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5 Topics to Discuss with Your Beekeeper Before Bloom
In the midst of dormancy and with winter sanitation in full swing, growers are looking ahead to next…
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Almonds
Does Late Winter Shaking Reduce Yield Potential in Almonds?
Last year I conducted a research trial in almonds to address a recurring question posed by many growers.…
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Almonds
2020 Almond Pollination Market: Economic Outlook and Other Considerations
The following article summarizes my outlook for the 2020 almond pollination season in terms of estimated demand for…
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New Tech
Power Outages Impact Growers
Across California, there have been towns, rural communities, and businesses facing power outages. Utility companies stress the importance…
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Ag Industry
Tractor Incentive Funding Where are we now?
In 2018, the state began spending greenhouse gas reduction fund (GGRF) money from the Cap and Trade Program…
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Irrigation
Winter Leaching
Sitting on a beach at a cousin’s wedding near the equator, seemed an unusual spot to write this…
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Nutrition
Microbials Do They Fit Your Farm?
“It has to fit the way you farm.” Mark Abildgaard, Western Regional manager for the biological crop input…
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Planning Your Preemergent Plan for 2020
It’s that time of year when we’re planning preemergence (PRE), aka residual, herbicide programs for orchards,” says Brad…
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Disease
Walnuts and Crown Gall: What It Is and How to Manage
Crown gall—the tumors or galls that can appear on the roots, trunk, and crown of a tree—is nothing…
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Postharvest
Tools for Successfully Wrapping Up the Season
As another season comes to a close, the relief that comes with bringing the busiest time of year…
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Ideal Pistachio Crop Harvested in 2019
Pistachio nuts were invisible this year. That is they were invisible to the damaging navel orangeworm. United States…
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Hazelnut Pruning Strategies
Seasonal hazelnut pruning strategies, said Oregon State University’s Nik Wiman, depend on the age of the trees, orchard…
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