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Disease
Managing Hull Rot is No Easy Matter
With proper fungicide applications, regulated deficit irrigation and adherence to a nitrogen management plan, a grower should be…
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Almonds
Top 5 Things an Almond Grower Wants to See in April
Warmer and longer days this month means orchard activity is picking up. Nut crops are developing and trees…
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Pistachios
Insecticides and Maximum Residue Limits for Gill’s Mealybug in Pistachio
Over the past two decades, Gill’s mealybug has become entrenched within pistachio orchards in California. Each year, new…
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Ag Industry
Here We Go Again – State Proposes to Increase Tax on Pesticides
As we roll into 2021, attempting to come out of an economically devastating pandemic, the State of California…
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Walnuts
New Research on Whole-Orchard Recycling in Walnuts
Whole-orchard recycling (WOR) is the on-site grinding or chipping of whole trees during orchard removal, then the chips are…
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Ag Industry
Nitrogen BMP Guide Helps Summarize, Simplify Key Research
Nitrogen management has major impacts on the productivity of almond orchards, the profitability of growers throughout the Central…
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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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