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Orchard Transition: Moving to Organic or Regenerative Farming
The organic movement has gone full steam ahead. As the fastest growing sector of the food market, this…
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Nutrition
Heat Stress: Donât get burned
Summertime here in the West gets hot, real hot. But luckily, we had a pretty darn mild June…
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Postharvest Activities for Oregon Hazelnut Growers are Weather Dependent
The bulk of the Oregon hazelnut production is in the Willamette Valley where fall rains not only delay…
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Ag Industry
The Market Facilitation Program
The Market Facilitation Program (MFP) provides assistance to farmers and ranchers with commodities directly impacted by unjustified foreign…
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Almonds
Is Your Almond Orchard a Candidate for Water Recharge
Results of a three-year study of almond orchards used for groundwater recharge not only revealed few issues with…
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Pistachios
Postharvest Pistachio To-do List
When the last truckload of pistachios rolls out of the orchard, itâs not the time to relaxâitâs time…
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Pistachios
Study Finds American Grown Pistachios Contain Melatonin
An analysis conducted by researchers Dr. Jack Losso and Millicent Yeboah-Awudzi at Louisiana State University in partnership with American Pistachio Growers found that American…
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Late Walnuts a Challenge
When walnut harvest ends just as wet weather commences, it is difficult to squeeze in those fall tasks…
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Preparing Pistachio Orchards for Winter Dormancy
Following pistachio harvest it may be time for the trees to rest, but growers still need to be…
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Pest
Donât Forget Winter Sanitation
First flight numbers of navel orangeworm (NOW) in the Sacramento Valley overall looked low to moderate in pheromone…
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Ag Industry
Almond Industry Presses on Despite Challenges in China
While President Donald J. Trump was announcing a threat of 10 percent tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese…
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Postharvest Irrigation for Almonds Critical to Crop Yields
A major factor in next yearâs almond harvest is water stress postharvest. Almond Board of California (ABC) and…
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