Almonds
Bill and Susie Vann of Vann Family Orchards – growers of almonds, walnuts and pistachios – died in the crash along with two of their friends.
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The funding will support several nationwide pilot programs to convert tree nut byproducts into biocarbon products.
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As one of 11 new institutes launched by the National Science Foundation this year and armed with a $20 million federal grant, University of California, Merced, will be tackling some of the most pressing issues in agriculture.
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Seventy-five percent of the nation's bees travel to California for almond bloom, so knowing the nutritional value of various pollens is important to the crops that depend on them.
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In an ordinary year, Woolf Farming would be prepping for almond harvest. This year, trees are coming down because there's not enough water to irrigate them.
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The objective forecast predicts a 10% decrease to 2.8 billion pounds.
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As one of four speaker and the only representative from agriculture, Almond Board's Josette Lewis detailed why the California Pollination Coalition's collaborative conservation is a strong example of environmental alliances.
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Healthy bees mean better pollination and better crops, and a natural chemical compound in almond nectar and pollen reduces the level of disease in bees, while increasing beneficial gut bacteria.
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