KSTE Farm Hour. Freeze-damaged nut trees. Growing pecans. CA mangoes.

Why is there so much dead wood on top of walnut and pistachio trees in Northern and Central California now? What caused that canopy dieback in two of the most valuable export crops in the Golden State? Researchers have an idea… And while we’re on the subject of nuts…why aren’t there more pecan orchards in California? After all, investors are saying that because of a recent federal pecan marketing order, pecan orchards are well poised to pay future attractive dividends. We talk with one wholesale grower of pecan trees here who’s wondering the same thing. Not only are honeybees disappearing, government-funded scientific research on honeybee colonies is being cut by the USDA. All that, crop reports, and more…on this week’s KSTE Farm Hour. Let’s get started!