are facing. Younger trees are more susceptible to this disease, and it can be found plaguing nearly every young orchard in the valley at one level or another. Watch this brief interview with OSU Hazelnut Extension Plant Pathologist Jay Pscheidt as he explains the situation and what growers can do about it. Read more about it in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. If you’re not currently receiving the print publication, subscribe for free at: https://malcolmmedia.com/subscribe/Please thank this video’s sponsor George Packing Company for their industry support and come see them at the Nut Growers Society Annual Meeting in Grand Ronde, OR on Jan. 20th. -

State of the California Almond Industry
The 2021 California almond crop size has come considerably short of what was initially forecasted earlier this season. How will this reflect on prices and what other factors in the market are at play? Watch this brief interview with Richard Waycott, President of the Almond Board of California, as he explains.
Please thank this video’s sponsor Suterra for their industry support.


