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Almond Growers Urged to Use CASP
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the California Almond Sustainability Program (CASP), a voluntary online tool growers…
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No Early Codling Moth Pressure
Codling moths, it appears, are arriving late to the party this year. Continued cold, wet and windy weather…
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New Tech
The Future of Solar in Agriculture
There are changes coming to solar in next few years. One of the big changes is the investment…
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Pest
A Few Arthropod Pests to Consider on Establishing Pistachio Trees
The University of California (UC), Pest Management Guidelines provide recommendations for managing approximately 14 insect and mite pests…
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Pistachios
Pistachio Export Aflatoxin Reporting
In an effort to reduce rejections of pistachio shipments by the European Union (EU) due to aflatoxin, the…
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Walnuts
Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation in Walnuts
Pulling and replanting a walnut orchard presents many challenges. Planning for treatment of orchard soils to ensure a…
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Hazelnuts
Irrigating Young Hazelnut Trees
As Oregon’s hazelnut industry continues to expand, so does knowledge about the benefits of irrigation for optimum growth…
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Almonds
Blue Diamond Expansion
New automated processing and packaging equipment will be the center of Blue Diamond Growers expansion in Turlock. A…
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Almonds
Update on Sterile Insect Program for Control of Navel Orangeworm
Sterile insect technique (SIT) makes use of large numbers of sterile insects which are released into wild populations…
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New Tech
Working with Aerial Lifts
Every tree nut grower, huller and processor has some type of aerial lift to elevate workers to perform…
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Disease
How to Handle Aflatoxin Rejections: Why They Occur, How to Avoid Them
How to Handle Aflatoxin Rejections: Why They Occur, How to Avoid Them Having a shipment of almonds rejected…
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Almonds
Economic Outlook for the 2019 Almond Pollination Season
Happy New Year! With every new year comes the realization that almond orchards will be in full bloom…
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