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UGA study shows healthy school lunches aid children’s health
School lunches have come a long way from square pizza and fish sticks, and students across the board are benefiting from improved nutritional standards in the cafeteria.
Leger & Son hedges to protect pecan groves from hurricanes
Sustainable practices have helped Leger & Son to grow pecans for nearly six decades. Learn more about the third-generation Georgia operation.
Farmland for solar sites a concern in land-use bill
Roughly half of California’s 30 million acres of farmland is protected from development by the California Land Conservation Act of 1965.
UC Cooperative Extension offers young orchard water, nutrient management workshops
UC Cooperative Extension is offering workshops to help growers manage irrigation and nutrients for young and immature orchards.
Jerry Dowdy of Georgia’s Atwell Pecan dies
Jerry David Dowdy, owner of Atwell Pecan Co. in Wrens, Georgia, has died. He was 77.
G&R Farms adds sales manager
G&R Farms, which grows pecans as well as Vidalia onions, has added Rawls Neville as sales manager.
Report: favorable almond conditions amidst unsettled weather
Blue Diamond Growers released its almond Crop Report on April 1.
UCANR hosts nematode workshop this month
UCANR is offering a workshop focused on nematodes from 8:00 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. to provide growers of annual and perennial crops.
UGA Extension agent new Vidalia onion leader
Vidalia Onion Committee, pecans, Vidalia, University of Georgia Extension, UGA, Extension, pecans, blueberries,
Blue Diamond Growers’ March 1 crop progress report is out
Blue Diamond Growers has released its March 1 crop progress report. The report noted “ideal weather over the past week.”
Texas panhandle growers in wildfire disaster region
Wildfires are threatening catastrophic losses for Texas’ growers and agriculture producers in the state’s Panhandle and northwest region.
Report shares Assemis to divest Maricopa Orchards, Touchstone Pistachio Co.
Maricopa Orchards, Assemi, Touchstone Pistachio, Wonderful Co., pistachios, almonds, blueberries, cherries, walnuts, citrus,
North San Joaquin Valley receives AA BDO zone rating for tree nut biomass
North San Joaquin Valley receives AA BDO zone rating for tree nut biomass, opening new regional biomanufacturing opportunities.
Cracking Open New Markets for California Almonds
USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service, Almond Board of California, almonds, exports, market promotion, consumption,
Almond Board of California launches 2024 Elections
Almond Board of California launched its Board of Directors elections for the 2024-2025 crop year on Friday, Feb. 9.