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The Reservoir Launches First On-Farm AgTech Innovation Hub for Specialty Crops
Creating an ‘Olympic Village of AgTech’ in Salinas, CA, to Accelerate Precision Ag and Robotics, led by Driscoll’s,…
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Farmblox Relocates Headquarters to California, Expanding Orchard-Focused AgTech Innovation
Santa Cruz, CA – September 16, 2025 – Farmblox, a farm automation system connecting equipment and in-field sensors to…
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Early Detection Key as Pacific Flatheaded Borer Spreads in Walnuts
An insect pest that only a few years ago was associated with drought-stressed young trees now poses a…
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Ag Industry
Keeping California’s Climate Goals on Track with Growers at the Table
California agriculture has never shied away from change. We’ve weathered droughts, regulatory whiplash, market upheavals and changing consumer…
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Hazelnuts
Going All In on Organic Hazelnuts
For hazelnut grower Wayne Steenson, going organic seemed the right thing to do, both for the environment and…
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Almonds
Almond and Pistachio Growers Use Sterile Moths in Battle Against Destructive Pest
In California’s Central Valley, tree nut growers are evaluating an innovative and environmentally friendly method to combat the…
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Almonds
Prevention May Be the Answer to Wood-Rotting Fungus Spread
A healthy-appearing almond tree that suddenly snaps at its base and falls over? Blame Ganoderma adspersum, an aggressive…
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Almonds
Postharvest Considerations for Almonds
Harvest may mark the end of the growing season, but it’s far from the end of orchard management.…
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Pecans
“Trees for the Future” Is Goal of Nationwide Research Project
A “Trees for the Future” research project is aimed at leveraging pecan tree genetics to develop environmentally resilient…
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Industry News
2025 California Walnut Industry Crop Estimate Released
FOLSOM, Calif., September 5, 2025 — The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the official 2025 California…
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Disease
Research Steps Up on New Race of Hazelnut Fungus
Ask a fungus how it evolves, and if it could answer, it would say “adaptation.” Fungi can rapidly…
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Soils
Biosolarization Process in Orchards Reaping Crop Benefits
Biosolarization, the practice of using a soil amendment, heat and water to suppress soil pathogens, pests and weeds…
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