With all the rain we received this winter, UC Plant Pathologist Themis Michailides warns growers that the sleeping giant of botryosphaeria and phomopsis will be awakening again. With the potential to cause severe damage in walnut orchards, Themis shared some cultural and chemical tools growers can utilize to keep it under control. Watch Themis’ brief interview with California Ag Network …

At the Tri-County Walnut Day in Visalia, UC IPM Advisor Emily Symmes addressed growers on the peculiar spike in frosted scale populations in orchards that have been sprayed for walnut scale. Watch her brief interview and read more in the March issue of Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

Now is the time to be monitoring for walnut scale. This is a pest that cannot be ignored in walnut orchards with Botryosphaeria issues. Watch Emily Symmes’ video interview with California Ag Network as she explains how to monitor and control this pest to lower the impact of Botryosphaeria. Read more in the March issue of Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

A significant amount of funding from unclaimed Ag gas tax has been unaccounted for, and the Almond Alliance of California is working with legislature to ensure that these funds are properly utilized for the benefit of the Agricultural community and repairing the state highway system. Watch this Pacific Nut Producer video interview with Kelly Covello for more information. Sponsored By:

From the headquarters of American Pistachio Growers, Executive Director Richard Matoian addressed the current status of the Sunset Review, urging growers to submit their comments to prevent the entry of pistachios from Iran through continued tariffs. Watch his monthly interview with California Ag Network and read more in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

Spring is in the air, the birds are singing, and orchards are beginning to bloom in the warmer areas of California. To ensure successful almond pollination, Bee sure to follow a few safety tips with Billy Synk in dealing with honeybees in the orchard. Watch this video and read more in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

Honeybees are in high demand this time of year and are worth a lot. There have already been reports this year of stolen bee hives, so Bee sure to protect your investment and keep a watchful eye out during orchard pollination. Watch this brief interview with Billy Synk from Project Apis, and learn more in your monthly issue of Pacific …

Another great seminar for growers & crop advisors: Mohammad Yaghmour from the UC Cooperative Extension talked about bacteria, viruses, phytoplasmas & union disorders to look out for in the orchard. Watch this video and gain more details in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.

At Pacific Nut Producer’s Annual Tree & Vine Expo in Turlock and Grape, Nut & Tree Fruit Expo in Fresno, Kelly Covello from the Almond Alliance of California provided an update on their ongoing efforts to advocate on behalf of the industry in Sacramento & Washington. She reported success in getting the state to utilize outgoing almond orchards in biomass …