After wrapping up at the end of August, the 2025 Almond Crop Estimate Challenge, hosted by The Ag Center News, collected input from 185 responses from growers, PCAs, and ag professionals across California. Participants represented a wide range of regions, including the Central Valley, Sacramento Valley, and San Joaquin Valley, giving a broad snapshot of the state’s almond industry. Across all submissions, the lowest prediction was 2.2 billion pounds, and the highest was 3.0 b

The Almond Board of California (ABC) has released the August 2025 Almond Position Report, and the numbers point to a market that’s both...

Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders, Hall of Fame athlete and college football coach, has partnered with the Almond Board of California once...

The third annual Pistachio Crop Estimate is here!

As the 2025 harvest season winds down across the Central Valley, growers are already looking toward the challenges and opportunities of...

As harvest begins to wrap up across California orchards, attention must turn to post-harvest nutrient management — a critical component...

Written by Chris Morgner - Consultant, Crop Advisor, and PCA at Agri-Valley Consulting Harvest is in full swing for many crops in the San...

Get ready to celebrate the 2025 pistachio harvest in style—Pistachio Week is happening this week, August 11 through 17! Now in its 4th...

As roof rat populations explode across the San Joaquin Valley, growers face mounting economic damage, operational setbacks, and limited...

Buffalo Bills quarterback and Central Valley native returns to his ag roots in a national campaign blending NFL star power with...

USDA's Objective Measurement Report Offers a Bullish Outlook, but There’s More to the Story The USDA dropped its 2025 California Almond...

Written By Chris Morgner from Agri-Valley Consulting Here’s a breakdown of three essential strategies to manage your orchard for harvest...

A Century of History Closes a Chapter Blue Diamond Growers, the world’s leading almond cooperative representing nearly 3,000 California...

On June 10th, 2025, the California Almond Growers Association (CCAGA) hosted its annual meeting, offering a comprehensive update on the...

An exclusive sit-down with Mallvinder Kahal from Atlas Almonds on where the 2025 season is headed The USDA Estimate: Ceiling or Fantasy?...

California growers are already grappling with soaring input costs, and now chemical prices are spiking — driven largely by international...

Figure 1 Phomopsis has damaged almond varieties early in the 2025 season. Whether a carryover from previous season that is stored in the...

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Terra Nova Trading released its almond crop projection last year, estimating California’s 2024 almond production at a surprising 2.80...

In the dynamic landscape of California agriculture, sustaining a high-performing nut orchard requires more than traditional inputs like...