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Study Shows Sharp Jump in Input Costs for Almonds
A review of almond cost studies over the last two decades reveals that costs to establish and maintain…
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Food Safety Modernization Act
While much of the attention of late has been focused on the Produce Safety Rule for farms and…
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Healthy Soils Program Accepting Applications
California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Healthy Soils Program will be accepting applications for grants until June 26.…
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Brighter Outlook for Hazelnuts
Hazelnut Growers Bargaining Association Executive Director Terry Ross is optimistic about the 2020 ‘on-year’ crop of Oregon hazelnuts…
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Warm Winter Favors Insect Growth
With the end of a mild winter, expectations are high that insect pest pressure in tree nut orchards…
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Making Walnut Replants
Deciding whether or not a replant is feasible in a walnut orchard should be the first consideration when…
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Disease
Bacterial Canker and Blast in California Almond Trees
Bacterial blast and bacterial canker are caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (Pss). Both diseases are…
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Processing
Putting Almond Waste to Good Use
Make electricity from almonds trees? Convert almond wood waste into a biopesticide? Those are intriguing business plans put…
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Pest
Gains Being Made in SIT NOW Research
Hopes that sterile insect technology (SIT) can offer a viable alternative for controlling navel orangeworm (NOW) in tree…
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Safety
Successfully Navigating H-2A: Making Decisions About Using the Farm Guestworker Program
As labor shortages continue across agriculture, many growers are wrestling with the option of using the nation’s farm…
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AB5 Changes How Agricultural Businesses Can Contract for Services from Contractors
California Governor Gavin Newsom in September signed Assembly Bill 5, or AB5, into law, which could have significant…
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Hazelnuts
Hazelnut Grower of the Year
About 800 hazelnut growers recently converged at Oregon State University in Corvallis for the 105th Annual Winter Meeting,…
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