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Pest
Identifying Rodents is the First Management Step in Tree Nut Orchards
Vertebrate pests chew the bark on young trees, create extensive burrow systems that pose problems with equipment movement…
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Ag Industry
Telling His Farming Story Through Social Media
In 1933, Valk Ranch was established in Oakdale, California at a time well before Instagram or YouTube and…
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Ag Industry
Insurance for Hullers and Processors Skyrockets
California’s catastrophic wildfires have claimed yet more victims, and these victims didn’t see it coming either. While not…
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Ag Industry
Orchard Weed Expert Stresses the Screwdriver Rather than Hammer Approach to Managing Weeds
Sometimes a bigger hammer isn’t the best solution for our orchard weed management challenges,” said UC Cooperative Extension…
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Pistachios
Taking the Mystery Out of Rootstock Selection in Pistachios
Interest in planting pistachio trees continues to grow in California, but many growers, even those with experience in…
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Nutrition
Shake the Rust Off That Shovel
A shovel. A farmer’s best friend and sometimes worst enemy. You can hear it, calling your name, beckoning…
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Ag Industry
As Spray Season Approaches, Panelists Offer Advice for Protecting Pollinators
Pollinator protection starts with education and communication, according to panelists at a recent California Department of Pesticide Regulation…
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Pecans
Introducing the Superpowers of Pecans
Revitalizing New Year’s Resolutions We’re now a couple months into 2020, and like many people, you may have…
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New Tech
Preparing Your Orchard for Ag Tech:
The technology floodgates have burst wide-open in the agriculture industry. It is nearly impossible to read a trade…
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Pest
NOW in Walnuts
Contiguous acreage of nut crops in California is making navel orangeworm (NOW) a more pressing pest concern for…
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Almonds
‘Moonshot’ Effort Needed to Build Future Agricultural Water Supply
After decades of over-pumping groundwater, California faces declining aquifers and stark choices – a future so challenging that…
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New Tech
Drone Technology in Nut Crops
Growers have put ‘boots on the ground’ for generations to visually inspect their fields and orchards. With the…
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