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Almonds
Implementing Best Management Practices for Nitrogen Fertilization in Almonds
With growing season upon us, an understanding of the seasonal uptake of nitrogen is essential to time fertilizer…
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Walnuts
Building Demand for California Walnuts
Through strategic diversification of sectors such as retail, industrial food manufacturing and foodservice, the California Walnut Board (CWB) and California Walnut…
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Profile
Grower Insights: Don Cameron
President of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture, 2017 Agriculturist of the Year, Chairman for the…
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Ag Industry
Don’t Underestimate Form I-9
As you begin to prepare for seasonal hires, initiate a new best practice this year and review your…
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Walnuts
Optimism and Call for Unity at Recent Walnut Industry Conference
Speakers at the California Walnut Board’s virtual industry conference expressed optimism despite the challenge of low prices, buoyed…
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Irrigation
Early Season Water Management in Walnut
When should growers start irrigating? “Short answer: wait for the tree to tell you when it needs water,”…
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Ag Industry
Nut Yields Linked to Tree Carbohydrate Levels
The citizen science approach at UC Davis’ Carbohydrate Observatory is yielding valuable information for tree nut growers. Founded…
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Soils
Soil Microbiome Benefits for Tree Nuts
Without a doubt, West Coast growers are exceptional at producing a wide variety of nuts, including almonds, walnuts…
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Ag Industry
Tracing Development of UC Wolfskill
UC Davis’ newly released walnut variety UC Wolfskill came about due to a slightly different crossing technique than…
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Walnuts
A Non-Glyphosate System for Walnut Weed Management
With a good arsenal of herbicides on-hand, walnut growers should be able to control weeds in a non-glyphosate…
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Nutrition
Fertilizer Strategies for a Low Price, High Input Cost Season
The perfect storm seems to be rolling into the agricultural mainland. Walnut and almond prices are down, inputs…
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Disease
Ganoderma Butt Rot: New Fungal Species Fells Young Trees
Until 2016, when UC Davis plant pathologists David Rizzo and Andrew “Bob” Johnson identified a species of the…
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