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Ag Industry
The Impending Impact of CalSavers
For many years, both the state legislature and California’s governor have expressed concern over the long-term future of…
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Almonds
Healthy Soil Practices Bring Economic and Environmental Benefits to Almond Growers
If almond growers are wondering about the economic and environmental benefits of healthy soils farming practices, new evidence…
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Pest
Controlling Pest Birds in Pistachios and Almonds
Hearing that loud ‘caw caw caw’ sound in your pistachio orchard can be a signal that one of…
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Ag Industry
Regional Board Rules Put Walnut Hullers Under the Microscope
Over the past year, the agricultural industry has observed as the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board…
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Ag Industry
New Water Blueprint Looks at Impacts of Water Supply Shortages
A new effort is underway to help solve some of California’s most difficult water supply challenges. The Water…
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Nut Crops
Benefits of Cover Crops in Nut Orchards Depend on Site and Region
Integrating cover crops into tree nut orchards can promote soil health and dust reduction benefits, but achieving the…
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Hazelnuts
Know Your Nurseryman
In the mid-1980s, a new disease threatened to wipe out the entire U.S. hazelnut industry. Eastern filbert blight…
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Almonds
Self-Fertile Almonds Gain in Popularity
Self-fertile almond varieties that don’t require a pollinizer, need fewer or even no beehives to set a crop…
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Almonds
Resurgence of Perennial Phytophthora Canker Disease of Almonds
Many species of Phytophthora continue to cause serious losses in California almond orchards. Collectively, these pathogens affect almond…
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Almonds
A Day in the Life of a Grower, Handler
This February, the Almond Board of California (ABC) hosted more than 20 influential supply chain stakeholders at its…
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Walnuts
The Next Generation of Walnut Rootstock Aims at Resistance to Soil-Borne Pathogens
A multi-disciplinary collaboration is underway to develop and deploy walnut rootstocks with resistance to the major soil-borne pathogens,…
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Irrigation
Take Advantage of Fertigation Opportunities
Tree nut growers using pressurized irrigation systems in their orchards have the opportunity to fertigate, but may not…
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